antiquarian

Example Sentences

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"He was looking for picturesque subjects which were very popular with an antiquarian market at the time," she said.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

The Civil Guard police force has also released an antiquarian suspected of having received the items, the court added.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

“On the Calculation of Volume,” Danish author Solvej Balle’s seven-volume opus, follows an antiquarian bookseller who gets stuck reliving the same mid-November day over and over again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

Vintage cookbooks are a curious subdivision of the thriving antiquarian trade.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2023

The doors lock and hinges are so big and antiquarian, they must be Louis XIV.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr