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

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

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

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2022

Yet I have one weakness in common with the bibliophile; I have a liking for certain books which I have neither time nor inclination to read.

From The Gentle Reader by Crothers, Samuel McChord