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A Table of Contents:


Nicholas A. Basbanes:
A Gentle Madness (1995)

The Bach / The Flat / The House / The Office

Bookcases A-Z

1, 2 … = shelf numbers counting downwards
[b] = back row of a double row
i, ii = partition / section number (left to right)
• = on top of other books (left to right)
[…] = bound Xerox copy



The Bach:
[14]

[Frank Sargeson's Bach (2006)]


  • Bookcase A: English Poetry [4 shelves / 116 books]
    • [1] English Poetry
    • [2] English Poetry (cont.)
    • [3] English Poetry (cont.)
    • [4] English Poetry (cont.)

  • Bookcase E: English Literature [7 shelves / 516 books)
    • [1] English Literature (Outsize)
    • [2] English Poetry
    • [3] English Literature
    • [4] English Literature (cont.)
    • [5] English Literature (cont.)
    • [6] English Literature (cont.)
    • [7] English Literature (cont.)

  • Bookcase H: Reference & Children’s Books [4 shelves / 605 books]
    • [1] Dictionaries & Reference
    • [2] Children’s Literature & Science Fiction
    • [3] Children’s Literature & Science Fiction (cont.)
    • [4] Children’s Literature & Science Fiction (cont.)

  • Bookcase I: Australian & NZ Literature [7 shelves / 706 books]
    • [1] New Zealand Literature (Outsize)
    • [2] New Zealand Literature
    • [3] New Zealand Literature (cont.)
    • [4] New Zealand Literature & RLS
    • [5] Australian Literature
    • [6] Australian Literature (cont.)
    • [7] Archaeology & Exploration
    • [partition ii] Bach & Mozart

  • Bookcase J: Eastern Stories [4 shelves / 126 books]
    • [1] CDs
    • [2] Eastern Story Collections
    • [3] The 1001 Nights
    • [4] Eastern Story Collections (cont.)

  • Bookcase L: Foreign Literature [7 shelves / 393 books]
    • [1] Outsize & Miscellaneous
    • [2] Arabic & Persian Literature
    • [3] Arabic & Persian Literature (cont.)
    • [4] German Literature (cont.)
    • [5] Icelandic Literature (cont.)
    • [6] Japanese Literature (cont.)
    • [7] Russian Literature (cont.)
    • [partition ii] Papers & Ms's
    • [partition iii] Outsize Comics

  • Bookcase M: Fantasy & Supernatural [9 shelves / 1341 books]
    • [1] Outsize, Annotated, Art Books & Arabian Nights
    • [2] Eastern Story Collections
    • [3] Poetry
    • [4] Psychology & the Occult
    • [5] Fantastic Literature
    • [6] Fantastic Literature (cont.)
    • [7] Fairy Tales, Foklore & Mythology
    • [8] Fairy Tales, Foklore & Mythology (cont.)
    • [9] Non-fiction & Miscellanea

  • Bookcase N: Comics & Outsize [7 shelves / 483 books]
    • [1] Poetry Anthologies
    • [2] Outsize Books
    • [3] Comics & Graphic Novels
    • [4] Comics & Graphic Novels (cont.)
    • [5] Comics & Graphic Novels (cont.)
    • [6] Eastern Story Collections
    • [7] Papers & Ms’s

  • Bookcase O: Classical Literature [5 shelves / 325 books]
    • [1] Classical Literature
    • [2] Latin Literature
    • [3] Latin Literature (cont.)
    • [4] Greek Literature (cont.)
    • [5] Greek Literature (cont.)

  • Bookcase T: Chinese Literature [4 shelves / 132 books]
    • [1] Chinese Literature
    • [2] Chinese Literature (cont.)
    • [3] Chinese Literature (cont.)
    • [4] Chinese Literature (cont.)

  • Bookcase W (i): Scottish Literature [4 shelves / 157 books]
    • [1] Scottish Literature
    • [2] Scottish Literature (cont.)
    • [3] Scottish Literature (cont.)
    • [4] Scottish Literature (cont.)

  • Bookcase W (ii): Music & Film [6 shelves / CDs & videos]

  • Bookcase X: Cupboard I: Audiobooks & Ms’s [4 shelves / 288 books]
    • [1] Annotated copies
    • [2] Bible, Koran &c.
    • [3] Audiobooks
    • [4] Papers & MS's

  • Bookcase Y: Cupboard II: Civil War & Occult [6 shelves / 365 books]
    • [1] American Civil War & 1001 Nights
    • [2] Poetry & the Occult
    • [3] DVDs
    • [4] Accounts & West Indies
    • [5] Commercial Videos
    • [6] Ms’s & Xeroxes

  • Bookcase Z: Cupboard III: Ms's & Publications [6 shelves / 512 books]
    • [1] Extra Copies
    • [2] Extra Copies (cont.)
    • [3] Magazines & Anthologies
    • [4] Magazines & Anthologies (cont.)
    • [5] Extra Copies (cont.)
    • [6] Work Typescripts



The Flat:
[3]

[Jack Lives Here (2006)]


  • Bookcase K (i): Poetry & Reference [4 shelves / 75 books]
    • [1] Bedside Books
    • [2] Poetry & Folklore
    • [3] Poetry & Reference
    • [4] Library Books

  • Bookcase K (ii): Short Stories, Art & Children's Books [4 shelves / 75 books]
    • [1] Bedside Books
    • [2] Short Story Collections
    • [3] Children's Literature
    • [4] Art Books

  • Bookcase K (iii): Art Books [7 shelves / 420 books]
    • [1] Short Stories
    • [2] Miscellaneous Literature
    • [3] NZ & Miscellaneous Literature
    • [4] NZ & Miscellaneous Literature (cont.)
    • [5] Stella Benson
    • [6] NZ Literature (cont.)
    • [7] Miscellaneous Literature (cont.)

  • Bookcase K (iv): Handcrafts & Art Catalogues [4 shelves / 75 books]

  • Bookcase P: French & Italian Literature [7 shelves / 237 books]
    • [1] Bibliothèque de la Pléiade
    • [2] Italian Literature
    • [3] Library of America (cont.)
    • [4] English & American Poetry
    • [5] English & American Poetry (cont.)
    • [6] Eastern Story Collections
    • [partition ii] Cook Books

  • Bookcase Q: NZ Literature [7 shelves / 573 books]
    • [1] Illustrated Children's Books
    • [2] New Zealand Literature
    • [3] New Zealand Literature (cont.)
    • [4] New Zealand Literature (cont.)
    • [5] New Zealand Literature (cont.)
    • [6] New Zealand Literature (cont.)
    • [7] New Zealand Literature (cont.)




The Office:
[2]

[Atrium Building (2006)]

  • Bookcase U (i): Coursebooks & Anthologies [3 shelves / 131 books]
    • [1] Coursebooks &c.
    • [2] Coursebooks (cont.)
    • [3] Manuscripts

  • Bookcase U (ii): NZ Books [7 shelves / 338 books]
    • [1] NZ Books (Outsize)
    • [2] NZ Literature
    • [3] NZ Literature (cont.)
    • [4] NZ Literature (cont.)
    • [5] Publications (Original)
    • [6] Publications (Edited)
    • [7] Publications (Anthologies & Periodicals)

  • Bookcase V: Criticism & Theory [7 shelves / 794 books]




The House:
[7]

[Matej Kren: Booktower (2006)]


  • Bookcase B: English Literature [9 shelves / 1307 books]
    • [1] English literature (Medieval & Renaissance)
    • [2] English literature (18th Century & Romantic)
    • [3] English literature (19th Century Novels &c.)
    • [4] English literature (19th Century Poetry &c.)
    • [5] English literature (Edwardian &c.)
    • [6] English literature (20th Century)
    • [7] English literature (20th Century) (cont.)
    • [8] English literature (20th Century) (cont.)
    • [9] English literature (20th Century) (cont.)

  • Bookcase C: German & Russian Literature [9 shelves / 884 books]
    • [1] German Literature
    • [2] German Literature (cont.)
    • [3] German & Icelandic Literature
    • [4] Russian Literature
    • [5] Russian Literature (cont.)
    • [6] Russian Literature (cont.)
    • [7] Russian Literature (cont.)
    • [8] American Literature & Music (cont.)
    • [9] American Literature (cont.)

  • Bookcase D: Foreign & Science Fiction [9 shelves / 1526 books]
    • [1] French Literature
    • [2] French Literature (cont.)
    • [3] Chinese & Japanese Literature
    • [4] Religion & Italy
    • [5] Art Books (Outsize)
    • [6] Literature (Outsize)
    • [7] Science Fiction
    • [8] Science Fiction (cont.)
    • [9] Science Fiction (cont.)

  • Bookcase F: Spanish & Latin American Literature [7 shelves / 621 books]
    • [1] Spanish Literature
    • [2] Latin-American Literature
    • [3] Latin-American Literature (cont.)
    • [4] Latin-American Literature (cont.)
    • [5] West Indian & Caribbean Literature
    • [6] European Literature (cont.)
    • [7] Travel & Exploration

  • Bookcase G: Science & French Literature [7 shelves / 542 books]
    • [1] Classics & Science
    • [2] History & Hermetica
    • [3] Indian Literature & Archaeology
    • [4] French Literature & Archaeology
    • [5] French Literature (cont.)
    • [6] French Literature (cont.)
    • [7] French Literature (cont.)

  • Bookcase R: American Literature [7 shelves / 740 books]
    • [1] American Literature
    • [2] American Literature (cont.)
    • [3] American Literature (cont.)
    • [4] American Literature (cont.)
    • [5] American Literature (cont.)
    • [6] American Literature (cont.)
    • [7] American Literature (cont.)

  • Bookcase S: English Fiction [7 shelves / 857 books]
    • [1] English Poetry
    • [2] English Fiction
    • [3] English Fiction (cont.)
    • [4] English Fiction (cont.)
    • [5] English Fiction (cont.)
    • [6] English Fiction (cont.)
    • [7] English Fiction (cont.)




Bookboxes: [1-24]

  1. Bookboxes I - 1-4: History & WWII [1 shelf / 79 books & 2 layers / 110 books = 189 books]
    • [1] Art, Cinema & Drama
    • Box 1. Hitler & History [30 books]
    • Box 2. History: Vietnam, 17th Century &c. [29 books]
    • Box 3. Churchill & Bryant [29 books]
    • Box 4. Churchill & World Wars [22 books]

  2. Bookboxes II - 5-10: Shakespeare to Shaw [1 shelf / 53 books & 3 layers / 166 books = 219 books]
    • [1] English Romances
    • Box 5. G. B. Shaw & Lady Gregory [28 books]
    • Box 6. Anne Rice, Gavin Maxwell, Patrick O’Brien &c. [27 books]
    • Box 7. Thackeray & Dorothy Richardson [17 books]
    • Box 8. The Sitwells, Lord David Cecil, Robert Nye [34 books]
    • Box 9. A. L. Rowse & Shakespeare [34 books]
    • Box 10. Augustans [26 books]

  3. Bookboxes III - 11-24: Miscellaneous Literature [3 shelves / 187 books & 2 layers / 463 books = 650 books]
    • [1] LPs &c.
    • [2] Publications
    • [3] Extra Copies &c.
    • Box 11. Masefield & Trollope [35 books]
    • Box 12. Art & Exploration [32 books]
    • Box 13. Ireland & The Garnetts [40 books]
    • Box 14. Arnold Bennett & Somerset Maugham [32 books]
    • Box 15. Humour & Parody [50 books]
    • Box 16. Africa [40 books]
    • Box 17. Mary Stewart, Muriel Spark & Richard Jefferies [46 books]
    • Box 18. Margaret Irwin, Anthony Powell & C. P. Snow [30 books]
    • Box 19. Aldous Huxley, Harrison Ainsworth, Al Alvarez [37 books]
    • Box 20. Judaism & WWII [36 books]
    • Box 21. Russian Literature [24 books]
    • Box 22. Russian & Scottish Literature [21 books]
    • Box 23. German Literature [26 books]
    • Box 24. German & Czech Literature [14 books]


= 16,161 books


[Elias Canetti: Auto-da-fé (1935)]
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