[ad. L. bibliopōla, Gr. βιβλιοπώλης, f. βιβλίο-ν book + πώλης seller, dealer.] A dealer in books, a bookseller. Bibliopolar, Bibliopolic, Bibliopolical a., of or belonging to booksellers; hence Bibliopolically adv. Bibliopolism, the principles or trade of bookselling. Bibliopolist, a bookseller (16th c.). Bibliopolistic a., of, pertaining to, or befitting a bookseller. Bibliopoly, Bibliopolery, bookselling.
1775. Johnson, in Boswell (1831), III. 220. He … kept a shop in the face of mankind, purchased copyright, and was a *bibliopole, Sir, in every sense.
1826. Disraeli, Viv. Grey, II. xi. 55. The ancient and amusing ballad purchased … of some itinerant *bibliopole.
1822. Byron, in Moore, Life (1866), 485. The *bibliopolar world shrink from his Commentary.
1825. Blackw. Mag., XVII. 477. It shows some *bibliopolic liberality.
1856. Masson, Chatterton, II. iii. (1874), 187. The *bibliopolic powers of Paternoster Row.
1823. Hone, Anc. Myst., Pref. 10. To a *bibliopolical friend I am indebted for the notice of the Castle of Good Preservance.
1834. Fraser’s Mag., X. 363. The *bibliopolically baptised Contarina Fleming or the Wondrous Tale of Alroy.
1792. S. Whyte, in Hone, Table Bk., I. 128. Initiation into the mysteries of *bibliopolism and the state of authorcraft.
1813. Shelley, in Contemp. Rev. (1884), Sept., 388. With all the pomp of empirical bibliopolism.
1541. Guydon’s Quest. Cyrurg., ad. fin. Henry Dalbe stacyoner and *byblyopolyst in Poules churche yarde.
1852. Hawthorne, Blithedale Rom., xvii. 174. A novel purchased of a railroad bibliopolist.
1824. Dibdin, Libr. Comp., 340. A constant ingress and egress of *bibliopolistic Mercurii.
1831. Fraser’s Mag., IV. 4. Similar complaints … from the highest quarters of *bibliopoly.
1881. Russell, Hesperothen, I. 63. *Bibliopolery and bibliomania are rather rampagious in America.
