The Madman's Guide to Stamp Collecting
$33.99
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
7 July 2025
Summary
A Collector’s Cabinet of Curiosities: Exploring the World Through Stamps and Obsession
Why do we collect? Is it to rescue objects from oblivion, a kind of desire, or even a madness? In this mosaic of fiction, philosophy, sociology, biography, and autobiography, Robert Irwin takes us on a wayward journey through the art of collecting and his own intellectual passions.
Drawing on the works of writers including Susan Sontag, Walter Benjamin, Iris Murdoch, and Georges Perec, as …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781805337744 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1805337742 |
| Author: | Robert Irwin |
| Publisher: | Pushkin Press |
| Imprint: | ONE |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 7 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 302g |
| Dimensions: | 32mm x 206mm x 154mm |
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[A] delightful mishmash of quotations, digressions, obscure facts, arcane anecdotes and playful romps… The Madman’s Guide to Stamp Collecting is a Cinderella book, though I am certain that the wonders it has to offer will not vanish on the stroke of midnight – Alberto Manguel * Literary Review *
About The Author
Robert Irwin
Robert Irwin (1946-2024) was a novelist, publisher, reviewer, Arabist and historian. He was a fellow of The Royal Society of Literature and the author of ten novels, including The Arabian Nightmare, Satan Wants Me and Tom’s Version, as well as many works of non-fiction including The Arabian Nights: A Companion and Memoirs of a Dervish.
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