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Joanna Biggs, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
In some quarters, preservation is thought of as an antiquarian undertaking, a sentimental allegiance to structures that have ceased to function and so have relinquished their right to exist.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024
Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
After a seemingly quotidian afternoon in Paris, the antiquarian bookseller Tara Selter wakes up in her hotel room the next morning only to find the same day happening again.
—The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The few copies of her books that remained reached fantastic prices on the open market (a hardback first edition of Twice Lost costs $300 today), and so people who had copies, usually antiquarians or mystery enthusiasts, described the stories to those who couldn’t find or afford them.
—Joanna Biggs, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
In some quarters, preservation is thought of as an antiquarian undertaking, a sentimental allegiance to structures that have ceased to function and so have relinquished their right to exist.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
That legacy was curating a large collection, starting as an antiquarian book dealer, then switching to mass-market books.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
After a seemingly quotidian afternoon in Paris, the antiquarian bookseller Tara Selter wakes up in her hotel room the next morning only to find the same day happening again.
—The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Antiquarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antiquarian. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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antiquarian
1 of 2 noun
an·ti·quar·i·an
ˌant-ə-ˈkwer-ē-ən 
antiquarian
2 of 2 adjective
: of or relating to antiquaries or antiquities
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