Edinburgh Books

Clarence on holiday in Belfast at St George's Market

Today we joined Instagram
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Haven't really got the hang of it yet but we'll give it a crack

Great page on the C19th Inverness bookseller John Noble

Gift vouchers for Christmas, birthdays etc now available in the shop. They can also be bought and payed for over the phone and we will post them out for free.
Choose from our extensive range of cards.

We're opening again on Monday 29th June at 10.30. Social distancing, hand sanitizer on entry, mask if you have one, card payment preferred. Hope to see you soon.

Latest additions to the 'lockdown list' have a 'Highlands and (mostly) Islands' theme

https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?bi=0&bx=off&cm_sp=SearchF-_-Advtab1-_-Results&ds=20&kn=quarantine%20hebrides&recentlyadded=all&sortby=0&sts=t&vci=51538171

Quarantine Hebrides from Edinburgh Books - AbeBooks The Photographs of Archie Chisholm - Life and Landscapes in the Outer Hebrides 1881-1913 by Cope, Michael and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.co.uk.

New additions to our 'Lockdown List' include Hemingway, Conan Doyle, Winnie the Pooh, Schindler's Ark, Peter Pan & Wendy (with Shirley Hughes illustrations), some classic Ladybird Fairy tales, Deacon Brodie and one scarcely conceivable title https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?bi=0&cm_sp=sort-_-SRP-_-Results&ds=30&kn=quarantine&sortby=0&vci=51538171

A rare post on Facebook for rare times. The shop has been closed since last Saturday due to the Covid-19 Coronavirus crisis.
Staff continue to be paid and we hope to continue an online service
We've put together a bunch of more accessible and affordable titles here - hopefully there's something for everybody

Quarantine from Edinburgh Books - AbeBooks James and the Giant Peach by Dahl, Roald and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.co.uk.

Clarence enjoyed a wee rummage in Stacks Bookshop in Dundonald yesterday - came away with a few treasures

Maybe we should have a '"Kissin' books" section. Saw this today in the Coleraine Bookshop

Panorama Photo of Coleraine Inst from 1938

Old and new, some sold, some not, but aren't they pretty?

You never know what's going to appear next

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6mVi-cJ_k0&feature=youtu.be

Penguin's Christmas 2014 From one Penguin to another... THIS is real love. Give this video a LIKE if you know which Penguin you want under your Christmas tree. Pengu...

Two young music students come into the shop and ask if we have any really old science books. One asks the other why he wants those; the boy replies: because I like to look through them and see how wrong they are.

Spotted in the Albion Beatnik bookstore in Oxford

Spotted in the Albion Beatnik bookstore in Oxford, UK

Two customers come into the shop, one looks at the Victorian books and calls out, "Come here! You've got to see this! There's, like, old books here!"

Howdy Pardner - I knew cowboys said that but I never realised that it was spelled that way, but MJ says it's phonetic.

According to our (rather unscientific) calculations we have approximately 40,000 books. very approximately.

Love a good topical book from 1880...

Today I heard a mother ask her child if she was going to blow all her money on books. The reply was "Yes, books are worth investing in." 10 points to teenage girl! FOR THE WIN!

West Port Book Festival is putting on this lovely event at Edinburgh books.

'Charming, clever and quite unfairly talented, The Bookshop Band shine fresh light on books you thought you knew.' - Patrick Gale

The Bookshop Band are coming to Edinburgh!

Edinburgh Books: Tuesday 18th June, 7pm
Looking Glass Books: Friday 21st June, 7pm.

Exciting! Join us!

We are hosting the Bookshop Band soon! Come along and hear music inspired by books, in a bookshop! Seriously, what could be better?

We're thrilled that The Bookshop Band are wending their way to our City of Literature this month! They'll play two gigs, in Edinburgh Books on Tuesday 18th June and Looking Glass Books on Friday 21st June!

A bit of insight into the world of Edinburgh Books