Possible Clues:

• Work that's bound to pick up where one's rested an instant?
• It's not meant to be shelved
• Volume set aside for drinker?
• Board having reserve after company beginning to face cost in large volume
• Unbrewed? Unlaid? Unread? Un objet
• Oversize volume in a living room
• Propose measure after drink to reserve glossy publication
• Something to scan at the dentist's?
• 19 down and most of 8 across get to me? And, while it won't be shelved, it won't be read either!
• Picture-filled item often seen in a living room