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100 1 $aWoodhead, Lindy,$eauthor.
245 10 $aShopping, seduction & Mr. Selfridge /$cLindy Woodhead.
246 3 $aShopping, seduction, and Mr. Selfridge
246 3 $aShopping, seduction, and Mister Selfridge
250 $aRandom House Trade paperback edition.
264 1 $aNew York :$bRandom House Trade Paperbacks,$c[2013]
264 4 $c©2012
300 $axxiv, 310 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations ;$c21 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 289-294) and index.
520 $a"If you lived at Downton Abbey, you shopped at Selfridge's. Harry Gordon Selfridge was a charismatic American who, in twenty-five years working at Marshall Field's in Chicago, rose from lowly stockboy to a partner in the business which his visionary skills had helped to create. At the turn of the twentieth century he brought his own American dream to London's Oxford Street where, in 1909, with a massive burst of publicity, Harry opened Selfridge's, England's first truly modern built-for-purpose department store. Designed to promote shopping as a sensual and pleasurable experience, six acres of floor space offered what he called "everything that enters into the affairs of daily life," as well as thrilling new luxuries--from ice-cream soda to signature perfumes. This magical emporium also featured Otis elevators, a bank, a rooftop garden with an ice-skating rink, and a restaurant complete with orchestra--all catering to customers from Anna Pavlova to Noel Coward. The store was "a theatre, with the curtain going up at nine o'clock." Yet the real drama happened off the shop floor, where Mr. Selfridge navigated an extravagant world of mistresses, opulent mansions, racehorses, and an insatiable addiction to gambling. While his gloriously iconic store still stands, the man himself would ultimately come crashing down"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"In 1909 London's first dedicated department store built from scratch opened in a glorious burst of publicity, spearheaded by the largest advertising campaign ever mounted in the British press. In his eponymous store Selfridge created nothing less than "the theatre of retail". His personal life was just as flamboyant, one of mistresses and mansions, racehorses and yachts. In this book Lindy Woodhead tells the extraordinary story of the early 20th century revolution in shopping and the rise and fall of a retail prince"--$cProvided by publisher.
505 0 $aIntroduction: Consuming passions -- The fortunes of war -- Giving the ladies what they want -- The customer is always right -- Full speed ahead -- Going it alone -- Building the dream -- Takeoff -- Lighting up the night -- War work, war play -- Castles in the air -- Vices and virtues -- Making waves -- Tout va -- Flights of fancy -- Over and out.
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