A Bibliographical Romance Dibdin, Thomas Frognall 1776-1847 creator text utu 2009 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Bibliomania; or Book-Madness" by Thomas Frognall Dibdin is a satirical work first published in 1809. Written as fictional dialogues among book collectors, it playfully diagnoses a supposed disease afflicting wealthy bibliophiles of the Romantic era. Through mock-heroic conversations, Dibdin catalogs obsessive symptoms: coveting uncut copies, first editions, banned books, and rare bindings. This eccentric work gently mocks aristocratic collectors while simultaneously fueling the very collecting mania it pretends to cure, becoming Dibdin's bestselling production and inspiring legendary auction battles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliomania_(book) Release date is 2009-04-08 E-text prepared by Suzanne Lybarger, Brian Janes, Linda Cantoni, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team Original publication data not identified Book collecting Bibliography Bibliomania Books -- Prices Z Original publication data not identified 53000032 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28540 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28540 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133642.0 28540