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Bibliomaniac

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bib·li·o·ma·ni·a  (bbl--mn-, -mny)
n.
An exaggerated preoccupation with the acquisition and ownership of books.
bibli·o·mani·ac (-k) n.
bibli·o·ma·nia·cal (-m-n-kl) adj.
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For much of the 19th century this was the home of Sir Thomas Phillipps, 1st baronet, whom the world called a bibliomaniac, though his term for himself went still further.
The baron of bibliomania by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
While mainlanders engaged in what Martyn Lyons has described as a 'national fetish for literary commemorations', including the key event of the annual Shakespeare Day to celebrate the bard's birthday, Sticht signalled his enthusiasm locally through the promotion of the local Penghana Shakespeare Club, and in his usual bibliomaniac way.
The library of Robert Carl Sticht by Gaunt, Heather / The La Trobe Journal
In the original 2000 book, Vicki Leon (the Uppity Women series) introduces the long history of women writers and bibliomaniacs before Knight (Women of the Beat Generation) profiles specific ones.
Wild women and books; bibliophiles, bluestockings & prolific pens ... by Reference & Research Book News
 
 
 
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