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Bookshop Collection (#2)

Step into the cozy world of books at a wet winter evening in Bloomsbury, where a book lover finds solace amidst the raindrops

Background imageBookshop Collection: Gotham Book Mart, 1932 June 10. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Gotham Book Mart, 1932 June 10. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Gotham Book Mart, 1932 June 10

Background imageBookshop Collection: Gotham Book Mart, 1932 June 10. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Gotham Book Mart, 1932 June 10. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Gotham Book Mart, 1932 June 10

Background imageBookshop Collection: News of the surrender of Canton... San Francisco, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange

News of the surrender of Canton... San Francisco, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
News of the surrender of Canton to the Japanese. San Francisco, California. Chinatown

Background imageBookshop Collection: News of the surrender of Canton... San Francisco, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange

News of the surrender of Canton... San Francisco, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
News of the surrender of Canton to the Japanese. San Francisco, California. Chinatown

Background imageBookshop Collection: News of the surrender of Canton... San Francisco, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange

News of the surrender of Canton... San Francisco, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
News of the surrender of Canton to the Japanese. San Francisco, California. Chinatown

Background imageBookshop Collection: News of the surrender of Canton, San Francisco, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange

News of the surrender of Canton, San Francisco, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
News of the surrender of Canton to the Japanese. San Francisco, California. Chinatown

Background imageBookshop Collection: News of the surrender of Canton... San Francisco, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange

News of the surrender of Canton... San Francisco, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
News of the surrender of Canton to the Japanese. San Francisco, California. Chinatown

Background imageBookshop Collection: In front of the local paper of San Francisco's Chinatown, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange

In front of the local paper of San Francisco's Chinatown, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
In front of the local paper of San Francisco's Chinatown: Chinese read news of the surrender of Canton to the Japanese. Most of San Francisco's Chinese are Cantonese

Background imageBookshop Collection: Tom Davies bookseller

Tom Davies bookseller
Thomas Davies bookshop in Russell Street. Tom Davies, bookseller, actor and author and friend of Boswell and Johnson, who amongst other works wrote The Life of Garrick (1780)

Background imageBookshop Collection: England, East Sussex, Lewes, High Street, The Fifteenth Century Bookshop

England, East Sussex, Lewes, High Street, The Fifteenth Century Bookshop and Colourful House Facades

Background imageBookshop Collection: Word On The Water bookshop on Regents Canal, Kings Cross, London, England, UK

Word On The Water bookshop on Regents Canal, Kings Cross, London, England, UK

Background imageBookshop Collection: Shakespeare and Company bookshop, Paris, France

Shakespeare and Company bookshop, Paris, France

Background imageBookshop Collection: Italy, Venice, Bookshop, Libreria Acqua Alta

Italy, Venice, Bookshop, Libreria Acqua Alta

Background imageBookshop Collection: Technical book department at Foyles bookshop in Charring Cross Road, London

Technical book department at Foyles bookshop in Charring Cross Road, London. Circa July 1966

Background imageBookshop Collection: Sophia Loren, Actress at Hudsons Bookstore in Birmingham to promote her new book

Sophia Loren, Actress at Hudsons Bookstore in Birmingham to promote her new book, Sophia, Living and Loving, Her Own Story Told In Her Own Words, pictured, Thursday 29th March 1979

Background imageBookshop Collection: Mr. Davies Shop, Russell Street, (1881). Creator: Unknown

Mr. Davies Shop, Russell Street, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Mr. Davies Shop, Russell Street, (1881). The bookshop of bookseller and author Thomas Davies (c1713-1785) at Russell Street in Covent Garden, London

Background imageBookshop Collection: Bookshops on the Christ the Saviour Bridge in Moscow, Early 1920s. Creator: Vasnetsov

Bookshops on the Christ the Saviour Bridge in Moscow, Early 1920s. Creator: Vasnetsov
Bookshops on the Christ the Saviour Bridge in Moscow, Early 1920s. Found in the Collection of Russian State Historical Library, Moscow

Background imageBookshop Collection: Word on the Water - a bookstore on a canal barge, Regents Canal, London, England

Word on the Water - a bookstore on a canal barge, Regents Canal, London, England

Background imageBookshop Collection: Interior of the Ateneo Grand Splendid Bookstore (former Teatro Gran Splendid), Recoleta

Interior of the Ateneo Grand Splendid Bookstore (former Teatro Gran Splendid), Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The dome ceiling was painted with frescoes by Italian artist Nazareno Orlandi in 1919

Background imageBookshop Collection: Interior of the Ateneo Grand Splendid Library (former Teatro Gran Splendid), Recoleta

Interior of the Ateneo Grand Splendid Library (former Teatro Gran Splendid), Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The dome ceiling was painted with frescoes by Italian artist Nazareno Orlandi in 1919

Background imageBookshop Collection: Atlas sculptures on a balcony of the Ateneo Grand Splendid Library's exterior facade, Recoleta

Atlas sculptures on a balcony of the Ateneo Grand Splendid Library's exterior facade, Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Background imageBookshop Collection: UK, Wales, Powys, Hay-on-Wye, Hay-on-Wye Booksellers bookshop

UK, Wales, Powys, Hay-on-Wye, Hay-on-Wye Booksellers bookshop

Background imageBookshop Collection: Sokol rare bookshop, Chelsea, London, England, UK

Sokol rare bookshop, Chelsea, London, England, UK

Background imageBookshop Collection: The historic City Lights bookstore at Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, California, USA

The historic City Lights bookstore at Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, California, USA

Background imageBookshop Collection: Bath Old Books shop in Margarets Buildings, Bath, Somerset, England

Bath Old Books shop in Margarets Buildings, Bath, Somerset, England

Background imageBookshop Collection: Libros bookshop in Malansaana, Madrid, Spain

Libros bookshop in Malansaana, Madrid, Spain
Libros bookshop in MalansaAna, Madrid, Spain

Background imageBookshop Collection: England, Oxfordshire, Oxford, Blackwell Bookshop

England, Oxfordshire, Oxford, Blackwell Bookshop

Background imageBookshop Collection: Shakespeare and Company bookshop, Latin Quarter, Paris, France

Shakespeare and Company bookshop, Latin Quarter, Paris, France

Background imageBookshop Collection: Acqua Alta bookshop, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Acqua Alta bookshop, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Background imageBookshop Collection: Europe, Kinsale village colorful streets

Europe, Kinsale village colorful streets

Background imageBookshop Collection: Bookstore Acqua Alta, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Bookstore Acqua Alta, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Bookstore " Acqua Alta", Venice, Veneto, Italy

Background imageBookshop Collection: Antiques market in Saint-Germain, Paris, France

Antiques market in Saint-Germain, Paris, France

Background imageBookshop Collection: Twist World

Twist World
Mei Xu

Background imageBookshop Collection: Spiral in Bookstore (Horizontal)

Spiral in Bookstore (Horizontal)
Mei Xu

Background imageBookshop Collection: Tales From The Bay

Tales From The Bay
Francis Wilson

Background imageBookshop Collection: Old Corner Bookstore, first brick building in Boston, c. 1900 (b/w photo)

Old Corner Bookstore, first brick building in Boston, c. 1900 (b/w photo)
779248 Old Corner Bookstore, first brick building in Boston, c.1900 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Detroit Publishing Co.)

Background imageBookshop Collection: Bookplate of Jehan St. Denis, Book seller in Paris

Bookplate of Jehan St. Denis, Book seller in Paris
3785920 Bookplate of Jehan St. Denis, Book seller in Paris by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Bookplate of Jehan St)

Background imageBookshop Collection: Men looking at books at a bookstall in Georgian London. 1831 (engraving)

Men looking at books at a bookstall in Georgian London. 1831 (engraving)
7234777 Men looking at books at a bookstall in Georgian London.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A canon in wig and glasses)

Background imageBookshop Collection: Moens bookshop, Galeria Bortier, Brussels, Belgium 1919 (engraving)

Moens bookshop, Galeria Bortier, Brussels, Belgium 1919 (engraving)
7212172 Moens bookshop, Galeria Bortier, Brussels, Belgium 1919 (engraving) by Gailliard, Franz (Francois) (1861-1932); (add.info.: The Moens bookshop in Galeria Bortier, Brussels, Belgium)

Background imageBookshop Collection: His absent gaze was quickened into reverential interest and emotion by the sight of Scotlands

His absent gaze was quickened into reverential interest and emotion by the sight of Scotlands famous poet
7159096 His absent gaze was quickened into reverential interest and emotion by the sight of Scotlands famous poet, Robert Burns (litho) by Rhodes, H. J

Background imageBookshop Collection: Frontispiece of 'Delle Riflessioni sopra il buon gusto nelle science e nell arti di Lamindo Pritanio

Frontispiece of "Delle Riflessioni sopra il buon gusto nelle science e nell arti di Lamindo Pritanio
AIS5390862 Frontispiece of " Delle Riflessioni sopra il buon gusto nelle science e nell arti di Lamindo Pritanio. parte prima", 1736 by Muratori

Background imageBookshop Collection: Portrait de Emile Jean Fontaine, libraire (The Bookseller E. J)

Portrait de Emile Jean Fontaine, libraire (The Bookseller E. J. Fontaine) - Peinture de Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894)
FIA5384893 Portrait de Emile Jean Fontaine, libraire (The Bookseller E. J. Fontaine) - Peinture de Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894), huile sur toile (65x81 cm), 1885

Background imageBookshop Collection: A street bookstall in New York, 1874 (engraving)

A street bookstall in New York, 1874 (engraving)
7212173 A street bookstall in New York, 1874 (engraving) by Abbey, Edwin Austin (1852-1911); (add.info.: A street bookstall in New York in the 1870 s)

Background imageBookshop Collection: Scene in a bookshop (litho)

Scene in a bookshop (litho)
7172859 Scene in a bookshop (litho) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene in a bookshop)

Background imageBookshop Collection: At the Egide de Minerve, a bookstore in Liege, Belgium that sold books forbidden by

At the Egide de Minerve, a bookstore in Liege, Belgium that sold books forbidden by
JLJ4590737 At the Egide de Minerve, a bookstore in Liege, Belgium that sold books forbidden by the power or by the Church. Joseph IIs policy of tolerance (1741-1790) favouring encyclopedists

Background imageBookshop Collection: In a bookstore, Theophile Malo Corret de La Tour (or Latour) d

In a bookstore, Theophile Malo Corret de La Tour (or Latour) d
JLJ4623043 In a bookstore, Theophile Malo Corret de La Tour (or Latour) d Auvergne (Theophile-Malo de La Tour d Auvergne-Corret) (1743-1800)




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Step into the cozy world of books at a wet winter evening in Bloomsbury, where a book lover finds solace amidst the raindrops. The black and white photo captures the essence of this bibliophile's haven, known as "The Bibliophilists Haunt" or Creechs Bookshop. Transport yourself to Mosman Bay, Keanes Point, Peppermint Grove in 1947 through an unknown creator's lens, as you explore the enchanting shelves filled with literary treasures. Immerse yourself in history at Hatchards bookshop, where time seems to stand still and ancient Rome comes alive through colored engravings from 1866. Take flight over Fremantle Harbour in another unknown creator's snapshot from 1947 and marvel at its maritime charm. Travel across continents to Seoul, South Korea, where Starfield Library awaits your arrival within COEX Mall - a mesmerizing sight for any book aficionado. Venture further south to Porto district in Portugal and discover Livraria Lello - an old-world gem that exudes timeless elegance. Witness the beauty of literature unfolding before your eyes with Spiral in Bookstore (Horizontal), capturing the allure of knowledge spiraling towards infinite possibilities. Experience a unique bookstore like no other aboard Word on the Water - a canal barge transformed into a floating sanctuary along Regents Canal in London. Finally, journey back through time to East Sussex's Lewes High Street and step foot inside The Fifteenth Century Bookshop - an embodiment of history itself. Whether it be rain-soaked evenings or sunlit adventures by the sea, these captivating glimpses into various bookshops around the world remind us that within their walls lies magic waiting to be discovered by every reader who dares to turn each page.