Bouquinistes
booksellers of used and antiquarian books who ply their trade along large sections of the banks of the Seine, 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.
