book collection
Shelves of volumes
A book collection is a group of books gathered and kept together, typically by a person or institution.
The term suggests intentionality—books acquired around a theme, author, or genre rather than accumulated randomly.
Her book collection focuses on first editions of Victorian novels.
Libraries maintain book collections; private collectors build them.
The value may be monetary, scholarly, or sentimental.
- Dewey Decimal ClassificationLibrary cataloging by numbers
- bookcaseFurniture holding volumes
- lending libraryBook-borrowing facility
- digital libraryElectronic collection of texts
- personal libraryIndividual's owned books
cookbooks · bibliophile · mystery series · dust jackets · dog-eared pages · fiction anthology · historical texts · reference library · ex libris · signed copy · children's literature · alphabetical arrangement · graphic novels · travel guides · coffee table books · tome · lending · hoard
- library featuresreading rooms, periodicals, newspapers, audiobooks, library cards
- media collectionsmedia library, video library, film library, sound library, digital library
- literacy activitiesread aloud, author visit
- librarylibrarian, books, library card, bookshelves, card catalog
- collectionscollections, anthology, anthologies, compilation, compilations
- book seriestrilogy, duology, tetralogy, pentalogy, saga
PRESENCE vs. ABSENCE OF BOOKS
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