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A big one, Jack Cole, president of Coles bookstore chain, stands inside World's Biggest Bookstore, scheduled to open to the public Wednesday. The stor(...)

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A big one, Jack Cole, president of Coles bookstore chain, stands inside World's Biggest Bookstore, scheduled to open to the public Wednesday. The stor(...)

Date10/29/1980

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Cole, Jack, 1920-1997 (subject)

Innell, Reg, 1926-2018 (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: A big one; Jack Cole, president of Coles bookstore chain, stands inside World's Biggest Bookstore, scheduled to open to the public Wednesday. The store, on Edward St. just west of Yonge, occupies 70,000 square feet on two floors and has 1,500,000 books on 17 miles of shelves. An electronic map inside the entrance shows customer how to find the book he wants.

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