Broadcast in 'The Essay' Series.
Presented by Ian Samson
Produced by Sara Davis
Broadcast July 23, 24 & 26, 2007
A good humoured informed look at bibliomania.
Part 1 - Getting Books, July 23, 2007
First identified in 1809 by the Rev Thomas Frognall
Dibdin, bibliomania takes many forms - including
obsession with books no one else wants.
Part 2 - Keeping Books, July 24, 2007
Book storage, from tables to lecterns to cabinets and
shelves, and Henry Petrowski.
Part 3 - Selling Books, July 26, 2007
How to part with books. From investors who own and
sell books like stock portfolios to single volume sellers
on, say, EBay and Amazon..
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