| Albamusick
55 Otago Street
GLASGOW G12 8PQ map
tel: 0141 357 1795 e-mail web
Open: Monday - Saturday 11.00 - 5.30.
Secondhand and antiquarian sheet music of all types together with related books. This vast collection of classical music, probably the largest in Britain, includes much of the standard repertoire and many items that are now out of print. We are about a mile west of George Square and close to the University and Kelvin Art Gallery and Museum.
Biblocafe
262 Woodlands Road
GLASGOW Lanarkshire G3 6NE map
tel: 0141 339 7645 e-mail web
Open: Monday - Friday 8.30 - 8.30, Saturday & Sunday 9.30 - 8.30.
A broad selection of second-hand books with an emphasis on crime, thrillers, popular fiction, biographies and seasoned with classics, academic texts and the odd literary journal. Biblocafe operates a credit note system -- bring your used books and exchange for credit towards the purchase of shop stock. It also offers vegan & gluten free cakes and snacks.
Small, fairly run of the mill stock of the kind you'd see in charity shops. Add to that the awkwardness of peering over people trying to eat. Visit only if you are passing. - Steven Kelly 27.07.11.
Books at the Barras
London Road Market
The Barras
GLASGOW Lanarkshire G4 OTS map
tel: 07986 118480
Open: Saturdays 9.00 - 4.00 and Sundays 10.00 - 4.00
Medium sized general stock with an accent on Scottish, children's and collectable books. There are also two adjacent stalls that include books in their stock.
Caledonia Books
483 Great Western Road
GLASGOW Lanarkshire G12 8HL map
tel: 0141 334 9663 web
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.30 - 6.00.
Large good quality general stock, some antiquarian and particularly literature, the visual arts and Scottish books.
Big shop with a great selection of books over two rooms and an attic - probably the biggest of the Hillhead bookshops and, for me, the very definition of a good second hand bookshop. - Jeremy Briggs.
Caledonia Books is pretty hard to beat for quantity of stock and variety of subject matter,but don?t expect any bargains. - Allan Campbell 06.03.09.
Impressively large selection covering all areas. Not bargains but well laid out and worth a look. - Norman Davies 10.06.10.
Has recently changed with one room converted into a hairdresser but the basement has been opened. Nicely laid out but the stock doesn't seem to change very much and a little pricey. - Ken Bogle 30.03.11.
Why are people so thick? Of course Caledonia is one of the best shops in Scotland and of course it isn't stuffed full of bargains. They PAY for the books, SIFT out the cr*p and pay WAGES to staff. I give up ... - Steve Liddle 07.07.11.
Cooper Hay Rare Books
185a Bath Street
GLASGOW Lanarkshire G2 4HU map
tel: 0141 221 3922 fax: 0141 221 3922 e-mail web
Open: Monday - Friday 10.00 - 5.30, Saturday by appointment.
Quality secondhand and antiquarian books, particularly art, literature, illustrated, children's, bindings and Scottish books.
Eddie's Books & Cards
Argyle Shopping Market
28 Argyle Street
GLASGOW Lanarkshire G2 8AD map
Open: 0141 226 3050
London Road Market
The Barras
GLASGOW Lanarkshire map
I'm told there are three or four bookstalls on Saturday and Sunday. - TBG.
Oxfam Bookshop
330 Byres Road
GLASGOW Lanarkshire G12 8AP map
tel: 0141 338 6185
Big, busy, well organised shop which appears to have a high turnover of stock. One of the biggest Oxfam Bookshops that I have ever come across. - Jeremy Briggs.
Yes, the BIGGEST Oxfam I have seen. Sadly it was also about the most expensive and I found the stock mundane, boring even. Staff about the same as the shop, with a very "who cares" attitude. - The Wanderer 11.02.09 .
Couldn't agree more with The Wanderer's thoughts on this Oxfam bookshop.Very expensive but, if you're feeling a bit low, it's well worth a visit to look in their "Glass Case", as snorting to oneself and un-inhibited laughter usually follow. What annoys me in particular is proffering more than one book to the staff at the till. I think they're programmed to accept only one book,and go into overload if you hand them six. - Allan Campbell 06.03.09.
I think this must have shrunk since last review. Ordinary, full of Uni text books, and hilariously expensive specials. - Norman Davies 10.06.10.
Hey chill out guys. Oxfam is about raising as much money as possible for worthy causes. I think this is an excellent shop that's always busy and has a rapidly changing stock. True, a little on the pricey side but all in a good cause. - Ken Bogle 30.03.11.
Ludicrously overpriced, makes the charity look greedy and ignorant. Don't give them your money. - Bookist 14.05.11.
The Bookist is dead right and Mr Bogle should examine Oxfam's books at Companies House. 80% of their secondhand book turnover goes in 'overheads'. They are not interested in books, they are interested in 'profile' which garners bequests. This from the mouth of a senior employee. On a very good wage. And company car. - Steve Liddle 07.07.11.
Oxfam Bookshop
437 Victoria Road
GLASGOW Lanarkshire G42 8RW map
tel: tel: 0141 4234317
Friendly Oxfam outlet, less pretentious than its Byres Road cousin. Prices are good and the stock is varied if on the small side. They seem to be big on comics. - Steven Kelly 27.07.11.
Oxfam Merchant City Bookshop
5 Royal Exchange Square
GLASGOW G1 3AH map
tel: 0141 248 9176 e-mail web
Open: Monday - Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10.00 - 6.00, Thursday 10.00 - 7.00, Sunday 11.00 - 5.00.
A relaxed charity book boutique in the heart of Glasgow offering a range of quality fiction and non-fiction. We are Glasgow's newest Oxfam bookshop and we look forward to seeing you!
Medium stock, very upmarket Oxfam bookshop, similar style to that in Jesmond, Newcastle. Prices tend to be on the high-ish side, perhaps unsurprising given what must be sizeable overheads. - Steven Kelly 27.07.11.
Relics
Dowanside Lane
Byers Road
GLASGOW Lanarkshire G12 9BZ map
tel: 0141 341 0007
Huddled with a few other shops quite a distance down a back alley opposite Hillhead Underground station, this is a rather chaotic collectables shop with a good selection of annuals, popular music, film and television related books. - Jeremy Briggs.
Takes tatty to a whole new level. Books with missing pages, broken spines and just downright nasty, all overpriced for good-quality editions, let alone the load of tat they were. Only about 50 meters from the road but that is still not worth the walk. - The Wanderer 11.02.09.
One of two shops in the W End of Glasgae where bargains are possible. Gently wend your way through the bric a brac to the shelves on the far wall - a decent mixed selection of non-fiction. Some nicely priced railway books took my fancy. Bought 3 @£3 each. - Chris K 30.09.10.
The Studio
De Courcy's Arcade
5/21 Cresswell Lane
GLASGOW Lanarkshire G12 8AA map
tel: 0141 334 8211
Open: Tuesday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.30, Sunday 12.00 - 5.00.
Good quality general secondhand stock and particularly Talwin Morris bindings.
Small antiques shop with books situated at the back of the ground level of De Courcy's Arcade. - Jeremy Briggs.
Thistle Books
61 Otago Street
GLASGOW Lanarkshire G12 8PQ map
tel: 0141 334 8777
Open: Monday - Saturday 11.00 - 5.30.
A general secondhand bookshop with an interest in history and and Scottish books.
A general secondhand bookshop with an interest in history and Scottish books. Don't be put off by it being down a back lane off Otago Street - a medium sized shop with a good general stock, well worth searching out. - Jeremy Briggs.
Well worth a visit. Friendly and welcoming owner, great condition stock at very fair prices and very nicely set-out. The best of the Glasgow bookshops for me. - The Wanderer 11.02.09
Thistle Books is literally a few yards away from V&R,but never thought much of it stock-wise,although it?s quite well laid out. - Allan Campbell 06.03.09.
Excellent: dont be put off by dodgy alley approach. Friendly owner, particularly strong on music books and politics. Worth a detour. - Norman Davies 10.06.10.
Suggest that 'The Wanderer' may just be related to the owner of this shop. Hardly anywhere near as good as 'Caledonian Books' nor as eccentric/attractive as V&R's chaos. "never thought much of it stock-wise, although it?s quite well laid out" is about right unless classical music books and scores are your thing. Owner is audibly upset when you can't find anything to buy. But there are no bargains in the middling stock. Falls between most stools. Sorry. - Chris K 30.09.10.
Voltaire and Rousseau
18 Otago Lane
GLASGOW Lanarkshire G12 8PB map
tel: 0141 339 1811
Open: Monday - Saturday 11.00 - 6.30.
Large stock including literature, history, Scottish and antiquarian books.
Down a much friendlier lane off Otago street than Thistle Books, this big shop could give Caledonia Books a run for its money with the amount of stock. Books to the ceiling but also in piles on the floor in front of the bookshelves. With more stock than they really have room for, it gives the impression that the book you are after is there if only you could spend the time moving the piles about. However if you want to search through the science fiction pile you might have to persuade the sleeping cat to move first. That said, this is my favourite shop in the area, always worth a visit. - Jeremy Briggs.
Cluttered just about starts to describe this dump. Give yourself a couple of hours just to move the mainly-creased stock from where they are dumped. As for looking at any of the lower shelves, forget it unless you like shifting piles of stuff with nowhere to put it. They need to dump the crap and then they could display the books they have which are worth buying. - The Wanderer 11.02.09
Voltaire and Rousseau?s is an institution and I like going there, and there?s a secret to dealing with the piles of books in front of the shelves. Simply knock them over. One of the guys then comes along and insists that he will sort it out. When he?s doing that you simply stand beside him and look at what he?s picking up. Easy! Good prices in here and the military section is extensive. Never seem to have much travel or biography, which is quite unusual. Cash only too,which can be a bit of a pain,especially if you?re buying a decent quantity. - Allan Campbell 06.03.09.
Certainly not a dump. Great '£1 and under' section, great sci fi section and very good history section. The fact that you have to do a little bit of searching is not a problem. 'Cash only' doesnt bother me as I often carry money. - Ian McElroy 18.08.09.
- Norman Davies 10.06.10.
After half-an-hour in this shop I felt almost suicidal - Richard 04.08.10.
Absolutely eccentric and highly recommended if you don't mind getting your hands and knees dirty. Prissy-minded librarians should avoid at all costs. The book you want is here but you have to find it. Books are buried so long that bargains eventually emerge. I love this shop. Full of character. And characters. - Ken Bogle 30.09.10.
A Glasgow institution. Look on it as a fantastical book cave, with crumbly walls. - Alan Forbes 31.0511.
Young's Interesting Books
18 Skirving Street
Shawlands
GLASGOW Lanarkshire G41 3AA map
tel: 0141 6499599 e-mail
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 6.00 (7.00 on Thursday) Sundays 11.00 - 4.00.
Small but growing general selection, with an emphasis on illustrated, unusual and quirky titles, pop-up books and nice editions of modern and classic literature. Also a good Glasgow and Scottish selection. Just opened in Shawlands, as Glasgow's only Southside bookshop. We're buying as well, and we'd be delighted to find elusive items you're after.
Interesting Books?. Not to me they weren't. Small shop, well located opposite an Oddbins and a popular cafe/deli. Having made an effort to get to a new shop, I try to find at least a courtesy purchase. Nearest to this was overpriced and NSOC. Another Drif acronym I like is NWAD. Chris K 01.07.10. (NSOC - Not Strong On Condition, NWAD - Not Worth A Detour. TBG)
I tend to agree with the first review, definately NSOC and NWAD. Not been up and running for a long so may improve with time. - The Bimbler 28.04.11.
Reasonable prices for hardbacks but silly prices for some less than pristine paperbacks. Not 'Glasgow's only Southside bookshop' as there is an excellent remainder/discount bookshop in Shawlands Arcade and Oxfam bookshop in Victoria Road. - Alan Forbes 31.0511.
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