John Smith & Son

John Smith & Son is a United Kingdom academic bookseller, based in Ringwood.

Founded in 1751, it is the oldest bookselling company in the English-speaking world.[1] It was based for many years at 57-61 St. Vincent Street in Glasgow, which was also its principal retail outlet. A circulating library (established by Smith as Glasgow's first circulating library and Scotland's second overall) ultimately evolved into the academic bookselling arm of the business.

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The St. Vincent Street shop, along with the general retail part of the business closed in 2000. However as part of the JS Group[2] it continues to trade as an academic bookseller, with campus outlets including Glasgow University, Strathclyde University and the University of London in the UK as well as overseas.

References

  1. ↑ "JS Group is a forward looking business that can trace its roots back to 1751 when the bookseller John Smith and Son was founded in Glasgow". JS Group. 2014. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  2. ↑ Hetherington, Richard. "Home - JS Group". www.johnsmithgroup.com. Retrieved 30 June 2017.


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