A History of Booksellers and the Bookshop

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Jean-Yves Mollier, George Forty

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English

WELBECK
07 July 2026

Language: history & general works; Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Social & cultural history

'In this fascinating book, the historian Jean-Yves Mollier highlights the astonishing diversity of roles assumed by booksellers throughout the ages and the continents' Express

'Jean-Yves Mollier . . . traces meticulously the transformations of a profession and a trade recognised now as essential . . . helping us to understand why bookshops remain dear to the hearts of readers' Le Monde

A fascinating exploration of the role of the bookseller through the ages.

Across the world and from antiquity to the present day, men and women have enabled authors to disseminate their ideas and knowledge, helping readers to become enriched by their words. Over the centuries, a profession was invented - the bookseller - a role forever renewing to adapt to an ever-changing world.

It is this history of booksellers and bookstores that is traced here. Historian Jean-Yves Mollier guides us through the mysteries of a vital cultural industry that has been at the crossroads between the world of ideas and that of the economy. It is a homage to all booksellers and a book for all book lovers that investigates the twists and turns through time that have led the book into the hands of its reader.

Translated from the French by George Miller.

By: Jean-Yves Mollier
Translated by: George Forty
Imprint: WELBECK
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
ISBN: 9781035449392
ISBN 10: 1035449390
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 07 July 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

JEAN-YVES MOLLIER is an emeritus professor of contemporary history at Paris Saclay/Versailles Saint Quentin University. A specialist of the history of publishing, books and reading, he has written a number of works on this subject.

Reviews for A History of Booksellers and the Bookshop

In this fascinating book, the historian Jean-Yves Mollier highlights the astonishing diversity of roles assumed by booksellers throughout the ages and the continents * Express * Jean-Yves Mollier . . . traces meticulously the transformations of a profession and a trade recognised now as essential . . . helping us to understand why bookshops remain dear to the hearts of readers * Le Monde *