Bookseller Collection

Ancient Rome: Selling and manufacturing books, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702503 Ancient Rome: Selling and manufacturing books, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

W H Smiths
January 1921: Exterior of W H Smith & Son booksellers, newsagents and stationers. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

William Henry Smith
3586492 William Henry Smith; (add.info.: Portrait of William Henry Smith (1825-1891) an English bookseller and newsagent of the family firm W. H. Smith

A woman clothed in the fashion of the English Regence (1811-1820), in a bookstore in Bath (England)
FLO4565801 A woman clothed in the fashion of the English Regence (1811-1820), in a bookstore in Bath (England), asking the bookseller to stick together pages so that her daughter could not read a

William Henry Smith
3118261 William Henry Smith; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of William Henry Smith (1825-1891) an English Member of Parliament, bookseller and newsagent of the family firm W H Smith

Chinese or Korean bookseller holding a mirror in conversation with a Russian soldier
528404 Chinese or Korean bookseller holding a mirror in conversation with a Russian soldier. Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915) Japanese artist. Print c1904.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Die Gartenlaube
3585823 Die Gartenlaube; (add.info.: Illustration from 'Die Gartenlaube' by Ernst Keil. Ernst Keil (1816-1878) a German bookseller and founder of 'Die Gartenlaube' (The Gazebo)

Business or trade calling card
2911185 Business or trade calling card; (add.info.: 1825 Business or trade calling card, for a bookseller 1824-25, from Italy.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Scottish Bookseller Alexander Cruden, 1737
1574487 Scottish Bookseller Alexander Cruden, 1737; (add.info.: Alexander Cruden (1700-1770) Scottish bookseller. In 1737 he published his ''Concordance of the Holy Scriptures''

Illustration by Frederic Bouchot (1798-1860) in " Chanson illustree", ca
ICA4841171 Illustration by Frederic Bouchot (1798-1860) in " Chanson illustree", ca. 1840 - Le cabinet de lecture de Madame Dubouquin - Shops, Books, Reading

Clarence Charles Hatry, 1888-1965. Company promoter, financier, bankrupt, bookseller and publisher
2638493 Clarence Charles Hatry, 1888-1965. Company promoter, financier, bankrupt, bookseller and publisher. From The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures published 1935 by Unknown photographer

Notre-Dame, seen from the Left Bank, in snowy weather (oil on canvas)
XIR379760 Notre-Dame, seen from the Left Bank, in snowy weather (oil on canvas) by Levy-Dhurmer, Lucien (1865-1953); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Empress Auguste Viktoria, Pearl Necklace, Book
945565 Empress Auguste Viktoria, Pearl Necklace, Book by Unknown photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved.

Engraving depicting a bookseller in Victorian London, 19th century
5308661 Engraving depicting a bookseller in Victorian London, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a bookseller in Victorian London)

Second hand book: Young woman at the counter of a bookstore, late 1800's. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4826406 Second hand book: Young woman at the counter of a bookstore, late 1800's. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Second hand book)

Artist's reconstruction of an itinerant 16th century bookseller with covered donkey cart of books
531693 Artist's reconstruction of an itinerant 16th century bookseller with covered donkey cart of books. Late 19th century (chromolithograph Liebig trade card); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Portrait of William Henry Smith
672556 Portrait of William Henry Smith; (add.info.: William Henry Smith (24 June 1825 - 6 October 1891) was an English bookseller and newsagent of the family firm W H Smith

Perthes, Friedrich Christoph ( 1772-1843), German bookseller and publisher, 1866 (engraving)
UTD4920487 Perthes, Friedrich Christoph ( 1772-1843), German bookseller and publisher, 1866 (engraving); (add.info.: Perthes, Friedrich Christoph ( 1772-1843), German bookseller and publisher

Fashionable society shopping in the Galleries of the Palais Royal, Paris. Man talking to booksellers
FLO4656897 Fashionable society shopping in the Galleries of the Palais Royal, Paris. Man talking to booksellers, women at a fabric shop

Line drawing titled 'La Grant Danse Macabre' from one of the earliest printed books
1578304 Line drawing titled 'La Grant Danse Macabre' from one of the earliest printed books; (add.info.: Line drawing titled 'La Grant Danse Macabre' from one of the earliest printed)

Paris bookstall, 1880s - Bookstall on a Paris boulevard along the Seine, 1880s
NWI4714229 Paris bookstall, 1880s - Bookstall on a Paris boulevard along the Seine, 1880s.; (add.info.: Paris bookstall, 1880s - Bookstall on a Paris boulevard along the Seine)

Courtesan and customer sharing a tobacco pipe on a teahouse verandah as a bookseller walks by in the pleasure quarters
FLO4630836 Courtesan and customer sharing a tobacco pipe on a teahouse verandah as a bookseller walks by in the pleasure quarters

Book trade in Leningrad near the Kazan Cathedral, 1920-1929. Creator: Unknown
Book trade in Leningrad near the Kazan Cathedral, 1920-1929. In the early part of the Stalin era, the Kremlin established a new administrative territory in the Soviet Far East--the Jewish Autonomous

Book trade in Leningrad near the Kazan Cathedral, 1920-1929. Creator: Unknown
Book trade in Leningrad near the Kazan Cathedral, 1920-1929. In the early part of the Stalin era, the Kremlin established a new administrative territory in the Soviet Far East--the Jewish Autonomous

Book trade in Leningrad near the Kazan Cathedral, 1920-1929. Creator: Unknown
Book trade in Leningrad near the Kazan Cathedral, 1920-1929. In the early part of the Stalin era, the Kremlin established a new administrative territory in the Soviet Far East--the Jewish Autonomous

La Suisse appellerait ça ne pas reconnaitre la propriété littéraire, 1866. Creator: Cham
La Suisse appellerait ca ne pas reconnaitre la propriete litteraire, 1866. Series: Actualites; Periodical: Le Charivari, Thursday, 29 March 1866

Portrait of Caspar Commelin, bookseller, newspaper publisher and author of the official history of A Creator
Portrait of Caspar Commelin, bookseller, newspaper publisher and author of the official history of Amsterdam Beschrijvinghe van Amsterdam'of 1693, 1693-1704

The Agitation Against Ritualism: Mr. Kensit's Violent Protest in a West End Church, c1900
The Agitation Against Ritualism: Mr. Kensit's Violent Protest in a West End Church, c1898, (c1900)....Mr. John Kensit

Portrait of Frans van Hoogstraten, Poet and Bookseller in Rotterdam and Dordrecht, 1700-1732. Creator: Arnoud van Halen
Portrait of Frans van Hoogstraten, Poet and Bookseller in Rotterdam and Dordrecht, 1700-1732

The Shop of the Bookdealer Pieter Meijer Warnars on the Vijgendam in Amsterdam, 1820 or earlier. Full size preliminary study for the painting of the same name in the Rijksmuseum

Pieter Arnold Diederichs, bookseller, founder of the Algemeen Handelsblad newspaper, 1850-1860. Pieter Arnold Diederichs (1804-1874), bookseller in Amsterdam

Book stall on a market surrounded by eight scenes with reading figures, c.1860-c.1862. Creator: Charles Rochussen
Book stall on a market surrounded by eight scenes with reading figures, c.1860-c.1862

Bookstalls on a quay in Paris, 1911. Creator: Rolf von Hoerschelmann
Bookstalls on a quay in Paris, 1911. Bouquinistes de Paris

Chinese bookseller, 1805 or later. Creator: Anon
Chinese bookseller, 1805 or later. A man reads while sitting on a box. He has displayed his stock on a rug. Next to him is a boy reading, possibly his son or a helper

Interior with a bookseller, c.1800-c.1850. Creator: Anon
Interior with a bookseller, c.1800-c.1850. In the corner of a room, a book seller sits behind a table in front of a bookcase. He shows a book to a man with a stick and a hat in his right hand

Exterior of the store of bookseller and publisher Samuel Leigh in London, 1814-c.1840. Creator: Anon
Exterior of the store of bookseller and publisher Samuel Leigh in London, 1814-c.1840

Traveling bookseller, 1800-1899. Creator: Anon
Traveling bookseller, 1800-1899. A man in a long jacket with a hat, a walking stick in his left hand. Under his left arm he holds a stack of books, with even more books in a bundle on his arm

People at a book stall, Paris, 1923. Creator: Anon
People at a book stall, Paris, 1923. Two men, a woman and a girl look at books on one of the quais along the Seine. On the left is the female bouquiniste on a stool

Bookseller in his store, after 1800-before 1899. Creator: Anon
Bookseller in his store, after 1800-before 1899

Boy reading at a book stall, 1890-1928. Creator: Alcide Theophile Robaudi
Boy reading at a book stall, 1890-1928. Il lit les poetes a l'etalage des bouquinistes'. (He reads the poets at the stalls of the second-hand booksellers)

Portrait of Pieter Meijer, Publisher and Bookseller in Amsterdam, 1750-1781. Creator: Hendrik Pothoven
Portrait of Pieter Meijer, Publisher and Bookseller in Amsterdam, 1750-1781. Attributed to Hendrik Pothoven

The Shop of the Bookdealer Pieter Meijer Warnars on the Vijgendam in Amsterdam, 1820. Creator: Johannes Jelgerhuis
The Shop of the Bookdealer Pieter Meijer Warnars on the Vijgendam in Amsterdam, 1820. Other Title(s): The Bookshop of Pieter Meijer Warnars (1792-1869) on the Vijgendam, Amsterdam

'The Late Right Honourable W.H.Smith, M.P. 1825-1891, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'The Late Right Honourable W.H.Smith, M.P. 1825-1891, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Bookseller on the Quai des Grands-Augustins, c1949. Creator: Bernard Boutet de Monvel
Bookseller on the Quai des Grands-Augustins, c1949

Portrait of a man, between 1701 and 1800. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of a man, between 1701 and 1800

Passage Verite and Place de Valois, 1897. Creator: Paul Schaan
Passage Verite and Place de Valois, 1897

Honoré Champion (1846-1913), bookseller-editor, surrounded by his sons, c1900. Creator: Eugene Pascau
Honore Champion (1846-1913), bookseller-editor, surrounded by his sons, c1900

Quai de Conti, in 1846, 1846. Creator: William Parrott
Quai de Conti, in 1846, 1846

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The world of bookselling has a rich and fascinating history, spanning centuries and continents. From the bustling streets of Ancient Rome to the quaint bookshops of Victorian England, booksellers have played a vital role in connecting readers with knowledge and stories. In Ancient Rome, booksellers were not only responsible for selling books but also manufacturing them. The sight of these skilled craftsmen diligently creating manuscripts would have been awe-inspiring. Fast forward to 1866, where a coloured engraving showcases Burnley Waddington and Lupton Bookseller in all its glory. This snapshot from the early 1900s gives us a glimpse into the thriving book trade during that era, and are not just sellers; they can be authors too, and is no surprise that some individuals excel at both crafts. Their deep understanding of literature allows them to curate an exceptional collection while adding their own written works to it. Advertisements like "The Bladud Library" or "S. W. Simms, Booksellers and Stationers" provide insights into how these businesses promoted themselves in Bath during different time periods. These adverts serve as reminders that even back then, marketing played a crucial role in attracting customers. Gottfried Zimmermann's name may not ring many bells today, but his contributions as a bookseller should not be forgotten. His dedication to sharing knowledge through publications like "The Vegetable Kingdom" highlights how they can shape our understanding of various subjects beyond just fiction. Sometimes it takes more than one person to run a successful bookstore. Mr. Heywood Hill joined forces with Lady Anne Gathorne-Hardy to create an establishment known for its literary expertise and impeccable taste in Victoria Station, London (1916). Together they created an oasis for book lovers amidst the hustle and bustle of city life. Traveling across borders brings us face-to-face with unique bookstores such as "The Marque of Jehan St Denis.