The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore Pouches 000-pound elephant who signed books

000-pound elephant who signed books at Marshall Field’s in 1944

The design will never fade & earrings are 100% waterproof

This is a story of the sides of ourselves that we choose to show and those we try to conceal

then and now

” —Chris Bohjalian

The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore Pouches 000-pound elephant who signed booksBy Evan Friss Hardcover AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A spirited defense of this important, odd and odds defying American retail category." The New York Times "It is a delight to wander through the bookstores of American history in this warm, generous book." Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author and owner of Books Are Magic An affectionate and engaging history of the American bookstore and its central place in American cultural life,