9 oldest bookstores in the world

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Bookstores have been the favourite haunt of book lovers for centuries. Let's explore some of the oldest functioning bookstores in the world! Image: Shutterstock

9. Strand Book Store

Opened: 1927 Located: New York City, USA Image: Shutterstock

8. Argosy Book Store

Opened: 1925 Located: New York City, USA Image: argosybooks.com

7. Dom Knigi

Opened: 1919 Located: St. Petersburg, Russia Image: Shutterstock

6. Livraria Lello

Opened: 1881 Located: Porto, Portugal Image: Shutterstock

5. Higginbotham's

Opened: 1844 Located: Chennai, India Image: wikipedia.org/Ravichandar84

4. Librairie Galignani

Opened: 1801 Located: Paris, France Image: wikimedia.org/Librairie Galignani

3. Hatchards

Opened: 1797 Located: London, England Image: Shutterstock

2. Moravian Book Shop

Opened: 1745 Located: Pennsylvania, USA Image: wikipedia.org/Moravian Book Shop

1. Livraria Bertrand

Opened: 1735 Located: Lisbon, Portugal Image: Shutterstock

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