Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A dealer in rare books.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bookseller; now, especially, a dealer in rare and curious books.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who sells books.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
bookseller , especially ofsecondhand orrare books
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Now if you were in fact a bibliopole, it might be excusable, however you claim to know something about physics/nature.
ID floats a lead-lined trial balloon - The Panda's Thumb 2006
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Davies, the bibliopole of Russell Street, lets us into the secret of this failure.
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Shakspeare, Ray, &c., and also of the Record publications; and lastly, which we have just received from the worthy bibliopole of Auld Reekie,
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With some qualification, I am happy to say that I believe the worthy bibliopole claims no more than his due.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. Various
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The old bibliopole De Bury flattered himself that he admired wisdom because it purchaseth such vast delight.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 Various
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Our remarks have hitherto applied to the monastic scribes alone; but it is necessary here to speak of the secular copyists, who were an important class during the middle ages, and supplied the functions of the bibliopole of the ancients.
Bibliomania in the Middle Ages Frederick Somner Merryweather
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A certain would-be bibliopole, desirous of emulating the Constables, Boyds, and Colburns of this century, lately opened a couple of windows at
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 383, August 1, 1829 Various
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In order to augment this amount, the bibliopole naturally consults the taste of his customers; and nearly the sole remaining customers of the modern bookseller are -- the circulating libraries.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 Various
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Then (in Roger's vision) he could see the garlanded bibliopole turning to the expectant audience, giving his trailing gown a deft rearward kick as the ladies do on the stage, and uttering, without hesitation or embarrassment, with due interpolation of graceful pleasantry, that learned and unlaboured discourse on the delights of bookishness that he had often dreamed of.
The Haunted Bookshop 1918
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He had served his time regularly, was a member of the Stationers 'company, kept a shop in the face of mankind, purchased copyright, and was a bibliopole [1022], Sir, in every sense.
Life Of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887
jmjarmstrong commented on the word bibliopole
JM wonders who is the most northerly bibliopole and are they related to the most southerly bibliopole and are they mates or enemies?
January 19, 2010
sionnach commented on the word bibliopole
A seller of books
December 22, 2010
fbharjo commented on the word bibliopole
especially a magnanimous type of magnate (magnetic pole).
November 10, 2011
qms commented on the word bibliopole
But serves a pure and loftier goal,
Vending wisdom of ages
On yellowing pages,
No merchant but a bibliopole.
July 25, 2014