The Bookshop

Andrew Pettegree

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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. This work 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.

Author(s): Pettegree, Andrew
Binding: Hardback
Date of Publication: 17/09/2026
Pagination: 352 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Profile Books
Published By: Profile
Book Classification: Literary studies: general|Publishing & book trade|Social & cultural history|Antiques & collectables: books, manuscripts, ephemera & printed matter
Dimensions: 236 x 154 x 32
Weight: 535
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781805224372

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