CURATED SPECIMEN EXHIBITION
Historic Bookstore Bookmarks
Explore authentic bookmarks preserved from legendary independent booksellers across Paris, New York, San Francisco, and Chicago. Click any specimen to lift and flip its 3D paper scans, or read the full bookstore research dossier and historical press clippings.
Tray I of I(6 specimens in archive)
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Gotham Book Mart
c. 1934·2.25" × 7.75"
New York, NY
Shakespeare and Company
c. 1951·2.1" × 8.0"
Paris, France
City Lights Booksellers & Publishers
c. 1956·2.5" × 7.5"
San Francisco, CA
Kroch's & Brentano's
c. 1955·2.25" × 7.5"
Chicago, IL
Gotham Book Mart
c. 1975·2.0" × 8.25"
New York, NY
Shakespeare and Company
c. 1978·2.5" × 7.0"
Paris, France
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