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050 00 $aHF5465.G74$bS449 2013
082 00 $a381/.141092$aB$223
084 $aBIO006000$aHIS015000$aBIO013000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aWoodhead, Lindy.
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,$c2013.
264 4 $c©2012
300 $axxiv, 310 pages, [16] pages of plates :$billustrations ;$c21 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
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.
610 20 $aSelfridges (Firm)
650 0 $aBusinessmen$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 0 $aRetail trade$zGreat Britain$xHistory.
650 7 $aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / Europe / Great Britain.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Rich & Famous.$2bisacsh