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To Have and to Hold by Philipp Blom IT Our author didn't start outTo Have and to Hold An Intimate History of Collectors and Collecting by Philipp Blom Allen Lane, The Penguin Group, 2002, 0713994762, First Edition, b&w photographs, hardcover, dustjacket, Near Fine Condition, minor edge and shelf wear 'Collecting is one of the most common pastimes, and can often become a passion bordering on the obsessive. Our familiarity with the pursuit, however, obscures the questions at its heart: why do people amass things that