bookstall
noun
book·stall
ˈbu̇k-ˌstȯl 
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For centuries, the wooden bookstalls have been a fixture in the heart of Paris, and so when the city’s police, citing security concerns, ordered them closed during this summer’s Olympic Games, an uproar ensued.
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Catherine Porter, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
The open-air bookstalls that line the River Seine are as symbolic of Paris as the Louvre or the Arc de Triomphe.
—Jenny Gross, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2023
Jünger spent his off hours visiting museums, browsing bookstalls, and romancing a Jewish pediatrician named Sophie Ravoux.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
There’s a functioning beige landline telephone perched atop his bookstall.
—Liz Alderman, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2020
Tourists stop at a Left Bank bookstall featuring a variety of goods.
—Sam Schechner, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2018
Amazonia, Africa, and Tibet have invaded all our bookstalls.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2016
The bookstalls along the River Seine are remarkable stands selling old books, magazines and prints.
—Kurt Chandler, chicagotribune.com, 16 June 2017
Customers are still coming to the tiny bookstalls and stores that specialize in these books.
—Michael Forsythe and Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2016
Catherine Porter, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
The open-air bookstalls that line the River Seine are as symbolic of Paris as the Louvre or the Arc de Triomphe.
—Jenny Gross, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2023
Jünger spent his off hours visiting museums, browsing bookstalls, and romancing a Jewish pediatrician named Sophie Ravoux.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
There’s a functioning beige landline telephone perched atop his bookstall.
—Liz Alderman, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2020
Tourists stop at a Left Bank bookstall featuring a variety of goods.
—Sam Schechner, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2018
Amazonia, Africa, and Tibet have invaded all our bookstalls.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2016
The bookstalls along the River Seine are remarkable stands selling old books, magazines and prints.
—Kurt Chandler, chicagotribune.com, 16 June 2017
Customers are still coming to the tiny bookstalls and stores that specialize in these books.
—Michael Forsythe and Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2016
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“Bookstall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookstall. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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