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The content displayed in the cylex business directory consists of information from third parties, among others from publicly accessible sources, or from customers, who have a presentation page in our directory. Eddie fenwicks booklet, secondhand and antiquarian bookshops in scotland, has listed the bookworm as probably having the best stock of military history in scotland. Many bookdealers now use websites, so do some searches to see if there are other copies of your book for sale right now. Its also the only open shop in edinburgh to serve as a member of the antiquarian booksellers association, the oldest trade body in the. We strive to maintain the highest standards in the trade. Upcoming dates of the institute of english studies read more. Situated in the heart of edinburgh s 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. Thats right, we want you to have a really good look around for any books you might want to sell, regardless of their age. Shakespeares first folio returns to britain after forty years. Established in 1957, mcnaughtans is the oldest secondhand and antiquarian bookshop in scotland. We scoured our vast selection of vintage books for the most beautiful dust jackets, and soon discovered that selecting just 30 was a nearly impossible task.
Rare books for sale, buy antique books from alibris. Biblio offers unique, rare and antiquarian books from the finest book dealers in the world. More specifically, the term is used for those who study history with particular attention to ancient artifacts, archaeological and historic sites, or historic archives and manuscripts. Pringlebooks co uk br scottish books and antiquarian books edinburgh bookshops edinburgh booksellers scottish bookshops bookshops in edinburgh. Check out the edinburgh bookshop trail app to find more tucked away havens for book lovers. Antiquarian booksellers, historical antique maps, dealers of rare and out of print books. Use the search box above to find fond treasures from your childhood or that one book that has escaped your collection thus far. Bookbid has been buying and selling rare books for over 30 years. John, one of somersets largest villages, the operator of booklovers of bath can be found in a real second hand book shop, fact or fable, on the bath road in the centre of the village. Whether youre in it for the hunt or craving a casual browse, check. Current catalogues can be viewed including our most recent acquistions.
Find any book at the best price inventory, repricing and order management by using the web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the terms and conditions. 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. We are always happy to look at quality books and libraries with a view to purchasing them and we will consider buying collections. All members agree to abide by the abaas code of ethics. Looking glass books bookstore edinburgh, united kingdom. The talks include introductions suitable for budding book.
You need to take your time immersing your senses in old books, leaf through them and get a feel for the pages, touch the cracks on the spine and use your nose. The official guide by edinburgh and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Vintage and antique books best price on antique books online. Armchair books is staffed by edinburgh s finest book people who brave the shops 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 tornado on the cover. At we buy books, we arent just searching for your oldest and most neglected books we want any type of books. Each member of our team brings a wealth of knowledge to the shopas artists or. 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 oxfam has one in nicholson street and a bit further south on clerk street there is a barnados book shop. Cooper hay rare books, antiquarian bookshop,185a bath. We are open afternoons except monday and all day saturday. View all hotels near main point books on tripadvisor. Edinburgh books has been a landmark for book lovers for more than twenty years. With over 40 years experience, anthony woodd has been running an art gallery in the heart of edinburgh, scotland. We buy and sell old and rare books, and our gallery currently hosts typewronger books, offering new books and secondhand typewriters. Rare books edinburgh is a festival dedicated to rare, collectable, and important books and the history of the book.
We deal in a wide range of new, second hand, antiquarian christian books and ephemera. We are members of the antiquarian booksellers association of america, the leading association of rare book dealers in america. We sell and buy rare, antiquarian and secondhand books, maps, prints and ephemera. Buying and selling rare books rare book collections. Independent bookshop with cafe in the quartermile edinburgh. We are the oldest secondhand and antiquarian bookshop in scotland, and the only open shop in edinburgh to be a member of the antiquarian booksellers. T he old town bookshop established 1972 is a well known and much loved edinburgh business valued both by its regular scottish based customers interested in the regular acquisition of rare, specialised, obscure and outofprint material on the history, topography, culture and writers of scotland and by international clients who wish to source. We have an eclectic assortment of more than two hundred fifty thousand 250,000 books. If you decide that your book is worth selling, we would strongly recommend that you go to a professional bookseller registered with the antiquarian booksellers association. Rare and second hand books old town bookshop e d i n b. This offbeat edinburgh bookshop has a huge, wide ranging stock of secondhand and antiquarian books. We have been bookselling since 1974 in edinburgh since 1980, and are reliable and professional in our business dealings. 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 are currently closed to visitors for public health reasons, but we are open for enquiries and orders with free uk postage.
With eight dealers on site and an entertainment media section filled with vinyl and more, hardcore antique enthusiasts and trinket collectors alike will be impressed, to say the least. Welcome to smythe books, llc a full service antiquarian. Edinburgh books edinburghs largest secondhand bookshop. Edinburgh s finest bookish institutions have arranged talks, exhibitions, and workshops for collectors, bibliophiles, and book lovers, the majority of them free to all.
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