John Hill Burton’s The Book-Hunter is a beloved Victorian classic about the pleasures, obsessions, and adventures of the dedicated book collector. Part autobiography, part affectionate study of bibliophilic character types, it captures the joy of hunting for rare and curious volumes in bookshops, auction rooms, and dusty private libraries.
This new edition includes a memoir of the author, providing biographical context for Burton’s life as a Scottish historian and man of letters. A delight for bibliophiles everywhere, this public-domain text is freely available as an EPUB download.