bibliophile

Example Sentences

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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

Carmen grew up devouring her opera-loving, bibliophile father’s books — he had a capacious library of the classics — and “in a Catholic bubble,” she told The Financial Times in 2020.

From New York Times • Oct. 29, 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

Mr Shepherd considers it likely the book was in the safekeeping of bibliophile Harry Elkins Widener.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2022

The merest tyro sometimes experiences a success which the experienced bibliophile sighs for in vain.

From Book Collecting: A Guide for Amateurs by Slater, J. Herbert (John Herbert)