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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024
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, 10 Jan. 2024
Kyle Paoletta, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
The building used to be an antiquarian bookshop with soaring arches and the owners have kept the charming vintage vibes.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2024
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Noun
In 1852, however, the antiquarian Richard Hitchcock visited the site and concluded that the tomb had been dismantled, perhaps so that its stones could be reused elsewhere.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024
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, 10 Jan. 2024
Adjective
This made the taking of notes seem hopelessly antiquarian.
—Kyle Paoletta, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
The building used to be an antiquarian bookshop with soaring arches and the owners have kept the charming vintage vibes.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2024
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“Antiquarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antiquarian. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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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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