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thumb|Engraving titled The Bibliomaniac from Navis Stultifera (The Ship of Fools) by Sebastian Brandt, 1497. Bibliomania is the excessive collecting or even hoarding of books to the point where social relations or health are damaged, particularly as a symptom of obsessive–compulsive disorder.

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thumb|Engraving titled The Bibliomaniac from Navis Stultifera (The Ship of Fools) by Sebastian Brandt, 1497. Bibliomania is the excessive collecting or even hoarding of books to the point where social relations or health are damaged, particularly as a symptom of obsessive–compulsive disorder.

Bibliomania is not to be confused with bibliophilia, which is the (psychologically healthy) love of books, and as such is not considered a clinical psychological disorder.

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