bibliomaniacal
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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We left off with lauding the bibliomaniacal celebrity of Harley, Earl of Oxford.
From Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall
His bibliomaniacal spirit was such, that he paid most liberally those who collated or described works of which he was in want.
From Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall
Of the bibliomaniacal propensity of Edward's grandson, the great Edward the Third, there can be no question.
From Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall
We will now close our account of the book-ravages in the year 1809, by noticing the dispersion of a few minor corps of bibliomaniacal troops, in the shape of printed volumes.
From Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall
Our own presses began to contribute to the diffusion of this light; and, compared with the preceding part of the fifteenth century, the reign of Henry VII. was highly distinguished for its bibliomaniacal celebrity.
From Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall
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