An antiquarian bookshop sells old books — often rare ones, sometimes falling apart, sometimes worth a lot. The word points to old printed things and the people who love them, not to old chairs in a general junk shop.

An antiquarian bookshop sells old booksantiquarian bookshop 賣的是老書——often rare ones常常是珍稀的書，sometimes falling apart有時候都快散了，sometimes worth a lot有時候價值不菲。The word points to old printed things and the people who love them這個字指的是老印刷品，和喜愛這些東西的人，not to old chairs in a general junk shop而不是雜貨舖裡的舊椅子。

As a noun, an antiquarian is a person who studies or collects old books and old objects. The adjective is the one you will meet on shop signs: antiquarian books, antiquarian maps. It is a learned, slightly dusty word.

As a noun當名詞用的時候，an antiquarian is a personantiquarian 是指一個人 who studies or collects old books and old objects研究或收藏舊書和舊物的人。The adjective is the one you will meet on shop signs形容詞用法是你會在店招上看到的那種：antiquarian books, antiquarian mapsantiquarian books（古籍）、antiquarian maps（古地圖）。It is a learned, slightly dusty word這是個帶學問味、有點灰塵感的字。

Though actually, antique shop is the everyday cousin: that one sells old furniture and pretty objects. If you want old novels with brown, spotted pages, you want antiquarian. The feeling is specialist, not “granny’s cupboard.”

Though actually不過其實，antique shop is the everyday cousinantique shop 是它日常版的親戚：that one sells old furniture and pretty objects那種店賣的是舊家具和漂亮的擺飾。If you want old novels with brown, spotted pages如果你想要的是那種書頁泛黃、有斑點的老小說，you want antiquarian你要的就是 antiquarian。The feeling is specialist那種感覺是專門的，not "granny's cupboard."而不是「阿嬤的碗櫥」。