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The copper plates were originally made to illustrate the book Sepulchral Monuments in Great Britain by antiquarian Richard Gough.
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Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
Since then, the sartorial antiquarian has turned it into a thrice-annual vintage fair on Manhattan’s West 18th Street in the Altman Building—the former carriage house that received goods for legendary New York department store B. Altman & Company.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
In the house’s eaves, where Sheraton and her husband kept cozy twin offices, the books awaited Slotnick, who specializes in out-of-print and antiquarian titles, and who’d been given first dibs.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
The few copies of her books that remained reached fantastic prices on the open market (a hardback first edition of Twice Lost costs $300 today), and so people who had copies, usually antiquarians or mystery enthusiasts, described the stories to those who couldn’t find or afford them.
—Joanna Biggs, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
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Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
Since then, the sartorial antiquarian has turned it into a thrice-annual vintage fair on Manhattan’s West 18th Street in the Altman Building—the former carriage house that received goods for legendary New York department store B. Altman & Company.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
In the house’s eaves, where Sheraton and her husband kept cozy twin offices, the books awaited Slotnick, who specializes in out-of-print and antiquarian titles, and who’d been given first dibs.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
The few copies of her books that remained reached fantastic prices on the open market (a hardback first edition of Twice Lost costs $300 today), and so people who had copies, usually antiquarians or mystery enthusiasts, described the stories to those who couldn’t find or afford them.
—Joanna Biggs, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antiquarian
bookseller
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The national bookseller earlier this month announced plans to open four stores in the Chicago area by summertime.—
Alicia Fabbre,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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The bookseller also opened its newest store in Orange, switching from its previous location off Main Street across the street from MainPlace Mall to the former Van’s Skate Park at the Outlets at Orange.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
29 Dec. 2025
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