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020			_a9783791385815
082			_aVSCL _bFRI
100			_aFriedrichs, Horst A.
245		0	_aBookstores
260			_a. _bPrestel _c2021
300			_a248: ill. _c24.82 x 2.92 x 28.7 cm _rHardbound
504			_aBookstores are treasure troves of knowledge and ideas, invaluable for the imagination, and often reflect their owners' personalities in ways internet behemoths could never re-create. In this book, photographer Horst A. Friedrichs opens the door to the world of bricks-and-mortar bookstores, showcasing their variety, quirkiness, and vitality with lavish photography. It celebrates the passion and commitment of the owners with interviews and anecdotes. Explore William Stout Books, a specialty store for architecture and art books in San Francisco, and Baldwin's Book Barn in Pennsylvania, a 5-story bookstore housed in a dairy barn open since the mid-1940s. Discover Gay's the Word, the UK's first and only dedicated LGBTQI bookshop and Livraria Lello, whose Art Deco interior is a temple to reading in the middle of Porto, Portugal. Some of the featured bookstores specialize in a certain genre, some are massive with vaulted ceilings, some are tiny and filled to the brim with books, some are in historic buildings that evoke a different time and place, and some are brand new, hightech, architect-designed spaces. What all the bookstores have in common is that they are all dedicated to spreading the written word to their communities. This is an ideal book for anyone who loves to read, browse, or simply linger in the analog world of books and bookstores.
650			_aBooksellers
650			_aBookstores
650			_aPhotography
650			_aVisual Culture
700			_a Husband, Stuart _eCo-author
700			_a Krug, Nora _eCo-author
942			_cBKS
999			_c463 _d463