Edinburgh Shopping

Book shopping in Edinburgh

  1. A

    Second Edition

    This is a small bookshop for serious collectors buying and selling rare editions, with a good range of titles on Scottish subjects. The owner often goes to buy books on weekday mornings, so wait until after noon if you want to be absolutely sure that the shop will be open.

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  2. B

    Mcnaughtan’s Bookshop

    The maze of shelves at McNaughtan’s bookshop – established in 1957 – houses a broad spectrum of general second-hand and antiquarian books, with good selections of Scottish, history, travel, art and architecture, and children’s books.

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  3. C

    West Port Books

    A long-established secondhand bookshop, West Port has a good range of material covering Scottish history and also specialises in titles covering Indian and Himalayan history and art. There’s a10% discount for students.

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