Bouquinistes

Bouquinistes in Paris.

The Bouquinistes of Paris are small bookstores on each side of the River Seine. They are green boxes made of wood. They were classified as a World Heritage Site in 1991.

The word bouquinistes is used only in Paris. The word comes from bouquin, book in French slang.

Bouquinistes Media

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  Bouquinistes stall in 2007

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  Vintage postcard of Paris. Motive: "Eiffel Tower stool" on the bouquinistes banks of the Seine in Paris, 1973

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  A bookseller closes his stall for the day