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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
Leila Herrmann, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2025
The show has contained stories – one crime plays out over two episodes –and there are lighthearted elements and something comforting about the cluttered antiquarian bookshop, situated in a picture-perfect historic London lane.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
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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
One impressive example of the platform’s power is the antiquarian bookstore Willbrand in Cologne, Germany.
—Leila Herrmann, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2025
The show has contained stories – one crime plays out over two episodes –and there are lighthearted elements and something comforting about the cluttered antiquarian bookshop, situated in a picture-perfect historic London lane.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Antiquarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antiquarian. Accessed 22 Apr. 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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