bibliophile

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Best known for his diaries, the tailor's son was also a bibliophile who bequeathed his large library to the University of Cambridge's Magdalene College.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2024

He was a Christian Zionist and bibliophile, who by all accounts knew the land of Israel better than many of the Jews who lived there.

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2023

Through the late 1940s and mid-50s, this world-famous poet shared a suite of rooms with the witty, wheelchair-bound bibliophile John Hayward.

From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2022

“I consider myself a bibliophile, so this is always a really exciting event for me,” said the USC alumna and longtime festivalgoer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2022

As the poor and crushed bibliophile turned to go, the proprietor interrupted him.

From The Unpublishable Memoirs by Rosenbach, A. S. W.