bookcase
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"I brought one bookcase down to the void deck in the middle of the night. I was concerned about whether people would catch me doing something I was 'not supposed' to be doing."
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
His two youngest girls play, in a discarded bookcase – the nearest they have to a dolls house.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
Scanning my bookcase, which contains a few hundred volumes, it occurred to me that none of them would make sense if Sister Albertine hadn’t grown me into a reader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
A wooden bookcase piled with works of pre-Columbian history, archaeology and artist catalogs sags in the middle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024
A row of tiny wooden birds perched on the fireplace mantel, and a fleet of miniature boats rested on top of the bookcase.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
If your home contains more than two bookcases, you probably know the cautionary tale of Homer and Langley Collyer.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
“A purchaser has the option of retaining a huge amount of custom millwork: closets, bookcases, kitchen cabinetry, bathroom cabinets, marble counters, and high end appliances,” the listing said.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026
Gautier got its start making kids’ beds that looked like cars and rocket ships but today sells sofas, bookcases and desks for around $2,500.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025
IC: I just want people to understand that there are literally floor-to-ceiling bookcases where there are hundreds of VHS tapes and hundreds of Betacams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
The great surprise was on the wall next to the computer desk: bookcases as tall as me and twice as long, filled with vinyl records.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
