A Noble Madness: The Dark Side of Collecting from Antiquity to Now

Author/Contributor(s):	Delbourgo, James
Publisher:	W. W. Norton & Company
Date:	08/12/2025
Binding:	Hardcover
Condition:	NEW

"In this fascinating, witty, and provocative book, Delbourgo's collectors range from emperors to scientists, from shopaholics to taxonomists, from bibliomaniacs to serial killers. Give it to the collector in your life, and watch the sparks fly!"--Cathy Gere, author of The Tomb of Agamemnon

A captivating history of obsessive collectors: from ancient looters and idolaters to fin de siècle decadents, Freudian psychos, and hoarders.