{"product_id":"9781838405137","title":"London's Lost Department Stores : A Vanished World of Dazzle and Dreams","description":"Author(s): Boase, Tessa, \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003eDate of Publication: 26\/09\/2022, \u003cbr\u003ePagination: 192 pages, full colour photographs throughout; full colour photographs throughout, \u003cbr\u003eSeries: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Safe Haven Books, \u003cbr\u003e Published By: Safe Haven Books, \u003cbr\u003eBook Classification: United Kingdom, Great Britain\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 171 x 169 x 16mm\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 368g\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781838405137\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce, every high street had a department store, and they marched the length of Oxford Street. Going up to town to shop at one of these grand emporia and lunch in the top-floor restaurant, or take the children to see Father Christmas, was both a huge treat and completely normal. But the demise of Debenhams, including historic Arding \u0026amp; Hobbs, and Army \u0026amp; Navy at Victoria along with many other House of Fraser stores, confirms that the traditional department store is now an endangered species. In the last five years alone, 83% have gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, for the first time, Tessa Boase chronicles this fabulous world, from Derry \u0026amp; Toms with its roof garden to the Moderne lines of Holdrons in Peckham Rye (now Mr Khan's Discount), as well as Gamages' peerless toy department, Woollands' 21 Shop for cutting-edge Sixties fashion and Chiesmans' menagerie of snakes and lionesses. There is even a guided walking tour of the West End's lost stores.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43412010762477,"sku":"9781838405137","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/files\/9781838405137.jpg?v=1724782412","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781838405137","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}