Shakespeare & Co. is a book shop in the 5th, a stone’s throw away from Notre Dame. It’s been around in Paris since the beginning of the 20th century, and is often a haven for British or American tourists. I very much enjoyed photographing the library on the 1st floor. The shop is full of nooks and crannies where haggard copies of ancient books can be discovered.
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love it. definitely have to spend more time there next year!
That second photo is beauuuuutiful. It makes me want to gobble up those books like the F&M pictures make me want to gobble the chocolates!
Random – that’s the second time I’ve heard about Shakespeare and Co in 2 days. There’s a portrait of the owner and his daughter in the BP Portrait Award exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery:
http://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/exhibitions/bp-portrait-award-2010/the-exhibition1/exhibitors/bp-exhibitor-29.php
Love the blog by the way!
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