bookcase
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Price cuts for British customers include the Kallax shelving unit going from £60 to £49 and the Billy bookcase being cut by £10 to £25.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
The Qatari plane has oversize leather seats and a faux library bookcase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Restoration work was carried out on both the building and its contents, including rewaxing a rare Chippendale bookcase estimated to be worth about £20m.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
A pile of luggage, the vaulted ceiling of a Victorian train station, a sliding staircase and a frolicsome bookcase conjure the various settings with minimal fuss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2025
He’d swing her up and place her on the top of a bookcase or china closet, and then go back and sit down.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Not all donations make it to the bookcases but instead are kept in storage in the bowels of Downing Street.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
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
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
I'd spent a lot of time spying into the walnut-paneled second-floor study and imagining myself dusting the bookcases.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
