Bibliophile
Etymology
From Greek "biblion" ("book," ultimately from Byblos, the Phoenician port that traded papyrus) and "philos" ("loving"). It entered English in the early 19th century as book collecting became a genteel passion.
noun · /BIB-lee-uh-fyle/
A person who loves or collects books.
What it names
The exact word for the book lover — not just a reader, but someone drawn to books as objects to be gathered and treasured.
Example
A true bibliophile, he could spend an afternoon just smelling the pages in a secondhand shop.
Related idea
A bibliomaniac takes it to obsession — collecting compulsively, beyond any hope of reading it all; the bibliophile’s love stays this side of the fever.