A History of Booksellers and the Bookshop
$33.29
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
7 July 2026
Summary
‘In this fascinating book, the historian Jean-Yves Mollier highlights the astonishing diversity of roles assumed by booksellers throughout the ages and the continents’
‘Jean-Yves Mollier … traces meticulously the transformations of a profession and a trade recognised now as essential … helping us to understand why bookshops remain dear to the hearts of readers’
A fascinating exploration of the role of the bookseller through the ages.
Across the world a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035449392 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1035449390 |
| Author: | Jean-Yves Mollier, George Forty |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Mountain Leopard Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 7 July 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm |
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In this fascinating book, the historian Jean-Yves Mollier highlights the astonishing diversity of roles assumed by booksellers throughout the ages and the continents * Express *Jean-Yves Mollier … traces meticulously the transformations of a profession and a trade recognised now as essential … helping us to understand why bookshops remain dear to the hearts of readers * Le Monde *
About The Author
Jean-Yves Mollier
JEAN-YVES MOLLIER is an emeritus professor of contemporary history at Paris Saclay/Versailles Saint Quentin University. A specialist of the history of publishing, books and reading, he has written a number of works on this subject.
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