T he old town bookshop has been a specialist booksellers of antiquarian maps, prints, scottish material, fine art monographs and original artworks for over thirty years. Similarly, the edinburgh bookshop enjoys a privileged and cosy position in the hip bruntsfield precinct. In the heart of edinburgh there is a bookshop that is independent, ecumenical and inclusive. Tills bookshop is located at 1 hope park crescent, edinburgh, city of edinburgh. Books bought and sold paperback and hardback specialising in military history in all fields. Our enthusiastic booksellers will endeavour to find the book you are after, and will help you discover your next great new book. Bobbies bookshop secondhand book shop in haymarket. View all restaurants near the old town bookshop on tripadvisor. List of second hand bookshops in edinburgh including. Second hand bookshops in edinburgh ask for free quotes. Summerhall is the heart of edinburghs many cultural festivals, and has many permanent fixtures, including charming a bookshop and library.
Edinburgh books edinburghs largest secondhand bookshop. However i must thank rob fender for his memories of an edinburgh earlier coffee shop, situated in princes street, close to the old monsignor jacey cinema, not far from south charlotte street. On the day, beat queues at the ticket office and maximize your time exploring all that edinburgh castle and its grounds have to offer at your own pace, including the national war museum, the royal palace, the scottish crown jewels exhibit, and more. Shopping in edinburgh, shops in edinburgh, scotland, uk. The golden hare independent bookshop edinburgh located in stockbridge, offers. Formerly west port books, this quirky edinburgh icon has catered to the citys book enthusiasts for over twenty years. Under new ownership readinglasses is located in scotlands book town, wigtown. This article is for all booklovers heading to edinburgh and wanting to explore some of the beautiful, unique and overflowing bookstores in edinburgh. Were proud to be a business where love and appreciation for book design is reflected throughout the shop. Find the best book shop in edinburgh, city of edinburgh.
Discover more details about readinglasses bookshop and cafe including opening times, facilities, contact details and more. Armchair books deserves every bit of its spot on this list of best edinburgh bookstores. In the hustle and bustle of elm row youll find mcnaughtans bookshop, a second hand book shop that has been around 1957 and is probably. Paper tiger is the edinburgh destination for unique scottish gifts and souvenirs. This is why every detail is given thought and careful attention, from our bespoke layout by design team. There are now coffee shops throughout the centre of edinburgh starbucks, costa coffee and many others. Its also the only open shop in edinburgh to serve as a member of the antiquarian booksellers association, the oldest trade body in the. This is part of a series on unusual and interesting places to shop in edinburgh, themed around different streets. We are currently closed to visitors for public health reasons, but we are open for enquiries and orders with free uk postage. Best bookshops in edinburgh travels of a bookpacker.
We provide spiritual, pastoral and theological resources for people throughout scotland and beyond. A pop up bookshop and events space by the fruitmarket gallery. Specialities include booklets, british history, edinburgh university press publications, philosophy, art catalogues, and scottish material. For book lovers, edinburgh is an absolute dream come true. We have over 8,000 books on sale in the shop from new books as gifts or old books to treasure. For general enquiries please use the email form below. Armchair books at west port near the grassmarket is a true book lovers paradise. Ask for a free quote from bookshops listings near you. The author, william noel hodgson, was an oxford graduate who. Whether youre in it for the hunt or craving a casual browse, check.
The edinburgh bookshop was founded in 2007 and can be found nestled at holy corner in bruntsfield. Its home to some of the worlds most influential writers and to the edinburgh international book festival, and many happy hours can disappear exploring the masterpieces that are packed into scotlands unesco city of literature. Please click the send message button once, when done. Edinburgh books has a vast range of books on many subjects. Please do not send enquiries to this page contact the shop by phone. Independent bookshop with cafe in the quartermile edinburgh. Here is our guide to the best paperback stores, cafe combos and general treasure troves of the written word to be discovered in edinburgh. Readinglasses bookshop and cafe, wigtown bookshops. View all attractions near the old town bookshop on tripadvisor. Edinburgh books has been a landmark for book lovers for more than twenty years. Established in 1957, mcnaughtans is the oldest secondhand and antiquarian bookshop in scotland. We believe that a book can be a place of escape and solace in.
Finding the best bookshops in edinburgh is at least a full days job. This little book was amongst a shelf of poetry books which i picked up at an auction earlier this week. We buy and sell old and rare books, and our gallery hosts typewronger books, offering new books and secondhand typewriters. While we make room for more fruitmarket on market street join us in waverley mall. Street reads is an edinburgh project giving away donated books to homeless readers. Southside books old town, edinburgh book store opening.
Winner of the uk independent bookshop of the year award 2019, golden hare books is based in stockbridge, edinburgh. This offbeat edinburgh bookshop has a huge, wide ranging stock of secondhand and antiquarian books. This secondhand bookshop carries every type of book you could possibly. An evening with jorge consiglio were delighted to announce this exclusive event, launching fate by jorge consiglio ahead of official publication date. The shops have traded since 1981, and the owners strive to offer a fantastic range of exciting and distinctive greetings cards and stationery, beautiful wrapping papers, and an inspiring collection of books, toys, gifts and jewellery. Edinburgh airport, south gyle, edinburgh 01 344 3434. We are always happy to look at quality books and libraries with a view to purchasing them and we will consider buying collections. With its maze of secondhand fiction, nonfiction and collectors editions, edinburgh books is in a league of its own. Victoria street is a narrow, winding road with high shops on either side, including a book shop, clothing shop, and aha ha ha joke shop at one end.
The 11 most beautiful bookshops in edinburgh edinburgh live. Guarantee entry to one of edinburghs top and most popular attractions by buying your edinburgh castle admission ticket in advance. For public health reasons, mcnaughtans bookshop is closing to the public from thursday 19th. Situated in the heart of edinburghs historic old town on the characterful victoria street, the shop comprises a 16th century medieval granary store originally used to supply edinburgh castle and is a stones throw away from. Awarded scottish independent bookshop of the year 2018 as part of the british bookseller awards, our emphasis is on unusual, intelligent and topical selections of titles to offer the customer a refreshing choice. Find the best book shop in south gyle, edinburgh, city of edinburgh. Transreal, edinburgh this specialist centre for scifi and fantasy is one of a kind, stuffed to the rafters with interesting and rare reading materials there. We are based in the cameron toll shopping centre, which is one and a half miles from edinburghs city centre and has free parking for over 1,000 cars. We are a member of the provincial booksellers fairs association.