Clone of Bookshops in London [ Cities / Trade ]
… of the Bodleian Library. Image "Shopping at the Temple of the Muses" by Rudolph Ackermann (1809). Résumé London Bookshops are no longer seen restrictively as retailing and publishing venues where books were made and sold. Whether it be in the City or in the polite West End, they fulfilled a wide range of functions … taverns, markets and many cultural institutions (clubs, libraries, antiquarian circles). Most printers and booksellers were amphibious businessmen, whose prosperity depended on their ability to liaise with customers from various …
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