The Bookshop: A History of Bookselling From the Dawn of Print to the 21st Century

The Bookshop: A History of Bookselling From the Dawn of Print to the 21st Century

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The Bookshop: A History of Bookselling From the Dawn of Print to the 21st Century
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The Bookshop: A History of Bookselling From the Dawn of Print to the 21st Century

The Bookshop: A History of Bookselling From the Dawn of Print to the 21st Century

Author: Andrew Pettegree

Publisher: Profile Books

ISBN: 9781805224372
Rs. 1,299.00
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Bookshops are a comforting sight on our high streets, warm and welcoming spaces in which to browse, meet friends and occasionally buy books. They may feel timeless, yet their history is a restless and turbulent one, filled with as many entrepreneurial street hawkers and illicit trades as with beloved institutions.

The Bookshop, from the celebrated author of The Library and The Book at War, explores the evolution of bookselling from the cramped collectors' shops frequented by Samuel Pepys to the radical feminist bookshops of the 70s, the rise of monolithic chains and the new world of online selling. Connecting stories and lives that span centuries, countries and continents, The Bookshop brings us into beloved bookshops of today and looks forward to the possible experience of booksellers of tomorrow.

Tagged with: Andrew Pettegree / books about books / history / international / nonfiction

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