Books & Mortar: A Celebration of the Local Bookstore

by Gibbs M Smith and Gibbs M. Smith

Book Overview

A visual feast celebrating the alluring power of bookstores--68 paintings by illustrator Gibbs M. Smith.

The local bookstore, a place of wonder, refuge, and rejuvenation for book lovers the world over. Books & Mortar is a celebration of these literary strongholds. Sixty-eight oil paintings capture these storefronts at a moment in time, and pair the artwork with anecdotes about the shops and reflections on bookselling by many...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1423650433
• ISBN13: 9781423650430
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 7.3"