The collecting of first editions, Americana, illustrated editions, and other rare books is one of the most enlightened forms of play--much too intelligent a passion to be stigmatized by the words "hobby" or "pastime." The way to be happy, an unhappy man once claimed, lies in being occupied with the perfectly trivial. Happiness is itself not at all trivial, however, even though its poor cousins pleasure and entertainment may be considered so.

ISBN: 0821406116