About the gently mad bespoke bookbinder and antique bookshop. Our shop is in the west port of edinburgh, off the grassmarket. To limit the spread of the coronavirus, attractions may be closed or have partial closures. Buying and selling rare books rare book collections. Its actually the oldest secondhand bookshop in scotland and is really. With over 50,000 square feet of floor space in the historic area of leith edinburgh we offer one of the largest selections of antiques in scotland.
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. Formerly known as west port books, it was saved by the skin of its teeth from becoming yet another cafe in 2006. Bauman rare books first editions, signed and inscribed rare. Edinburghs finest bookish institutions have arranged talks, exhibitions, and workshops for. The 10 best edinburgh antique stores with photos tripadvisor. Blacket books is the business name of liz and ian laing, who have been selling secondhand and antiquarian books since 1985. Private dealer by appointment please email stirling, stirlingshire scotland, united kingdom. Edinburgh books has been a landmark for book lovers for more than twenty years. Old toys and antiques from now and then, edinburgh, scotland. Make new book friends from around the world while meeting your favorite or new to you authors. They specialise in collectors items, antique and rare books as well as art.
If the number of books in your library is too large maximum 3 to make the list suggested above, please send a spreadsheet via email to. The west port book festival was set up in 2008 by hannah adcock and peggy hughes to celebrate the profusion of pages in edinburghs book quarter. Stock is constantly changing and a visit to our antiques. 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.
Georgian antiques one of the largest selections of. This dingy, mean looking edifice, built for the accomodation of the city guard. Please consult government travel advisories before booking. Shop situated at the oldest antiques centre in scotland, open 7 days a week. Best bookshops in edinburgh travels of a bookpacker. 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. Also fully accredited bafra british antique furniture restorers association antique furniture restorer with a lifetimes experience. Rare and second hand books old town bookshop e d i n b u. Well known to book collectors and booklovers, our site is an excellent resource for discovering a rough value of an old book.
Spend your day going to each author table to meet, get books signed, and even take pictures with them. Sell or donate books to us adelaides popup bookshop. The festival ran for 5 years in over 11 wonderful west port venues, ranging from singular secondhand bookshops to crisp art spaces and whiskyscented pubs. Second hand bookshops in edinburgh results 1 20 of 21 switch to map.
Our specialists are experts not only on books and manuscripts, but also on current market conditions, an essential combination. We are open afternoons except monday and all day saturday. We are currently closed to visitors for public health reasons, but we are open for enquiries and orders with free uk postage. Situated to the north of the edinburgh bypass, drum farm. The festival ran for 5 years in over 11 wonderful west. Dealer in fine mainly georgian furniture, boxes and caddies, treen, brassware, paintings and rugs. We offer a range of services, from book restoration and repair, to handmade art. That is often the phrase i hear antiquarian booksellers use as a warning to collectors an echo of the most important thing to remember in real estate. Armchair books edinburgh 2020 all you need to know before. Business directory your top resource for finding antique dealers listings. For public health reasons, mcnaughtans bookshop is closing to the public from thursday 19th march. Our offer will be approximately onethird that of our anticipated initial resale price. Head to the big barn at drum farm and prepare to enter into quite the predicament desiring every item inside. Georgian antiques one of the largest selections of antiques.
Whether silver, furniture, jewellery, ornaments, or trinkets, theres no denying the thrill of finding a rare and curious object. After all, one mans trash is another mans treasure. We buy and sell old and rare books, and our gallery hosts typewronger books, offering new books and secondhand typewriters. Oct 12, 2011 10 of the best craft and vintage shops in edinburgh. Martinez antiques edinburgh 2020 all you need to know. This year over 45 booksellers from around the uk and further afield will be exhibiting. I know some bookstores specialize in certain types. Antiques atlas antique shops in fife, tayside, perthshire.
Ask for a free quote from antiques listings near you. We sell all over the world so please use our currency converter found on each listing page. Unearth the memories of years gone by and discover the best antique shops in edinburgh. 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. Jan 16, 20 sell rare books at we buy books we pride ourselves in paying the very best prices for your oldunwanted books, cds and video games, as well as the simplicity of our service. Guarantee entry to one of edinburghs top and most popular attractions by buying your edinburgh castle admission ticket in advance. We buy and sell old and rare books, and our gallery currently hosts typewronger books, offering new books and secondhand typewriters. We are general booksellers but with some emphasis on scottish, military and childrens books, and modern first editions. Whether you are a trade or private client we are sure that you will find something of interest in our vast showroom. We buy and sell old and rare books, and our gallery hosts typewronger books, offering new. Selling rare books in poor condition worms, rats, floods. Scotlands largest and most prestigious antiquarian book fair, the edinburgh book fair is a major event in the calendars of collectors, librarians, specialists, and bookdealers around the uk. The gently mad edinburgh bookbinder and antiquarian bookseller.
We are members of the provincial booksellers fairs association pbfa. We specialise in obsolete toys and models cars, trains, ships, and planes. Our shop is in the west port of edinburgh, off the grassmarket near the castle, and there are several other bookshops within a few hundred yards. On the day, beat queues at the ticket office and maximize your time. We buy and sell old and rare books, and our gallery hosts typewronger books. An entirely indoor event, expect excellent quality items including silver, copper, glass, ceramics, retro kitchenwares, vintage clothing and accessories and much more.
Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book. To see our stock of antique and collectable books, please follow the link to our ebay shop front. Second hand bookshops in edinburgh ask for free quotes. Bauman rare books first editions, signed and inscribed. I know some bookstores specialize in certain types of books. 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. Browse antique dealers in edinburgh featuring photos, videos, special offers and testimonials to help you choose the right local antique dealers for you. Because of the variety of books, it is easily possible to start a small collection for a few pounds or, at the other extreme, to spend millions on acquiring very rare and fine books. This dingy, mean looking edifice, built for the accomodation of the city guard, probably towards the close of the seventeenth, or beginning of the last century, was situated in the high street. A good guide to book collecting and the terminology used is the abc for book collectors by john carter and nicolas barker. 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. Do your background research much of the advice given to sellers above is also relevant to buyers.
Every book is appraised individually and we are particularly interested in collectible or specialist books. Antique dealers in edinburgh browse antique dealers in edinburgh featuring photos, videos, special offers and testimonials to help you choose the right local antique dealers for you. They have an absolutely fascinating collection of old antique books. Edinburgh s finest bookish institutions have arranged talks, exhibitions, and workshops for collectors, bibliophiles, and book lovers, the majority of them free to all. This offbeat edinburgh bookshop has a huge, wide ranging stock of secondhand and antiquarian books. 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. Rare and antique books is a leading online book dealer specialising in highly collectable rare books, particularly classic, childrens and modern first editions. The alice in wonderlandinspired cafebookshop combo at looking glass books is the epitome of cosy, and perfect for bookworms who want to bond with a book before buying. We have been bookselling since 1974 in edinburgh since 1980, and are reliable and professional in our business dealings. Edinburgh books edinburghs largest secondhand bookshop. I know edinburgh is known for its plethora of bookstores. And while im there in july for a couple days, id love to visit a few awesome, unique bookstores. Established in 1957, mcnaughtans is the oldest secondhand and antiquarian bookshop in scotland.
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