Bookmaking

The practice of writing and publishing books; more particularly, the art of compiling from works already published. ( Sport .) Art of keeping a betting-book in such a manner as to, generally, leave a balance of profit. Book'man, n. A person whose chief occupation is the reading and study of books. This civil war of wits were much better us'd On Navarre and his bookmen for here 't is abus'd." Shaks.