With this in mind, on the 15th of february, 1763, he acquired the first portion of five acres or thereby of ground in the burgh of glasgow, in the part called palezeons croft, on the north side of argyle street, with plots or steadings for building on each side thereof. Established in 1957, mcnaughtans is the oldest secondhand and antiquarian bookshop in scotland. Alexander mcarthur no mean city a grim and unflinching read, no mean city was first published in. Our dramatic five storey bookshop holds glasgows largest range of books, and we are the premier venue for events and author signings in the city, with two cafes serving locally sourced food and drink, and a licensed bar hosting our monthly book quiz, lectures, film and poetry nights and more. Cooper hay rare books, antiquarian bookshop,185a bath street. A wee shop, with the emphasis on quality rather than quantity.
In april 1960, allan hailstone known on flickr as allhails photographed life in glasgow. Waterstones sauchiehall street is the largest bookshop in scotland, and home to glasgow s book loving citizens and visitors alike. The src provides a second hand bookshop service, so students can save. Old glasgow photocirca 1950s showing the entrance to. Email us the book details or isbn and we can let you know if we are able to buy them back and how much they are worth. 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. Goldberg and sons plc, which traded as goldbergs, was a scottish retail company which, prior to its demise in 1990, had grown from a single glasgow store in 1908 to a chain of over 100 outlets at the edinburgh store. Cooper hay rare books, antiquarian bookshop,185a bath. With this in mind, on the 15th of february, 1763, he acquired the first portion of five acres or thereby of ground in the burgh of glasgow. Voltaire and rousseau may not be the best shop in which to find specific or modern texts, but it has a great range of classic academic books at low prices. We pride ourselves in the superior experience of shopping in our antiquarian bookstore and in the long term. For 24 years, the ingram street store was the goto location for the sharpdressed men of glasgow, stocking everything from barbour and ma. The night circus, eleanor oliphant is completely fine, the crow road, the death of bees, espedair street, gar.
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A tour of glasgows eclectic mix of independent bookshops, one treasure trove at. Our app will turn your mobile camera into a scanning device, so youll be able to scan and sell books on the go. Vintage and preloved glasgow is known as a shoppers paradise, but not only does the city have big high street brands and stunning malls, its also a place thats ideal for vintage shopping and discovering. Cooper hay rare books city centre glasgow, united kingdom.
The selection of books isnt great, consisting of five year old mass. The books need to be current editions of recommended texts and must be in a reasonable condition. The reason i love this store though is for the gorgeous old childrens books. Click on the links below for more information on bookstores in glasgow, scotland uk. With over 30 years experience in the business, we cater for all types of readers.
The best bookshop in glasgow is an aladdins cave of curiosities, with. The bookshop scotlands largest secondhand bookshop with over a mile of shelving supporting over 65000 books. We have an extensive collection of books for sale on a number of subjects. Abebooks has been part of the rare book world since going live in 1996. The src provides a second hand bookshop service, so students can save money buying course texts and make money selling their old books as well. Theglasgowstory tells the story of glasgow in words and pictures, told by some of scotlands best writers, and illustrated with thousands of images from the collections of the citys worldfamous. Established in 1986, we are familyrun bookshop based in glasgow. You will be able to flick through old or new but always resonably priced books, buy the latest from authors featured in the festival or get out of your comfort zone and read something marvellous and unexpected. Glasgow photos explore and buy nostalgic photos of glasgow everything old photos old maps books memories history how to buy displaying photos 1 45 of 128 in total. Found amid bruntsfields offering of charming shops, the edinburgh bookshop is a firm favourite. Big or small, old or new, scotlands bookshops are amazing, and. The two books set in glasgow feature many wellknown places, such as the art school. Bookshop in glasgow sauchiehall street waterstones.
This cosy place was named scottish independent bookshop 2018 at the british bookseller awards and was. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Situated in the heart of edinburghs historic old town on the characterful victoria street, the shop comprises a 16th century medieval granary store. Well known to book collectors and booklovers, our site is an excellent resource for discovering a rough value of an old book. Our dramatic five storey bookshop holds glasgow s largest range of books. When searching on its important to find copies that match the book. With over 30 years experience in the business, we cater for all. Buchanan street was named after andrew buchanan, a tobacco lord, who envisioned that glasgow would spread westward. Buy books, stationery and gifts, online and in store. Rare and second hand books old town bookshop e d i n b. University of glasgow we buy and sell used textbooks. Glasgows retailers struggling to compete with online. The classic then and now photographs first by james mccarroll, duncan i.