Dawson's Book Shop

{{Short description|Bookstore in Los Angeles, California}}

Dawson's Book Shop was a bookstore and small press that operated in Los Angeles beginning in 1905.{{cite web |title=Collection Guide |url=https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf9g5009d3/ |website=The Online Archive of California |access-date=18 April 2025}} Founded by Ernest Dawson (d. 1947), it was started as a new bookstore, but Dawson soon shifted his attention to rare books, and was known from that time on as a rare book dealer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rarebookhub.com/articles/242|title=Dawson's Book Shop: Celebrating their 100th Year|website=www.rarebookhub.com|access-date=2018-04-16}} The business was taken over after his death by his sons Glen Dawson and Muir Dawson.{{cite AV media |people= |date=1977 |title=Muir Dawson speaks of his father, Ernest Dawson, and the history of Dawson's Book Shop in Los Angeles |trans-title= |medium=DVD |language=English |url= |access-date= |format= |time= |location=Northridge |publisher=California State University, Northridge Libraries |id= |isbn= |oclc= |quote= |ref= }} Dawson's specialized in rare books related to California and the West. Today, the shop operates online under the ownership of Michael Dawson.