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Foyles bookshop

Categories: Commerce

Foyles bookshop

Created by William and Gilbert Foyle. See William for more information. For more on old London bookshops see .

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Foyles bookshop

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Foyles - David Attenborough

The most ferocious thing I have ever encountered in any trip abroad is not a ...

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Foyles - William Foyle

Lord Justice Darling was in the shop. He offered me 4 shillings for a book m...

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