The Select Bookshop Bangalore

When Select Bookshop went to Boston

sheeba — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:25:01 +0000

It was a hot summer day but people were all over the place buying books in bagfuls and carrying them to their cars. There was someone on the loudspeaker making announcements encouraging people to buy more and more books. My father had never seen anything like that. He was like a child in a candy store”

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Three Generations of a Book Mad Family

sheeba — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:14:15 +0000

Select Book Shop’s ongoing exhibition and sale of rare and out-of-print books at the Alliance Française is but an extension of this unique book store’s philosophy of selling books that have disappeared from the public eye. Select, located in a small bylane off Brigade Road, has made something of a speciality out of hunting down and selling rare books and manuscripts, which draws not just students, academics and visiting tourists to the shop but also some of Bangalore’s most famous artists and writers, such as Ramachandra Guha, Girish Karnad and Yusuf Arakkal.

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Introduction

sheeba — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:12:08 +0000

Select Book Shop – established in 1945, Select Bookshop has a wealth of rare first editions and books on every conceivable topic. Bangalores favourite bookshop, Select has survived the onslaught of air-conditioned giant book stores with quiet grace. You can browse for hours undisturbed, unless you need the help. Its amazing how quickly Mr Murthy, the owner, finds the book you are looking for in his enormous collection. This charming paradise for book lovers has an illustrious and eclectic clientele, united by their love for the written word.