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London: SELIA. New. 2009. First Edition. Soft Cover. 8vo 0907370071 pp. 102. Illustrated. A fascinating compilation of facts relating to the W.H.Smith business as well as the Smith family. This book provides a. wealth of information relating to the development of the W.H.Smith business starting in the late eighteenth century, first as wholesale distributors of London newspapers, next as bookstall and advertising contractors to most of the Victorian railway companies and then, starting in the early twentieth century, as retailers in most high streets, shopping centres and transport locations in the U.K. .
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- Title W H SMITH TIMELINE
- Author Rule, Christopher
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- Publisher SELIA, London
- Date 2009
- ISBN 9780907370079
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London: SELIA. New. 2009. First Edition. Soft Cover. 8vo 9780907370079 pp. 102. Illustrated. Please note the photograph ( WHS Abingdon 1963 ) advertising this book on is not in the book, but depicts a typical WH Smith shop of the 60s. The bookseller Charles Bossom managed this shop in the late 1960s. The book is a fascinating compilation of facts relating to the W.H.Smith business as well as the Smith family. This book provides a. wealth of information relating to the development of the W.H.Smith business starting in the late eighteenth century, first as wholesale distributors of London newspapers, next as bookstall and advertising contractors to most of the Victorian railway companies and then, starting in the early twentieth century, as retailers in most high streets, shopping centres and transport locations in the U.K. .
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London: SELIA. New. 2009. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo 9780907370079 pp. 102. Illustrated. From the "Introduction The history of W.H.Smith provides a perfect illustration of how a family-run newsagent's business, operating from a small shop in London, could develop into the country's largest wholesale distributor of newspapers as well as becoming the first multiple retailer. The story also exemplifies the Victorian ideal of `self-help' which held that anyone, however humble their background, could rise to a position of wealth and influence so long as they had a strong sense of moral purpose and were prepared to work hard. At the start of the nineteenth century the Smith business was a modest affair with a single shop. By using the developing network of turnpike roads and fast horse-drawn coaches to distribute newspapers throughout the British Isles, the business, within a few years, had grown to be the country's largest wholesaler of London newspapers. The…
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London: SELIA. New. 2009. First Edition. Soft Cover. 8vo 0907370071 pp. 102. Illustrated. A fascinating compilation of facts relating to the W.H.Smith business as well as the Smith family. This book provides a. wealth of information relating to the development of the W.H.Smith business starting in the late eighteenth century, first as wholesale distributors of London newspapers, next as bookstall and advertising contractors to most of the Victorian railway companies and then, starting in the early twentieth century, as retailers in most high streets, shopping centres and transport locations in the U.K. .
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London: SELIA. New. 2009. First Edition. Soft Cover. 8vo 9780907370079 pp. 102. Illustrated. A fascinating compilation of facts relating to the W.H.Smith business as well as the Smith family. This book provides a. wealth of information relating to the development of the W.H.Smith business starting in the late eighteenth century, first as wholesale distributors of London newspapers, next as bookstall and advertising contractors to most of the Victorian railway companies and then, starting in the early twentieth century, as retailers in most high streets, shopping centres and transport locations in the U.K. .
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London: SELIA. New. 2009. First Edition. Soft Cover. 8vo 9780907370079 pp. 102. Illustrated. A fascinating compilation of facts relating to the W.H.Smith business as well as the Smith family. This book provides a. wealth of information relating to the development of the W.H.Smith business starting in the late eighteenth century, first as wholesale distributors of London newspapers, next as bookstall and advertising contractors to most of the Victorian railway companies and then, starting in the early twentieth century, as retailers in most high streets, shopping centres and transport locations in the U.K. .
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London: SELIA. New. 2009. First Edition. Soft Cover. 8vo 0907370071 pp. 102. Illustrated. A fascinating compilation of facts relating to the W.H.Smith business as well as the Smith family. This book provides a. wealth of information relating to the development of the W.H.Smith business starting in the late eighteenth century, first as wholesale distributors of London newspapers, next as bookstall and advertising contractors to most of the Victorian railway companies and then, starting in the early twentieth century, as retailers in most high streets, shopping centres and transport locations in the U.K. .
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London: SELIA. New. 2009. First Edition. Soft Cover. 8vo 9780907370079 pp. 102. Illustrated. A fascinating compilation of facts relating to the W.H.Smith business as well as the Smith family. This book provides a. wealth of information relating to the development of the W.H.Smith business starting in the late eighteenth century, first as wholesale distributors of London newspapers, next as bookstall and advertising contractors to most of the Victorian railway companies and then, starting in the early twentieth century, as retailers in most high streets, shopping centres and transport locations in the U.K. .
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