Misshelved

I've seen the British Library stacks, thanks to a reader of this humble blog, and can just imagine what would happen if you misshelved something. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Unfortunately the rental store had misshelved one of the ones I asked for and gave us the Robot Tentacle Porn episode of “La Blue Girl.” ❋ Unknown (2007)

One of the tangible ways in which dislike manifests is through misshelved books. ❋ Unknown (2006)

They also had Janet Evanovich's ONE FOR THE MONEY, which I had looked for, couldn't find, and then after I'd already bought the others, spotted misshelved. ❋ Desayunoencama (2004)

Many other books intervened, and I had forgotten about it until I found it misshelved in my library earlier this month. ❋ Ricklibrarian (2006)

The Old Wives 'Tale wasn't there (it had probably ended up in the book sale already), but right next to Beckett was Butler's The Way of All Flesh, which meant The Old Wives' Tale might just be misshelved. ❋ Willis, Connie (1994)

The most unpleasant aspect of my job is having to explain to people that the book they're looking for -- the book the computer says should be on the shelf -- is probably stolen, sitting in a gurney, or misshelved. ❋ Unknown (2010)

At a blog called "biologists helping bookstores," a Pasadena-based woman whose handle is Shandon explains how she deliberately misshelved Mike Behe's Edge of Evolution, and a number of other books - distributing them around the store according to her private tastes. ❋ O'Leary (2010)

But it isn't the store's fault - rather that of the intellectual vandal who deliberately misshelved the books, who is long gone, to congratulate himself somewhere on his heroic feat - which any old lady in a walker could have done, incidentally. ❋ O'Leary (2010)

Unintentionally misshelved by a new, inexperienced employee? ❋ O'Leary (2010)

But in some cities, this new popularity - some would call it overtaxing - is pushing libraries in directions not seen before, with librarians dealing with stresses that go far beyond overdue fines and misshelved books. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Second, a bookseller’s time spent in reshelving books that are misshelved can actually detract from the time it could be spending handselling. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Third, bookseller may become disgruntled with the fact that a certain author’s book might be repeatedly misshelved and can take it upon themselves to strip and return a title even if it is not on the returns list. ❋ Unknown (2008)