Footnotes from the World's Greatest Bookstores : True Tales and Lost Moments from Book Buyers, Booksellers, and Book Lovers (Hardcover)

from book58lover

A delightful 'travel guide' to book stores around the world, some no longer in existence. Eckstein gives a brief description of the store, (location, dates, etc.) then literally paints a picture of the storefront. Across that picture is a quote by someone affiliated with the store which does more...

from hardlyhardy

There are books about books, but there are also books about bookshops. The latter has practically become its own genre in both fiction ("The Little Paris Bookshop," "Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore," "The Bookshop on the Corner," "The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry") and nonfiction ("My Bookstore," ...

from dawnlovesbooks

I loved this book. Features lovely bookstores all over the world. Beautiful illustrations. Stories from each store. I made a list of all the bookstores I wanted to visit! :) The last page of the book had an employee of the month poster and it was a cat!! :) If you love bookstores, you will adore ...

from Sally

This is a lovely book with beautiful paintings of each bookstore, and a short history of each store. It's a book that I can pick-up and start reading any page, and one I will go back to for years. It's full of history, thoughts (both fun and sentimental), and quotes. A real gem!

from alanteder

This is a gem of a book for lovers of books and bookstores. New Yorker cartoonist Bob Eckstein provides paintings of 75 worldwide bookstores and anecdotes on each are provided by store-owners, clerks and/or customers. A few famous stores (e.g. Shakespeare and Company, Paris) get a 4-page write-up...