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History of Blackwell’s

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Our History

From our original shop in Oxford…
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Celebrating 140 Years of bookselling

Celebrating 140 Years of bookselling

On January 1st 1879, Benjamin Henry Blackwell opened the doors of a bookshop on Broad Street, Oxford, England for the very first time.
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140 years, 140 books. Part II 1889–1898

140 years, 140 books. Part II 1889–1898

Following on from the first part of our bookseller’s choice of one book to represent each of the 140 years since Blackwell’s first opened…
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