biblioclast

[bib-lee-uh-klast]

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noun

a person who mutilates or destroys books.

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Origin of biblioclast

First recorded in 1875–80; biblio- + (icono)clast

Related formsbib·li·o·clasm, noun

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Two interesting types of maniac are known respectively as the bibliotaph and the biblioclast.
The Bibliotaph
Leon H. Vincent