{"product_id":"london-shopfronts-illustrations-of-the-citys-best-loved-spots-9783791389158","title":"London Shopfronts: Illustrations of the City's Best-Loved Spots","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis love letter to London's most cherished shops celebrates the city's past and present, as well as its diversity and vivaciousness.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIllustrator Joel Holland created his first book, \u003ci\u003eNYC Storefronts\u003c\/i\u003e, because he was missing all the places he couldn't visit in his own hometown during Covid lockdown. Now he's set his sights on London--a city that feels at once ancient and modern, traditional and quirky, homey and hip. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMade with the same energy as \u003ci\u003eNYC Storefronts\u003c\/i\u003e, this book has a distinctly English vibe. It divides the city into five navigable sections (Central, North, East, South, and West), and highlights its diverse mix of cultures. In each chapter is a sprawling selection of shops, brought to life by Holland's charming drawings and London-based journalist Rosie Hewitson's captivating descriptions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis collection of more than two hundred shopfronts runs the gamut of old to modern-day London: stately bookshops, umbrella stores, tailors, hatters, and pubs, but also trendy restaurants, bars, and boutiques. A number of places are deeply profiled, including storied jazz club Ronnie Scott's; Hatchards, the UK's oldest- surviving bookshop; Caribbean record store People's Sound; Rowan's Tenpin Bowling Alley; beloved Turkish restaurant Mangal II; and gender-affirming hairdressers Open Barbers; each one is lovingly detailed in Holland's gentle tones. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn informative guide to discovering all the Big Smoke has to offer, this is also a lasting keepsake for London lovers of every age and style.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Prestel Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783791389158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Joel Holland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43124541096117,"sku":"9783791389158","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_93f4b9fe-cbe4-42e4-b56a-bd265cdd4819.jpg?v=1694554029","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/london-shopfronts-illustrations-of-the-citys-best-loved-spots-9783791389158","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}