W H SMITH TIMELINE
by Rule, Christopher
- New
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 0907370071
- ISBN 13
- 9780907370079
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: SELIA. New. 2009. First Edition. Soft Cover. 8vo 9780907370079 pp. 102. Illustrated. Please note the photograph ( WHS Abingdon 1963 ) advertising this book on is not in the book, but depicts a typical WH Smith shop of the 60s. The bookseller Charles Bossom managed this shop in the late 1960s. The book is a fascinating compilation of facts relating to the W.H.Smith business as well as the Smith family. This book provides a. wealth of information relating to the development of the W.H.Smith business starting in the late eighteenth century, first as wholesale distributors of London newspapers, next as bookstall and advertising contractors to most of the Victorian railway companies and then, starting in the early twentieth century, as retailers in most high streets, shopping centres and transport locations in the U.K. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 122333
- Title
- W H SMITH TIMELINE
- Author
- Rule, Christopher
- Illustrator
- 69 Photographs & Drawings
- Format/Binding
- Soft Cover
- Book Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0907370071
- ISBN 13
- 9780907370079
- Publisher
- SELIA
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- Charles, Bossom, WH, Smith, W, H, Smith, &, Son, Newsagent, Booksellers, Stationers, Printing, Die-Stamping, Hambleden, Press, News, Wholesale, history, retail, history, horse-drawn, coaches, railways, transport, bookstalls, newsboy, newsboys, newsgir
Terms of Sale
CHARLES BOSSOM
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. Please contact me if you have any problem with your order by e-mail charles.bossom@googlemail.com
About the Seller
CHARLES BOSSOM
Biblio member since 2010
ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
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