1. antiquarian - Noun
2. antiquarian - Adjective
Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity; as, antiquarian literature.
An antiquary.
A drawing paper of large size. See under Paper, n.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI know many older writers who were very successful and whose books are now out of print, so you have to go to antiquarian booksellers to buy their fifth or eighth novel or whatever it is. William Boyd
One hundred years from my day there will not be a Bible in the earth except one that is looked upon by an antiquarian curiosity seeker. Voltaire
A collection of records may be the result of professional knowledge, research, and skill, just as a collection of curiosities is the result of the skill and knowledge of the antiquarian or virtuoso. Charles Bowen, Baron Bowen
Accordingly, he is known as the originator of the "antiquarian ghost story". Source: Internet
He became an amateur historian, a genealogist, archaeologist, naturalist, antiquarian, art-collector, a noted architectural historian. Source: Internet
As often happens in archaeological terminology, this is a holdover from antiquarian use, and Stonehenge is not truly a henge site as its bank is inside its ditch. Source: Internet