The magic of book – Bodek family, the antique books sellers from Lviv Cover Image

Magia książki – Bodekowie, antykwariusze lwowscy
The magic of book – Bodek family, the antique books sellers from Lviv

Author(s): Ewa Wojcik
Subject(s): Cultural history, Archiving, Library operations and management, Local History / Microhistory, Social history
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: antique; bookselling; Lviv XIX–XX c.; Bodek family;

Summary/Abstract: Bodek is a family of secondhand booksellers in Lviv, which since the 50s of the nineteenth century dealt with trade of old books in Lviv. Its representatives: Leon, Sara, Jakub, Samuel, Józef, Dorota, Alfred, Adolf, Maksymilian and Zygmunt, had contributed to the dissemination of Polish books. Some of them were booksellers and publishers, others only traders of school textbooks and literature, as well as popular crime literature and travel books. They ran their businesses with varying degrees of success, depending on economic conditions and competition on the book market in Lviv. The article is the history of this family and the activities of its members in various fields related to the book.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 14
  • Page Range: 305-313
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish
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