Blackwell UK, also known as Blackwell's and Blackwell Group, is a British academic book retailer and library supply service owned by Waterstones. It was founded in 1879 by Benjamin Henry Blackwell, after whom the chain is named, on Broad Street, Oxford. The brand now has a chain of 18 shops, and an accounts and library supply service. It employs around 1000 staff in its divisions.
The main store in Oxford in 1977
The "Norrington Room", contains more than 160,000 books on 3+ miles of shelving
Flagship branch, 48–51 Broad Street, Oxford
South Bridge, Edinburgh, formerly James Thin
Bookselling is the commercial trading of books which is the retail and distribution end of the publishing process.
Cărturești Carusel, a bookshop in a historical building from Bucharest (Romania), built in 1860 as a bank. Its interior combines Baroque Revival architecture with modern design
Bookshop in Marburg (Hesse, Germany)
Interior of the bookshop from the Singer House (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Catholic Book shop in Victoria, Australia