He was a spry older man who led you through this entire floor, piled high with all sorts of Delaney card and books.

If anything, it was even more untidy than before, with even more books piled about the walls.

Josie will be back soon,' said Bess, still turning over the books piled on the centre-table.

The chair was empty, the books still piled on the table and stacked on the shelves.

Dorothea appeared in the doorway, saw the books piled on the floor and looked aghast and annoyed at the same time.

Maybe it has something to do with the fact that you've got books and scrolls piled all over the working surfaces.

Her office was lined with bookcases crammed from top to bottom: books piled every which way, vertical and horizontal.

There were two rooms in all, books piled in every corner, shelves sagging under their weight.

I could already see the books piled high in the better shops, garlanded with white slips of praise.

There were even books piled on a dainty little wall table.