A collection of short essays by Ticknor Society members about their personal collections and collecting. Obviously this will be hit or miss depending on your own interests: those I found particularly interesting include Sid Berger's on his collecting habits, Owen Gingerich on false provenance and book censuses, Todd Pattison on a bibliophilic book for young boys, and Mary Cronin's piece on George Ticknor's book-borrowing habits. ( )