Ysenda Maxtone Graham

The glamour and romance of London’s vanished department stores

The loss of so many buildings whose dazzling interiors once captivated the public makes for heartrending reading

D.H. Evans in 1924. [Getty Images]
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  • London’s Lost Department Stores: A Vanished World of Dazzle and Dreams

    Tessa Boase

    Safe Haven Books, pp. 192, £16

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