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This image bank contains approximately 1400 digitized images about the history of the printed book in the Netherlands, largely originating from the collections of the KB. The images can be downloaded and used with the stated credit line.

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Title
 Bookshop, second half of the 19th century

Creator
 Hoogstraten, H.L. van (graveur/engraver)

Year
 [na 1850]

Type
 advertentie, advertisement

Measurements
 28 x 20 cm.

Related term
 boekhandels

Period
 19e eeuw

Classification
 G: Boekhandel en uitgeverij

Content
 Exterior of a bookshop from the second half of the 19th century with customers. In the left-hand shop window prints can be seen and, on the right, (vaguely) books can be seen. What the caption, 'Oh, if only those days were to come!' refers to is not known.

@description
 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek

@reproduction
 Amsterdam Bibliotheek KVB Universiteitsbibliotheek UVA