bibliomania

[ bib-lee-oh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ]

/ ˌbɪb li oʊˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə /

excessive fondness for acquiring and possessing books.

Origin of bibliomania

1725–35; biblio- + -mania; replacing earlier bibliomanie < French

bib·li·o·ma·ni·ac

[bib-lee-oh-mey-nee-ak] /ˌbɪb li oʊˈmeɪ niˌæk/, noun bib·li·o·ma·ni·a·cal

[bib-lee-oh-muh-nahy-uh-kuh l] /ˌbɪb li oʊ məˈnaɪ ə kəl/, adjective

"Doesn't look as though vacation agreed with you," said the Bibliomaniac.

The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VIII (of X) |Various
His reputation as a bibliomaniac is fully recorded in the anecdote mentioned at p. 234, ante.

Bibliomania; or Book-Madness |Thomas Frognall Dibdin
"But I do agree with the Bibliomaniac that our streets are far from perfection," he added.

Coffee and Repartee |John Kendrick Bangs
"You may think you are very funny," retorted the Bibliomaniac.

Coffee and Repartee |John Kendrick Bangs

“Oh, well, she could have pawned that instead of her wedding-ring,” sniffed the Bibliomaniac.

The Genial Idiot |John Kendrick Bangs

bibliomania

/ (ˌbɪblɪəʊˈmeɪnɪə) /

extreme fondness for books

bibliomaniac, noun, adjective