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A Gentle Madness By Nicholas A. Basbanes SIGNED RARE Presentation Copy First Edition

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A Gentle Madness Bibliophiles, Bibliomane, and the Eternal Passion for Books by Nicholas A. Basbanes SIGNED Rare Presentation Copy First Edition, First Printing Published by Henry Holt, New York, 1995. Presented to Widdy Tazewell, Husband of Writer Mary Lee Settle

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A Gentle Madness By Nicholas A. Basbanes SIGNED RARE Presentation Copy First Edition

Name: A Gentle Madness By Nicholas A. Basbanes SIGNED RARE Presentation Copy First Edition
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