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The Great Book-Collectors is an 1893 book by British author Charles Isaac Elton, dealing with the subject of bibliophilia and bibliomania. The book describes real events behind the formation of such institutions as the British Library and Ashmolean Museum. Although, the central theme of this work is the history of the most outstanding books, from the ancient manuscripts, through the first printed books to beautiful wood-carvings and the masterpieces of the twentieth century.

The Great Book Collectors is a comprehensive history of unique and important libraries through the ages, and the fanatical collectors who developed them. It offers a glimpse into the provenance of important works - both individual and cumulative - and the passing of the torch from collector to collector as the inevitable passage of time claims the passionate bibliophiles each in turn. For fervent collectors of books, it serves as a touchstone to a past that we may otherwise never be able to experience, nor understand, with such clarity and precision.