Definition of bookcase
:a piece of furniture consisting of shelves to hold books
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Sources: IKEA Billy bookcases, from $30 each, ikea.com.
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A floor-to-ceiling bookcase contains his precious collection of Jules Verne first editions.
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A floor-to-ceiling bookcase contains his precious collection of Jules Verne first editions.
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A floor-to-ceiling bookcase contains his precious collection of Jules Verne first editions.
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Van Laten Park, 183rd Street and Holland Drive, incorporates a reading theme into outdoor play with a bookcase climber and the village's first story walk — a series of book panels spaced around a pathway.
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Of particular interest are amenities such as five sets of French doors leading to the outside, six original, working 18th-century wood-burning fireplaces, ceramic tile, crown molding, built-in bookcases and transom windows.
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Brick wallpaper and metal pipe bookcases give his room an industrial feel while gray curtains trimmed with basketball orange and an animal hide rug give the room a unique style.
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The concept gets an upgrade at Resource Furniture, where lacquered desktops fold (or bookcases rotate) to magically reveal a bed.
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