bookman

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In this regard, Wessells — himself a bookman — rightly devotes his penultimate chapter to honoring science fiction’s most influential scholars and bibliographers, including E.F.

From Washington Post • Jan. 23, 2018

And in his "spare time," Dirda, who says he's not so much a critic as an "old time bookman," indulges his passion for Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2011

Today there are a handful of editorial celebrities: Knopfs Robert Gottlieb, an outstanding bookman, put the title Catch-22 on Joseph Heller's first novel.

From Time Magazine Archive

Since then, something has happened to reduce the bookman to a mere bookworm.

From Time Magazine Archive

On various occasions when our bookman has not had time to complete the bleaching process, he has dried the leaves in their brown state and put them aside for a week before bleaching.

From The Book-Hunter at Home by Allan, P. B. M.