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

Francesco, a dashing young Italian bibliophile, knew Pablo Picasso and showed the painter Pamela’s pictures at dinner one night at the Bianco apartment.

From Washington Post • Dec. 22, 2022

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

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

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2022

A bibliophile, the lover of books, is the only one in the class who appears to read them for his own pleasure.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Disraeli, Isaac