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Japanese Bookstore Density Map

 

 

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Kelman's Bookstore

1079 Wellington Street in 1935 and 2020. Source. And Google Street View.

Central Reference Library

The Central Reference Library, University Avenue, Toronto, built in 1920. This room later became the U of T Bookstore. Source.

H. N. Jacobsens Bókahandil, Tórshavn

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Paul Doumer

On May 6th, 1932 French President Paul Doumer was assassinated while opening a book fair. Andre Maurois was there and wrote a book about it. Source.

Willem Frederik Hermans' Typewriters

Boekhandel Limerick in Ghent has a room devoted to the typewriter collection of Dutch author Willem Frederik Hermans. Source.

Benjamin Books at Night

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Dom Knigi

Art Nouveau figures over the entrance to the Dom Knigi bookstore on Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg. Source.

Book Vending Machine

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Morioka Shoten

Morioka Shoten is a Tokyo bookstore that carries only one title at a time. It's a beautiful concept, but you have to bear in mind that greater Tokyo has a population of 38 million people. This would not fly in East Chezzetcook. Source.