storybook shop (Edo period); ezōshi shop
Historical term for a shop that sold illustrated storybooks (草双紙) during the Edo period. Not used in modern contexts.
In the Edo period, you could buy kusazōshi at a storybook shop.
Compound of 草紙 (sōshi, 'storybook') and 店 (mise, 'shop'). The reading そうしみせ reflects the historical term for a shop selling Edo-period illustrated books.