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Bouquinistes

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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.