The book introduces the reader into the rich and meaningful world of people who love the book, are passionate about it, and contribute a lot to the history of cultural life. The book was written on the basis of personal meetings and conversations of the author with such large Moscow book collectors as K.G. Paustovsky and P.D. Korin, A.A. Sidorov and S.I. Vavilov. M.I. Chuvanov and I.V. Sokolov.