as in bookseller
one who is keenly devoted to books
an incorrigible bibliomaniac, he's already bought more books than anyone could read in a lifetime
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The bookseller also opened its newest store in Orange, switching from its previous location off Main Street across the street from MainPlace Mall to the former Van’s Skate Park at the Outlets at Orange.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
29 Dec. 2025 -
Such moments of human connection make all the difference, said Claire Leriche, a bookseller for 15 years.—
Cecilia Laurent Monpetit,
CNN Money,
26 Dec. 2025
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Carol's Capitol Bookstore in downtown Little Rock was a magnet for me and many other bibliophiles, a welcoming retreat that encouraged people to stay and read a while.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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San Diego Public Library’s Winter Reading Challenge welcomes bibliophiles of all ages to explore literature this month.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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At last year’s antiquarian fair, a single volume by Mr. Jones, a cookbook of recipes from fellow prisoners, sold for $20,000 to the University of California at Berkeley’s Bancroft Library, according to Mr. Kinmont, who handled the sale.—
Corey Kilgannon,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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In some quarters, preservation is thought of as an antiquarian undertaking, a sentimental allegiance to structures that have ceased to function and so have relinquished their right to exist.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
12 Dec. 2024
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Subsequent chapters explore great bookmen of the Renaissance, from the Florentine tradesman Vespasiano da Bisticci and the Flemish illuminator Simon Bening to the English antiquarian Sir Robert Cotton — manuscript obsessives all.—
Bruce Holsinger,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2023
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Once asked to describe himself, McMurtry called himself a writer, a screenwriter — and perhaps most significantly, a bookman.—
Thomas Curwen,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2021
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“Bibliomaniac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bibliomaniac. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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