At the same time, Harley used his wealth and power to collect an unparalleled library.
He collected a personal library of over 3,000 volumes.
Collecting and cataloging a decent library for me is important, or I would not have hired you.
He used his wealth and power to collect an unparalleled library.
He collected a very fine library, and was always ready to give literary assistance.
He also collected a significant library of humanist works (probably dispersed in 1526).
He was notable in his day for collecting a library containing the entire literature on tobacco.
For over fifteen years he had managed to collect a remarkable library of his own, almost all in print-on-paper.
Though his resources were scanty, he collected a considerable library.
Travel and reading allowed him to collect a frail library of experience.