“The following extracts will give some idea of the interest of his letters to Phillipps, full of news of the sale rooms and the world of scholarship, spiced with that touch of malice which makes for good reading.” ReadingLettersMalice Book:Portrait of an obsession: The life of Sir Thomas Phillipps, the world's greatest book collector Source: Portrait of an obsession: The life of Sir Thomas Phillipps, the world's greatest book collector
“Book collecting is a full-time occupation, and one wouldn't get far if one took time off for frivolities like reading.” Books Author:A.N.L. Munby