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bibliophilia

American  
[bib-lee-oh-fil-ee-uh, bib-lee-uh-] / ˌbɪb li oʊˈfɪl i ə, ˌbɪb li ə- /

noun

  1. love of books; enthusiasm for reading or collecting books.


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It is a unique pleasure to read a novel of bibliophilia that eschews this mode entirely.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2022

More than a tromp through a bizarre subset of bibliophilia, “Dark Archives” is a truth-telling expedition.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2020

“Early Work” ’s fetish is bibliophilia; it’s at least as romantic about literature as it is about romance.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 30, 2018

That wasn’t the only sign of international bibliophilia.

From Washington Post

He draws a charming portrait of his father, who passed on his bibliophilia, and a colorfully contradictory one of his father-figure, Lord Beaverbrook.

From Time Magazine Archive

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