bibliopegism

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from New Latin bibliopegus (“bookbinder”) + -ism.[1]

    Noun

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    bibliopegism (uncountable)

    1. (archaic, rare) Bookbinding.
      Synonyms: bibliopegia, bibliopegy
      • 1903 March, William Loring Andrews, “Vagaries of Book-collectors”, in The Lamp, volume XXVI (new series), New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner's Sons, page 109, column 1:
        Dibdin's Decameron, Nichol's Literary Anecdotes, and Beloe's Sexagenarian constitute our library of reference for the study of bibliopegism, in the days when "up rose Roger Payne like a star diffusing lustre on all sides, and rejoicing the hearts of all true sons of Bibliomania."

    References

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    1. ^ “bibliopegism, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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