book collections
Gathered literary volumes
Book collections are accumulations of books unified by ownership, theme, or purpose.
A private collector might amass first editions or rare manuscripts; a library maintains collections for public use.
The term can describe both the physical gathering and its conceptual unity: The museum's collection of medieval texts is world-renowned.
She inherited her grandfather's book collection.
- compendiumCondensed reference collection
- anthologyCollected literary works volume
- lending libraryBook-borrowing facility
- library cardDocument for borrowing books
- bibliophileLover of books
first editions · omnibus · private library · leather bound · trilogy · card catalog · ex libris · national library · reference materials · research library · rare books · out of print · series · reading list · educational resources · stacks · paperbacks · dog eared
- literary librariesforbidden books, rare books, secret archives, hidden knowledge, ancient texts
- Clementinumrare manuscripts, reading rooms
- librarieslibrarians, public libraries, librarian, public library, library card
- book culturereading, reader, bookworm, bibliophile, bookshelf
- bookstoresbookshelves, bookstores, bookshops, booksellers, indie bookstores
- kids' readingebooks, storybooks, audiobooks, picture books, storytime