Artist's rendition of the interior of Lackington's 'Temple of the Muses' bookstore, 1809.Token issued by Lackington in 1794, reverse reads "HALFPENNY of J. LACKINGTON & Co." "CHEAPEST BOOKSELLERS IN THE WORLD"Blue plaque commemorating James Lackington in Budleigh Salterton
James Lackington (31 August 1746 in Wellington, Somerset[1] – 22 November 1815 in Budleigh Salterton, Devon[2]) was a bookseller who is credited with revolutionizing the British book trade. He is best known for refusing credit at his London bookshop which allowed him to reduce the price of books throughout his store. He built the largest bookstore in the United Kingdom, with an inventory of over 500,000 volumes.[3]
^Lackington, James. Memoirs of the First Forty-Five Years of the Life of James Lackington, 1794. New York: Garland Publishing Inc., 1974.
^Timperley, Charles, A Dictionary of Printers and Printing: with the progress of literature, 1839:862, s.v. "1815, Nov. 22".
^"The Man Who Invented Bookselling As We Know It". Literary Hub. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
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