03743cam a22004458i 4500 23715951 BJBSDDR 20250527115428.0 ta 240601s2024 nyu b 001 0 eng 2023051408 9780593299920 (hardcover) 0593299922 (hardcover) 9780593299937 (ebook) LBSOR eng rda LBSOR eng pcc n-us--- Z 280 F917b 2024 381/.450020973 Friss, Evan 42115 The bookshop : a history of the American bookstore / Evan Friss. [New York, NY] : Viking, 2024. 403 pages: illustrations ; 24 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction. The UPS driver -- Benjamin Franklin : the smell -- The Old Corner : the buyer -- Parnassus on Wheels : the artist + the suffragette -- Marshall Field & Co. : The architect -- Gotham Book Mart : the cat -- The Strand : the kids -- The Aryan Book Store : the grandmother -- Oscar Wilde : the convener -- Drum & Spear : the guy who never buys anything -- Barnes & Noble : the weirdo -- The Sidewalk : the wall -- Amazon Books : the teacher -- Parnassus : the bookstore book. "An affectionate and engaging history of the American bookstore and its central place in American cultural life, from department stores to indies, from highbrow dealers trading in first editions to sidewalk vendors, and from chains to special-interest community destinations Bookstores have always been unlike any other kind of store, shaping readers and writers, and influencing our tastes, thoughts, and politics. They nurture local communities while creating new ones of their own. Bookshops are powerful spaces, but they are also endangered ones. In The Bookshop, we see those stakes: what has been, and what might be lost. Evan Friss's history of the bookshop draws on oral histories, archival collections, municipal records, diaries, letters, catalogs, and interviews with leading booksellers to offer a fascinating look at this institution beloved by so many-not just as a merchant, but as a gathering place for likeminded people who cherish books. The story begins with Benjamin Franklin's first bookstore in Philadelphia, and takes us to a range of booksellers including The Strand, Chicago's Marshall Field & Co., Gotham Book Mart, specialty stores like Oscar Wilde and Drum and Spear, sidewalk sellers of used books, Barnes & Noble, Amazon Books, and Parnassus. The Bookshop is also a history of the leading figures in American bookselling, often impassioned eccentrics, and a history of how books have been marketed and sold over the course of more than two centuries-including, for example, a 3,000-pound elephant who appeared to sign books at Marshall Field's in 1944. The Bookshop is a book every bookstore will want to carry, as there has never been a more affectionate and engaging celebration of this beloved institution"-- Provided by publisher. Bookstores United States History. Librerías Historia Estados Unidos 31476 Libreros Estados Unidos 8405 Industria editorial 5741 Industria del libro 15703 Online version: Friss, Evan. Bookshop [New York City] : Viking, [2024] 9780593299937 (DLC) 2023051409 0 vip orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 123507 123507 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2025-05-20 0 Z 280 F917b 2024 00000192799 2025-05-20 00:00:00 1 2025-05-20 BK