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Books that come on wheels. Travelling book stores carrying up to 1,800 paperback titles have developed a brisk business at many high schools in the Me(...)

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Books that come on wheels. Travelling book stores carrying up to 1,800 paperback titles have developed a brisk business at many high schools in the Me(...)

Date3/17/1965

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Teskey, Frank (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Books that come on wheels. Travelling book stores carrying up to 1;800 paperback titles have developed a brisk business at many high schools in the Metro area. Titles are stocked on recommendations of English teachers and range from the great classics to the modern best sellers.

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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0004214F

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