Bibliomania


excessive fondness for acquiring and possessing books.
Historical Examples

Bibliomania; or Book-Madness Thomas Frognall Dibdin
The Book-Hunter John Hill Burton
The Book-Hunter John Hill Burton
Bibliomania; or Book-Madness Thomas Frognall Dibdin
English Book Collectors William Younger Fletcher
Bibliomania; or Book-Madness Thomas Frognall Dibdin
Bibliomania; or Book-Madness Thomas Frognall Dibdin
Bibliomania; or Book-Madness Thomas Frognall Dibdin
Bibliomania; or Book-Madness Thomas Frognall Dibdin
Bibliomania; or Book-Madness Thomas Frognall Dibdin

noun
extreme fondness for books
n.

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