Its a great bookshop scarthin books, cromford traveller. Tucked away in stockbridge, the shop is a tribute to the power of books. By the way, if youre a book lover in edinburgh, try and get a ticket to electric bookshop to chat about the future of books. Our shop is located in edinburgh s historic old town, in a row of interesting independent shops.
List of second hand bookshops in edinburgh including. Secondhand bookshops in the midlands national trust. We have a good selection of books from as little as. Find the best secondhand book shop in leith, edinburgh, city of edinburgh. This cosy place was named scottish independent bookshop 2018 at the british bookseller awards and was also shortlisted for childrens bookshop 2018 and uk independent bookshop 2018 a testament to the literary gold inside. This offbeat edinburgh bookshop has a huge, wide ranging stock of secondhand and antiquarian books.
One of the largest secondhand bookshops in britain. We buy and sell old and rare books, and our gallery hosts typewronger books, offering new. Please do not send enquiries to this page contact the shop by phone. Steeped in history and set in a beautiful location, cromford. If you love nothing more than hunting for bargains and hidden gems then edinburgh offers plenty of places to search for unique treasures. Shopping in edinburgh is a fantastic experience catering to all tastes, styles and budgets. Established in 1957, mcnaughtans is the oldest secondhand and antiquarian bookshop in scotland. Edinburgh is a treasure trove that offers a tremendous array of designer shops. What book shops should be if you are around the area and love books scarthin is an absolute must with a huge and varied collection for all tastes and ages.
At the edge of a lake in the village of cromford, derbyshire youll find scarthin books, that claims to be the most charming bookseller in the uk and they are absolutely right. Marys collectables in chepstow, book end in bakewell, and cobbles. Princes street there arent many cities in the world where the foremost shopping thoroughfare boasts an uninterrupted view of an ancient castle, but edinburgh s princes street does just that. Antiques loft, cromford, matlock derbyshire, welcome to the antiques loft we sells a variety of new and second hand products including antiques, hardware, fireside accessories,companion sets, coal hods. Organisers of the edinburgh international radical book fair, word. However, there are ways for people in the know to venture off the map and find true gold. Ron wilson, the old town bookshop, 8 victoria street, edinburgh, eh1 2hg. World of books is one of the largest online sellers of secondhand books in the world. A great selection of secondhand books on every subject. Those with a keen eye for luxury designer brands at a glisteningly brilliant price can consider edinburgh a diamond.
Its a 3storey house over the millpond, crammed to the rafters with everything from new fiction to secondhand rare. Our second hand books department is located on the upper two floors, covering 16 rooms and containing over 100,000 books. The old town bookshop this is one of the more quaint little second hand bookshops, specialising in old scottish history books and philosophical reads. Edinburgh books has been a landmark for book lovers for more than twenty years. See more ideas about i love books, books and love book. Brilliant independent second hand and comic book shops to follow. Our massive collection of over 2 million cheap used books also comes with free delivery in the uk. Claire house charity shops are always a really good place for cheap books. Shopping in edinburgh, shops in edinburgh, scotland, uk.
Heres a roundup of the shops readers have been kind enough to send in over the last few weeks. Visit cromford mills for a complete day out, the start of your journey exploring the derwent valley mills world heritage site. The alice in wonderlandinspired cafe bookshop combo at looking glass books is the epitome of cosy, and perfect for bookworms who want to bond with a book before buying. From harvey nichols to mulberry, finding that key signature statement piece shouldnt be an issue.
Found amid bruntsfields offering of charming shops, the edinburgh bookshop is a firm favourite. We have operated for over twelve years, supplying quality antiquarian, out of print, new and. The book shop comes complete with cafe and a great location overlooking the beautiful village pond in the delightful village of cromford. Eddie fenwicks booklet, secondhand and antiquarian bookshops in scotland. Scarthin books cromford bookshop for the majority of. Barter books, alnwick station, northumberland ne66 2np. A small selection of our stock is on sale in our online book store. The bookshop is the largest secondhand bookshop in scotland, with over 700m of shelving supporting roughly 65,000 books. We do not currently have any vacancies, but if any become available they will be posted here and on twitter armchair books is staffed by edinburgh s finest book people who brave the shop s untraceable noises and unique microclimate to help you find that blue book with the gold writing on the spine, possibly a drawing of an elephant or a. Heres a look at six vintage and second hand fairs you. University of edinburgh secondhand textbooks for sale. Our rooms cater for a wide selection of interests from local interest. Rare and second hand books old town bookshop e d i n b. We also sell collectable old books and 19th century prints.
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. We buy and sell second hand books, and offer a book finding service for our customers. Formerly known as west port books, it was saved by the skin of its teeth from becoming yet another cafe in 2006. To help raise funds to support our conservation work many of the places we look after have secondhand bookshops. Leakeys bookshop, church street, inverness, scotland. We welcome students who found blackwells books unaffordable to. 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. The 10 best bookshops in edinburgh the edinburgh reporter. No dogs policy new following several unfortunate incidents and an evergrowing canine population in our corridors, we have decided, with some regret, that it is time to. Books bought and sold paperback and hardback specialising in military history in all fields. The best second hand shops in edinburgh for luxury brands.
We are the oldest bookshop in wigtown, scotlands national booktown and our. See more ideas about book nooks, library books and books. An independent bookshop, golden hare books stands out because it places book presentation at the heart of its shop design. Six great vintage and second hand fairs in edinburgh. Second hand bookshops in edinburgh ask for free quotes. Thistle books has been operating in glasgows west end since 1998. There are three or four second hand book shops on west port in the grassmarket theres quite a good one just past lady lawson street there are also several charity book shops with a good stock. Thank you for visiting transport store, the largest online transport bookshop. Press from the guardian onlines list of the worlds 10 best bookshops, with scarthin books at number six. Secondhand book shop in leith, edinburgh localstore. Scarthins has been selling new and secondhand books since the. Edinburgh books edinburghs largest secondhand bookshop.