The Book-Collector (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

This 1904 volume is not only a meticulously researched history of book collecting but a guide for aspiring and more experienced collectors. Hazlitt discusses collectors of every walk of life, including Reverend Thomas Corser, The Chevalier D’Eon, Richard Heber, the Duke of Roxburghe, Thomas Grenville, George Daniel, Lord Spencer, and Henry Huth.