as in bookseller
one who is keenly devoted to books
for bibliophiles, no electronic device could possibly give the tactile pleasure of a beautifully bound book
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Recent Examples of bibliophile
Just like the rainbow library trend, there are some literary design tricks that are more about aesthetics than content (sorry, bibliophiles).
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Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2024
Rare Square Books rounds out their offerings, housing special and hard-to-find editions that bibliophiles crave.
—American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY, 1 June 2024
This year, for the first time, a shuttle bus will transport bibliophiles between three, six, nine or all 13 participating bookstores.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2024
Finally, bibliophiles will want to leave some time to stop by the Jane Austen Centre to learn about the writer’s life, family, and legacy.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 18 Feb. 2024
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Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2024
Rare Square Books rounds out their offerings, housing special and hard-to-find editions that bibliophiles crave.
—American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY, 1 June 2024
This year, for the first time, a shuttle bus will transport bibliophiles between three, six, nine or all 13 participating bookstores.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2024
Finally, bibliophiles will want to leave some time to stop by the Jane Austen Centre to learn about the writer’s life, family, and legacy.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 18 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bibliophile
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After a seemingly quotidian afternoon in Paris, the antiquarian bookseller Tara Selter wakes up in her hotel room the next morning only to find the same day happening again.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
25 Nov. 2024
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After an initial consultation, the Heywood Hill booksellers scour the British publishing landscape to find the 12 books that most closely align with the reader’s interests.—
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16 Nov. 2024
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The few copies of her books that remained reached fantastic prices on the open market (a hardback first edition of Twice Lost costs $300 today), and so people who had copies, usually antiquarians or mystery enthusiasts, described the stories to those who couldn’t find or afford them.—
Joanna Biggs,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Feb. 2024
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In some quarters, preservation is thought of as an antiquarian undertaking, a sentimental allegiance to structures that have ceased to function and so have relinquished their right to exist.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
12 Dec. 2024
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Subsequent chapters explore great bookmen of the Renaissance, from the Florentine tradesman Vespasiano da Bisticci and the Flemish illuminator Simon Bening to the English antiquarian Sir Robert Cotton — manuscript obsessives all.—
Bruce Holsinger,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2023
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In the 1970s and ’80s, a flamboyant Texas bookman and one-time president of the ABAA named John Jenkins made money selling stolen and forged items to libraries and collectors.—
Travis McDade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Aug. 2020
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“Bibliophile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bibliophile. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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