5 Questions: Ed Lake of Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers

Ed Lake works at Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers, specialist in 18th and 19th century English literature and history. His parents opened the business in 1969 and it is based in Great Russell Street, across from the British Museum. The shop’s ground floor has been renovated to recreate a 19th-century bookshop.

1. How did you get your start?

Pure nepotism! I’m a second-generation bookseller; both of my pa…

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