bibliophile

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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

Corcoran was a bibliophile who didn’t horde books but who delighted in knowing what she could about those within her sphere of Modern art interests and making them available to others.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2022

As something of a bibliophile, I found cutting pictures out of books appalling, but newspaper work hardens even the most sensitive soul.

From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2022

Like his father, the bibliophile would not survive the disaster.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2022

A marble tomb of a former bishop,—Plantavit de la Pause,—a distinguished prelate and bibliophile, is also in the choir.

From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)