Its actually the oldest secondhand bookshop in scotland and is really. The gently mad edinburgh bookbinder and antiquarian bookseller. Edinburgh books has been a landmark for book lovers for more than twenty years. 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. We buy and sell old and rare books, and our gallery currently hosts typewronger books, offering new books and secondhand typewriters. We offer a range of services, from book restoration and repair, to handmade art. Antiques atlas antiquarian book sellers, shops and dealers. Edinburgh s finest bookish institutions have arranged talks, exhibitions, and workshops for collectors, bibliophiles, and book lovers, the majority of them free to all. Welcome to edinburghs first standalone antiques centre. Georgian antiques one of the largest selections of antiques.
Created published between 1860 and 1890 subject headings. 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. You also get the feel of browsing an antiques shop, without leaving your home, when you visit our site. As the business expanded rapidly we acquired 4,500sq feet at windsor place in portobello in 1983. Dealers and auctioneers were a very important part of forming both pittrivers collections. Jewellery, silver, clothing, accessories, furniture, ceramics, glass and more will all be available. Join us free to promote your business on antiquesatlas. We sell and buy rare, antiquarian and secondhand books, maps, prints and ephemera. Scifi and tvfilm related toys and other transport collecting subjects eg. Business directory your top resource for finding antique dealers listings. Folly antiques is a local antique and antique home furnishings retailer in the heart of edinburgh. 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. Discover the dark side of scotlands capital on a historical walking tour that covers edinburghs morbid past.
Whether you are a trade or private client we are sure that you will find something of interest in our vast showroom. Broughton street is the closest edinburgh has to a gay quarter, and this epicentre of the pink village also has a cluster of good bars and. Old toys and antiques from now and then, edinburgh, scotland. Georgian antiques one of the largest selections of. Oct 12, 2011 10 of the best craft and vintage shops in edinburgh. 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. Formerly known as west port books, it was saved by the skin of its teeth from becoming yet another cafe in 2006. Ask for a free quote from antiques listings near you. Use the filters on the left to narrow your search for businesses in edinburgh by category, price and other criteria. About the gently mad bespoke bookbinder and antique bookshop. We are members of the provincial booksellers fairs association pbfa and sell at book fairs throughout scotland and the north of england.
Please consult government travel advisories before booking. If you are searching for antique boxes for sale, uk sites are a lot more trustworthy, and loveantiques ensures you buy from a reputable dealer. 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. List of possible dealers who pittrivers dealt with over collecting career. Find edinburgh business opportunities to buy and sell from established high cash flow businesses to small home based businesses for sale. Shapes antiques market edinburgh 2020 all you need to. Popular with locals and those from further afield, its location adjacent to the citys airport allows for. First and only edition of the antarctic book, with the signatures of every member of the shore party, including shackleton. A good guide to book collecting and the terminology used is the abc for book collectors by john carter and nicolas barker. We have been bookselling since 1974 in edinburgh since 1980, and are reliable and professional in our business dealings. Established in 1957, mcnaughtans is the oldest secondhand and antiquarian bookshop in scotland. Here at the edinburgh antiques centre you will find a variety of unique works of art, taxidermy, silver and jewellery, antique furniture and vintage pieces from many of edinburghs specialists. We provide a range of services in and around edinburgh, including house and estate. They have an absolutely fascinating collection of old antique books and you are bound to get.
Here is a list of all the known dealers connected with the collections. Please feel free to browse existing topics for answers to your travel questions. 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. 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.
List of possible dealers who pittrivers dealt with over. We are currently closed to visitors for public health reasons, but we are open for enquiries and orders with free uk postage. There are currently no listings for antiquarian book sellers, shops and dealers in south east scotland. To limit the spread of the coronavirus, attractions may be closed or have partial closures. 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. We specialise in obsolete toys and models cars, trains, ships, and planes.
They specialise in collectors items, antique and rare books as well as art. Our edinburgh fair is the jewel of the scottish antiques calendar. Arthurs seat summary view of edinburgh, showing holyrood palace, arthurs seat a volcanic rock formation, and factories. Rare and second hand books old town bookshop e d i n b u. Therefore, you can buy one of our antique boxes with confidence. This offbeat edinburgh bookshop has a huge, wide ranging stock of secondhand and antiquarian books. Use the list below to locate a specific specialist bookseller or book store near you. I have defined dealers as people who made a living from buying and selling objects. Just a short stroll from edinburghs botanical gardens you will find the gently mad, a friendly and welcoming bookshopbindery.
The atmospheric city of edinburgh is best explored by night, when tales of mystery and murder are at their most frightening. Check out the edinburgh bookshop trail app to find more tucked away havens for book lovers. His brother john dixon joined the business in 1981, and we moved to another small premises by holyrood park. The 10 best edinburgh antique stores with photos tripadvisor. 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. Antique books for sale in scotland antiques gumtree. Ask for a free quote from art dealers listings near you. Showing edinburgh businesses currently available for sale. Blacket books is the business name of liz and ian laing, who have been selling secondhand and antiquarian books since 1985. Rare books edinburgh is a festival dedicated to rare, collectable, and important books and the history of the book.
Are you an antique business in south east scotland. View all hotels near shapes antiques market on tripadvisor. Buying and selling rare books rare book collections. Edinburgh books edinburghs largest secondhand bookshop. 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. 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 sell all over the world so please use our currency converter found on each listing page. Just fill out the form here and we will add your business to our listings. Situated in the heart of edinburghs historic old town on the characterful victoria street, the shop comprises a 16th century medieval granary store originally. Scotlands largest antiques event where quality can be bought in quantity. Bauman rare books first editions, signed and inscribed. Stock is constantly changing and a visit to our antiques. Rare first edition, special limited large paper issue of shackletons fascinating account of the british antarctic expedition of 19071909, number 274 of only 300 copies printed. Best bookshops in edinburgh travels of a bookpacker. Georgian antiques was started in 1978 by padraic dixon in a small premises at jocks lodge, meadowbank in edinburgh. A basic business listing is still free but for a very small premium 10 per annum a more comprehensive listing is available. 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. Rare and antique books is a leading online book dealer specialising in highly collectable rare books, particularly classic, childrens and modern first editions.
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