With reservations I bought this book hoping that it would offer something fresh in the way of book conservation tips, shelving systems, organization, or even a pleasant excursion into the slightly mad world of book collecting. I was more tired than disappointed then, though a bit of both, to find that this is a far too breezy compendium of advice better gleaned from any number of more interesting sources. Readers would be better served to turn back to the masters of the genre---writers like Vincent Starrett, Christopher Morley, or John Carter, for the lore and practise of book collecting, and to the Bro-Dart catalogue for the tips on maintaining a collection. All in all, I thought this was a lackluster effort.