To Have and to Hold : An Intimate History of Collectors and CollectingBlom, Philipp
9780156002530
Collecting: An Unruly Passion
Werner Muensterberger; Vicki Austin-Smith
ISBN 10: 0156002531 / 0-15-600253-1
ISBN 13: 9780156002530
Publisher: Harvest Books
Publication Date: 1995
Binding: Softcover
ISBN 13: 9780156002530
Publisher: Harvest Books
Publication Date: 1995
Binding: Softcover
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Whether the object involved is a rare book, a baseball card, a work of art, or a teddy bear, all collectors share a similar undeniable compulsion for their hobby. But how and why do people collect? And what compels some collectors to go to such lengths--abandoning moral standards, legal obligations, even family responsibilities--to satisfy their emotional commitment to an object? Werner Muensterberger explores these questions plumbing the psychology behind the act of collecting profiling individual collectors and their habits, and looking at the cultural and historical patterns of collecting.
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"Engaging...dramatic."
New York Times
Review:"Fascinating...occasionally unsettling."
Wall Street Journal
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