[Child of the 7th Age]

Interesting post, Fordim . My image of Elves and books is quite different than your own. I have always imagined Rivendell as having quite a collection of Elvish works. This is based on the quote that Mr. Underhill mentions as well as another brief comment in the Prologue to LotR in regard to Bilbo's work on the Translations from the Elvish. The italics are my own....

These three volumes were found to be a work of great skill and learning in which, between 1403 and 1418, he had used all the sources available to him in Rivendell, both living and written. But since they were little used by Frodo, being almost entirely concerned with the Elder Days, no more is said of them here.

The wording in this is such that, to me, it implies the existence of a considerable library of works in Elvish. Sure sounds like the Elves were history buffs, which would go along with their general orientation to things. Unfortunately, we know little about the compilers of these works.