Why “bibliophily” is a great word
BIBLIOPHILY — [Noun] A love of books, especially as physical objects. Formed within English by compounding, from the combining forms biblio- (from Greek biblion, "book") + -phily (from Greek -philia, "love, fondness"), modelled on a German lexical item. Unlike "bibliomania," with its connotation of compulsive acquisition, or "literacy," a term of mere functional skill, bibliophily denotes a patient, aesthetic devotion. It is the deliberate heft of a sewn binding, the scent of foxed paper in a sunlit alcove, and the silent admiration of gilt edges on an unopened text—a reverence for the venerable vessel, independent of its voyage.