A fixture in Edinburgh’s literary scene for over forty years. Originally called West Port Books, it narrowly avoided becoming a café in 2006.
Known for its eccentric charm, the shop offers an extensive selection of second-hand and antiquarian books. Extra basement rooms surprise visitors with even more fiction, non-fiction, and collectable titles.
The shop’s well-worn, characterful atmosphere hints at rare finds among the shelves. Decorative touches like Clarence the water buffalo and Graham the grouse add to its distinctive personality.
Edinburgh Books stocks titles spanning a wide range of subjects, from antiquarian and nearly new to affordable paperbacks and rare, valuable editions.
A basement room, rented by Alba Musick of Glasgow, is dedicated entirely to sheet music.
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Edinburgh Books – Browse their Catalogue
About 10% of the shop’s inventory is available to browse online via AbeBooks.co.uk.
Sell your Books
The shop welcomes offers of quality books and entire libraries, with a particular interest in military books, Scottish topics, literature, travel, science, leather-bound editions, illustrated works, philosophy, theology, and children’s books.
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- Edinburgh Books is a 16-minute walk from Haymarket Station, and an 18-minute walk from Waverley Station.
- Bus Services – 2 and 35 stop near the shop.