Dymock's Book Arcade on George St c1910, Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW hall_35191
This Saturday, 11 August 2012, is National Bookshop Day, and we're all being encouraged to visit our favourite bookshops and celebrate their role in the community.
The Dictionary of Sydney team are a book-loving bunch - yes, even digital afficionados like us still adore print - and we'll be out there shopping up a storm.
By the 1860s, there were 30 bookshops in Sydney, and their growing presence was important to the development of Sydney's culture and history. You'll often find a Sydney bookseller's label on the items of our great institutions.
Angus & Robertson's label on the bottom right hand of the inside cover of Edward Mason's 'Views of Sydney and Surrounding District' c1821, in the Mitchell Library collections, State Library of NSW, a1080001
If you, or somebody you know, is writing a history of Sydney's booksellers, please get in touch, we'd love to know more.
Happy shopping!
Entrance to Dymock's Book Arcade with Melocco Bros terrazzo paving, April 1938, Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW hood_09148Interior of Angus & Robertson booksellers, Castlereagh Street 1946, Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW, SPF/1164The Roycroft Bookshop and Lending Library on Rowe Street, c 1950, by Kerry Dundas, Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW a1528035
