Oct 01, 2009 scotlands biggest secondhand bookshop and a work of art, according to george galloway mp. Find a book if you want to know if a book is in stock before visiting, use the forms below. The best bookshops in sheffield university of sheffield. Leakey s bookshop was established in 1979 and has been housed for the last 20 years in the old gaelic church 1793. Edinburgh books edinburghs largest secondhand bookshop. Click here to find us on the map t he old town bookshop established 1972 is a well known and much loved edinburgh business valued both by its. Usually once a month, at the royal national hotel, just a few hundred yards from the shop there is a bookfair where we sometimes have a stall. We provide a free way to search by city and find second hand textbooks at a fraction of the retail price. The old town bookshop is a historic bookshop on victoria street, not far from. There is a large range of booksellers with immensely. You can also add your books and we wont charge you a penny. May 07, 2015 if you love nothing more than hunting for bargains and hidden gems then edinburgh offers plenty of places to search for unique treasures.
Sep 12, 2019 many second hand book shops will even take a trip to your house and offer you a combined sum for what youre looking to sell. The cheapest way to buy textbooks because theres no commission. Trading since 1879, blackwell of oxford is the largest academic and specialist bookseller in the uk. Each year they sell thousands of refurbished second hand bikes.
Thats right, we want you to have a really good look around for any books you might want to sell, regardless of their age. It is scotland s largest secondhand bookshop with 100,000 selected volumes. Get help with placing an order or returning an item. This offbeat edinburgh bookshop has a huge, wide ranging stock of secondhand and antiquarian books. Oxfam is the wild card of second hand book shopping. Kerrie sadiq, cynthia coleman, rami hanegbi, sunita jogarajan, richard krever, wes obst, jonathan teoh, antony kf ting. Ordering get help with placing an order or returning an item delivery find out more about our delivery options and times. Second hand bookshops in edinburgh ask for free quotes. Six great vintage and second hand fairs in edinburgh. Old town bookshop e d i n b u r g h rare and second hand books. Youll find plenty of classic literature, as well as newer secondhand. List a second hand textbook in less than 30 seconds. May 26, 2017 the student price match guarantee offer is only available in shops and not online.
Ron wilson, the old town bookshop, 8 victoria street, edinburgh, eh1 2hg. Search by author and title to find all editions, including older ones. Fast dispatch, carefully packaged, worldwide delivery. If you are interested in used collectable second hand books and perhaps havent been to a fair, the royal national is a good place to start. University books for sale in scotland books gumtree. If you love nothing more than hunting for bargains and hidden gems then edinburgh offers plenty of places to search for unique treasures. Just wonderinf if anyone have any suggestions for good sites to find cheap second hand books. It has a fascinating collection of out of print authors at reasonable prices.
The bike station, 250 causewayside, newington, edinburgh eh9 1uu. Registered as recycletocycle ltd, a charitable company limited by guarantee. Established in 1986, we are familyrun bookshop based in glasgow. Jan 15, 2010 leakey s bookshop was established in 1979 and has been housed for the last 20 years in the old gaelic church 1793. There is a an unbeatable selection of cheap secondhand books hardback and paperback just waiting for a new home. Found amid bruntsfields offering of charming shops, the edinburgh bookshop is a firm favourite.
Many secondhand book shops will even take a trip to your house and offer you a combined sum for what youre looking to sell. Find shops selling all of the important things you need such as food, clothes. Prices begin at just 60 pence plus postage so a bargain is never far away. Used but great condition flat packed, dismantled and ready to go dimensions h 180cm w 78cm d 35cm can be paid for with bank transfer and left outside for social distancing. We buy and sell old and rare books, and our gallery currently hosts typewronger books, offering new books and secondhand typewriters. Theyll also organise the delivery to their shop, so this requires minimum effort from your side although this is reflected in the amount of cash youll get back for this method, as prices tend to be pretty low. The bike station is edinburghs bicycle recycling and cycling promotion charity who repair unwanted bikes and put them back on the road. List of second hand bookshops in edinburgh including. Our database is updated as often as possible but may be slightly out of date during very busy periods such as the start of the academic year. Dress to impress and save those pennies with our guide to edinburghs coolest vintage and second hand markets. Established in 1957, mcnaughtans is the oldest secondhand and antiquarian bookshop in scotland. Primary teaching books from uws reading list used but in good condition. You can buy your textbooks at bookshops like waterstones and blackwells. 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.
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. Oct 12, 2011 10 of the best craft and vintage shops in edinburgh edinburghs secondhand shops are filled with kitsch quality and bargain finds aplenty, says claire sawers as featured in our edinburgh city. We buy and sell old and rare books, and our gallery hosts typewronger books, offering new books and secondhand typewriters. Eddie fenwicks booklet, secondhand and antiquarian bookshops in scotland, has listed the bookworm as probably having the best stock of military history in scotland. This offbeat edinburgh bookshop has a huge, wide ranging stock of second hand and antiquarian books. The student price match guarantee offer is only available in shops and not online. The old childrens bookshelf is a quaint little bookshop situated on edinburgh s royal mile which specialises in second hand childrens books. Charity shops sell secondhand items which people have donated.
Formerly known as west port books, it was saved by the skin of its teeth from becoming yet another cafe in 2006. Millions of cheap secondhand books are offered for sale online by thousands of booksellers and bookshops on the. Rare and second hand books old town bookshop e d i n b. Find the best secondhand book shop in leith, edinburgh, city of 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 oxfam has one in nicholson street and a bit further south on clerk street there is a barnados book shop. Our collection of secondhand books is huge and growing all the time, so theres always something new to discover. Heres a look at six vintage and second hand fairs you. University of edinburgh secondhand textbooks for sale home. We are currently closed to visitors for public health reasons, but we are open for enquiries and orders with free uk postage. Psychology books for honours course at edinburgh napier university. An isbn is a 10 or digit number that identifies a specific book or edition. Information about where to buy second hand bikes in edinburgh. University of edinburgh secondhand textbooks for sale. We buy and sell old and rare books, and our gallery hosts typewronger.
Browse over 60,000 new titles, preowned novels and secondhand antique books, all available to buy online. Edinburgh books has been a landmark for book lovers for more than twenty years. Whether strutting down princes street or parading around stockbridge, edinburgh can at times resemble a fullblown fashion show. With over 30 years experience in the business, we cater for all types of readers. We welcome students who found blackwells books unaffordable to. Unilist provide a free way to search by city and find second hand textbooks in your area.
Registered in edinburgh under company number sc237798 and sc237799. 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. 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. If youre in the area, you could also visit wenlock books, another wonderful independent bookshop. Prices from matched competitors waterstones, whsmith, book depository and. It presides over scotlands national book town and, inside, a mile of shelving holds books. This little book was amongst a shelf of poetry books which i picked up at an auction earlier this week.
A treasure trove of secondhand books, as well as vinyl and cds. Admiring the wondrous fusion of old and new trends, as well as offkilter styles, never wears off. We have an extensive collection of books for sale on a number of subjects. The author, william noel hodgson, was an oxford graduate who. Walking in with no idea what youll find, but knowing it could be anything from a set of leather bound. The old childrens bookshelf is a quaint little bookshop situated on edinburghs royal mile which specialises in second hand childrens books. 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.