used-bookstore
Sells previously owned volumes
A used-bookstore is a shop that sells secondhand books.
These stores buy or accept donated books and resell them at prices below retail.
The hyphenated form functions as a modifier: a used-bookstore smell of old paper and dust.
Also written as two words or as one: used bookstore, usedbookstore.
Stale from dampness
- yellowedFaded to cream
- dog-earedCorners folded from use
- time-wornEroded by age
- inscribedCarved writing into
bookplate · foxing · marginalia · annotations · faded · creased · well-thumbed · dedication
Scholar of old artifacts
- gilt-edgedOf superior quality
- dust-jacketRemovable paper book cover
- tomeSubstantial scholarly volume
- folioSingle-fold page format
quarto · octavo · vellum · engravings · illustrated · slipcase · marbled · frontispiece
Act of finding something
- out-of-printNo longer being published
- sleeperOne at rest
- underpricedSet below fair value
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
haul · hunting · digging · uncovering · scarce · sought-after · valuable · obscure
Extended prose fiction
- fictionImagined narrative work
- nonfictionLiterature about real events
- poetryMetrical literary composition
- classicsWorks of lasting value
biographies · memoirs · anthologies · genres · authors · paperbacks · hardcovers · manuscripts
musty
Stale from dampness
inscribed · bookplate · foxing · marginalia · annotations · faded · creased · well-thumbed · dedication · provenance
antiquarian
Scholar of old artifacts
- gilt-edgedOf superior quality
- dust-jacketRemovable paper book cover
- tomeSubstantial scholarly volume
folio · quarto · octavo · vellum · engravings · illustrated · slipcase · marbled · frontispiece · ex-libris
discovery
Act of finding something
- out-of-printNo longer being published
- sleeperOne at rest
- underpricedSet below fair value
serendipity · haul · hunting · digging · uncovering · scarce · sought-after · valuable · obscure
novels
Extended prose fiction
- fictionImagined narrative work
- nonfictionLiterature about real events
- poetryMetrical literary composition
classics · biographies · memoirs · anthologies · genres · authors · paperbacks · hardcovers · manuscripts · chapters
secondhand
Having had prior ownership
trade-in · inventory · shelves · browsing · cashier · pricing · stacks · clearance · consignment · purchase
used-bookstorelibrary
Book collection or building
public library · lending library · free library · bookmobile · reading room
used, bookstore, book, store, uses, user, users, usable, unused