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.