The Bookshop (Hardback)
A History of Bookselling From the Dawn of Print to the 21st Century
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A magisterial history of bookshops and booksellers by the author of The Library and The Book at war
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.
The Bookshop (Ebook)
A History of Bookselling From the Dawn of Print to the 21st Century
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A magisterial history of bookshops and booksellers by the author of The Library and The Book at war
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.
The Bookshop (Audiobook)
A History of Bookselling From the Dawn of Print to the 21st Century
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A magisterial history of bookshops and booksellers by the author of The Library and The Book at war
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.
Reviews for The Bookshop
Dennis Duncan, author of INDEX, A HISTORY OF THE
Shaun Bythell, author of THE DIARY OF A BOOKSELLER
Roly Allen, author of THE NOTEBOOK
PRAISE FOR THE LIBRARY:
'Outstanding ... fetchingly produced and scrupulously researched - a perfect gift for bibliophiles everywhere
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Professor John Carey Sunday Times
Guardian
PRAISE FOR THE BOOK AT WAR:
'Rich, authoritative, and highly readable ... [a] tour de force'
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David Kynaston
Andrew Pettegree
Andrew Pettegree, FBA, is one of the leading experts on Europe during the Reformation. He currently holds a professorship at St Andrews University where he is the director of the Universal Short Title Catalogue Project. He is the author of The Invention of News: How the World Came to Know About Itself (winner of the Goldsmith Prize) and Brand Luther: 1517, Printing and the making of the Reformation, among other publications.
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