London and the Modernist Bookshop

ISBN-13: 9781108708692 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 75 str.

Matthew Chambers

Opis

Explores how bookshops like David Archer's on Parton Street (London) in the 1930s were sites of distribution, publication, and networking.

Recenzje

'Chambers has produced a fascinating, elegantly written history of one bookseller, one bookshop, one historic publishing street that, despite its brevity, is rich in detail.' Allan Madden, Art History

Spis treści

1. Introduction. Modernist bookshops; 2. Red Lion Square; 3. 4 Parton Street; 4. 2 Parton Street; 5. 1 Parton Street and beyond.