bookcase

[ boo k-keys ]

/ ˈbʊkˌkeɪs /

a set of shelves for books.

Origin of bookcase

First recorded in 1720–30; book + case²

My copy lies in back of a bookcase where I threw it in frustration before I got to page 100.

Can Pulp Win the Booker? |Allen Barra |September 7, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Glennard had moved away from the desk and stood leaning against the calf-backed volumes of the bookcase.

The Touchstone |Edith Wharton
“The Den needs a bookcase,” Mr. Hatfield reminded the pair as they admired their ‘find’.

Dan Carter and the River Camp |Mildred A. Wirt
As I write, nearing midnight, the bookcase behind me cracks.

The Best Ghost Stories |Various

This bookcase is full of the gifts of friends, and recalls much of my past.

The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6 |Augustus J. C. Hare
He could not have squeezed in behind the bookcase, so he ignored the thrust.

The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery |Hildegard G. Frey

bookcase

/ (ˈbʊkˌkeɪs) /

a piece of furniture containing shelves for books, often fitted with glass doors