bibliophilism

Essays on bibliophilism and language by the editor of The American Scholar.

Bibliophilia or bibliophilism is the love of books.

In 18 essays on bibliophilism, the author tells of growing up in a proudly bookish household and of building her own.

Wroth expressly stated that the book was written "as a discussion of certain fundamental aspects of cultural history" and that the book was not intended as an "essay in bibliophilism", though his love of books is evident:

It was also probably inevitable that H. L. Mencken and bibliophilism - two of the author's passions - would play a part in the book, "The H. L. Mencken Murder Case" (Joan Kahn/St.