Ye Olde Bookshops

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Bookshops as they used to be

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Image: Business premises of Elson chemist and Dutton bookshop, Courtenay Place, Wellington

Business premises of Elson chemist and Dutton bookshop, Courtenay Place, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Broadtop Bookshop, Broadway Avenue

Broadtop Bookshop, Broadway Avenue

Palmerston North City Library

Image: Crowd outside Newbolds Bookshop, George Street, Dunedin

Crowd outside Newbolds Bookshop, George Street, Dunedin

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Interior of Whitcombe and Tombs bookshop, Christchurch

Interior of Whitcombe and Tombs bookshop, Christchurch

Alexander Turnbull Library

Newspaper

A POETRY BOOKSHOP (Evening Post, 28 November 1925)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: View of interior of Newbolds Bookshop, George Street, Dunedin - Photograph taken by Edward Arthur Phillips

View of interior of Newbolds Bookshop, George Street, Dunedin - Photograph taken by Edward Arthur Phillips

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: James Smiths, store interiors

James Smiths, store interiors

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Penguin and children's book counter in McKenzies department store

Penguin and children's book counter in McKenzies department store

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: William Park's book shop

William Park's book shop

Palmerston North City Library