Bookmanship
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bookmanship is a noun meaning Skill in, or appreciation of, the editing and production design of books; being a connoisseur of books; love of books.
Meaning
Skill in, or appreciation of, the editing and production design of books; being a connoisseur of books; love of books.
More Meanings
- Skill in using books; profiting from one's reading; erudition.
Example Sentences
Bookmanship is a way of life: you live to acquire books.
With their fine bindings, steel engravings, and handsomely printed pages, the annuals were products of good bookmanship.
Even our modern services, I fear, are at times suspect in this respect, demanding degrees of literacy and bookmanship increasingly not found.
1946 [2001] Holbrook Jackson The reading of books p.10 (University of Illinois Press, 2001) →ISBN Bookmanship is the art of adjusting literature to life.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include buffery, wordsmanship, namesmanship, outdoorsmanship, illumination, style.
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