bibliotaph

[ bib-lee-uh-taf, -tahf ]

/ ˈbɪb li əˌtæf, -ˌtɑf /

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noun

a person who caches or hoards books.

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Origin of bibliotaph

1815–25; biblio- + Greek táphos burial; see epitaph

bib·li·o·taph·ic

[bib-lee-uh-taf-ik], /ˌbɪb li əˈtæf ɪk/, adjective

Two interesting types of maniac are known respectively as the bibliotaph and the biblioclast.
The Bibliotaph|Leon H. Vincent
The bibliotaph buries books; not literally, but sometimes with as much effect as if he had put his books underground.
The Bibliotaph|Leon H. Vincent
The most genial lover of books who has walked city streets for many a day was a bibliotaph.
The Bibliotaph|Leon H. Vincent
The dog-in-the-manger bibliotaph is the worst; he uses his books but little himself, and allows others to use them not at all.
The Bibliotaph|Leon H. Vincent

The Bibliotaph was mightily pleased with both: the one, he said, appealed to him æsthetically, the other dietetically.
The Bibliotaph|Leon H. Vincent