Caution – this book is for serious bibliophiles ONLY. The author takes you for a walk into the most famous book sellers salons and shops. Visit with the collectors and meet the sellers. Sit in on auctions of rare collections and see the collectors of the day making deals. Meet the honest and unscrupulous dealers. Learn the character of the most famous names in book collecting, James Christie “The specious orator’, the Southebys and the Hogsons. Roberts gives such a tour into this world that you can smell the old books, and hear the murmurs of the auction crowd.