SJLahey, 
#TIH #OTD 14 May 1761: The Halifax Gazette (#NovaScotia) ran the 1st advertisement of bookseller James Rivington (1724–1802) of London, UK, who had opened #Canada’s 1st retail bookshop in Halifax “next Door to Mr. Manning nigh the [Grand] Parade”. #BookHistory #CdnBookHist #books
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