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antiquarian

[an-ti-kwair-ee-uhn] / ˌæn tɪˈkwɛər i ən /


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In the early 19th century, James Tod, an East India Company official and antiquarian, borrowed a large number of these reports and failed to return them when he left for Britain in 1823.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 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

This last weekend, Rare Books L.A. transformed Union Station’s historic ticket hall into a bustling biblio-bazaar, drawing more than 50 antiquarian booksellers and collectors from across the country.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025

Arthur was the heart’s king of a chivalry which had reached its flower perhaps two hundred years before our antiquarian author began to work.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White


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