LibraryThing's Top Books about Books List

Library: An Unquiet History by Matthew Battles
The Book on the Bookshelf by Henry Petroski
The Size of Thoughts: Essays and Other Lumber by Nicholson Baker
A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books by Nicholas A. Basbanes
U and I: A True Story by Nicholson Baker
A Box of Matches by Nicholson Baker
The Mezzanine by Nicholson Baker
Libraries in the Ancient World by Lionel Casson
Patience and Fortitude: Wherein a Colorful Cast of Determined Book Collectors, Dealers, and Librarians Go About the Quix by Nicholas A. Basbanes
A Splendor of Letters: The Permanence of Books in an Impermanent World by Nicholas A. Basbanes