bookcase

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"I brought one bookcase down to the void deck in the middle of the night. I was concerned about whether people would catch me doing something I was 'not supposed' to be doing."

From BBC • Mar. 7, 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

Scanning my bookcase, which contains a few hundred volumes, it occurred to me that none of them would make sense if Sister Albertine hadn’t grown me into a reader.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

A wooden bookcase piled with works of pre-Columbian history, archaeology and artist catalogs sags in the middle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024

Her mouth went dry as Father Olufemi, now frowning, moved closer to both her and the bookcase.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray