Independent shops, Bookshops

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Analogue

39 Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh, EH1 2QB

So much more than just another art bookshop. Analogue is a hip design hub, gallery, and one of the best places to find out about the new movement of local graphic and graffiti artists like Elph and Kirsty Whiten. If there was such a thing as a bible of…

Edinburgh Books

145–147 West Port, Edinburgh, EH3 9DP

Bewilderingly labyrinthine selection of antiquarian books over two levels. Formerly West Port Books, and now a leading member of the West Port Books collective, Edinburgh Books' staff have a similarly dry sense of humour to their fellow collective…

Elvis Shakespeare

347 Leith Walk, Edinburgh, EH6 8SD

As the name bringing together two of the world's great icons suggests, this much loved Leith Walk institution treats music and literature as equals. Something for everyone, from country music to literary criticism, and Irish poetry to metal. Prices…

Main Point Books

77 Bread Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9AH

Situated between a lap-dancing club and a church, Main Point Books specialise in mind-expanding tracts. Fans of Vonnegut, Brautigan, Dick and Orwell will find plenty of politically-charged sci-fi to keep them happy here, and there's a great section of…

Andrew Pringle Booksellers

68 West Port, Edinburgh, EH1 2LD

Armchair Books

72–74 West Port, Edinburgh, EH1 2LE

Divided over two premises, Armchair Books has been a favourite stop for bibliophiles for more than 15 years. The shop owners say their regulars 'appreciate the way the shop combines an eclectic stock with a sterling regard for the health and safety of…

Peter Bell Books

68 West Port, Edinburgh, EH1 2LD

Traditionalist antiquarian bookshop with a focus on history, Scottish interest and philosophy. Part of the West Port books collective.

The Sentry Box

175 Great George Street, Glasgow, G12 8AQ

Long-standing hub of old-fashioned, hand-crafted wooden toys beloved of traditionalist parents.

Voltaire & Rousseau

12–14 Otago Lane, Glasgow, G12 8PB

A silent, dusty, temple to the pleasures of reading, Voltaire and Rousseau represents second hand book-shopping in its most perfect form. Piles upon piles upon piles of books, arranged in only the vaguest semblance of order, spill out from the shelves…