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Secondhand and Antiquarian Bookshops in the UK 2019

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FoundItAtLast, Kelso - closed.
Hoolets Books, Peebles - closed.

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Last Century Books
34 High Street
INNERLEITHEN  Peeblesshire  EH44 6HF   map
tel: 01896 831759  e-mail  web
Open: Monday - Saturday 11.00 - 5.00
A few new books, good secondhand modern paperbacks & hard back fiction. Large selection of non-fiction, especially Scottish, sport, military, topography and some antiquarian. Now one of the Borders biggest secondhand, old and out of print bookshops with 19000 titles in stock and many more in store.

 Add a comment  Read commentsHide commentsEasily found and also easy to park at, while it does have a small selection of antiques don't let that part of its name put you off. This is a medium sized shop with a good selection of books in a village in the Scottish Borders between Peebles and Galashiels. It has one main room with two smaller ones at the back and while perhaps a little cramped when there are a lot of browsers, it is worth going out of your way to visit. - Jeremy Briggs.
    Shop attracts repeat customers with varied large stock, covering most genres. Best titles in a glass case or behind sales desk are online. Chatty, helpful knowledgable owners. WAD. - Chris K 27.07.11.
    Another good bookshop. - TommyG 09.12.11.
    Last Century Books vies with The Border Reader as best secondhand bookshop in the borders. Excellent prices, very wide stock, strong on Scottish titles, outdoor pursuits and classic fiction. Lots of classic children's books as well. Don't miss the Tardis-like cubbyhole in the middle of the shop which contains another room full of books. Well worth a detour. - Steven Kelly 10.07.15.

Linton Books
Deanfoot Road
WEST LINTON  Peeblesshire  EH46 7DY   map
tel: 01968 660339

 Add a comment  Read commentsHide commentsSmall stock of new and second hand books. The stock of new children?s books and one or two toys is misleading as the proprietor?s attitude makes it plain that children are definitely NOT welcome in the shop. - Laura.
    I would just like to contradict the previous review by Laura. I've been taking my three young children to buy books for them at the bookshop and I have never felt that they were anything other than welcome in the lovely childrens' corner. I've always had friendly and extremely knowledgeable service. - Lewis 01.10.08.
    Another good bookshop, but not keen on the classical music. - TommyG 09.12.11.
    A very pleasant book shop with a wide range of stock including boxes of maps which the owner was happy to retrieve from a back room. I cannot imagine anyone being unhappy as the owner was very welcoming. - CB 27.08.16.

Priorsford Books
11 Northgate
PEEBLES  EH45 8RX   map
tel: 07522 934770  e-mail
Open: Wednesday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00.
Strong on children's collectables, also general Scottish interest, women's fiction, crime, Greyladies, Folio, social history, magazine, prints and literary gifts.

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Red Cross Bookshop
221 High Street
LINLITHGOW  West Lothian  EH49 7EN   map
tel: 01506 20671658
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 4.00.

 Add a comment  Read commentsHide commentsThis is actually a standard charity shop which has two units knocked into one - books in one section, non-books in the other. Didn't see anything other than the usual run of the mill stuff you'd see in the books section of any charity shop, except there's more of it. But potentially the kind of place you'd get a bargain if you were there at the right time. - Steven Kelly 11.05.15.

Scottish Ornithologists' Club Bookshop
Waterston House
ABERLADY  East Lothian  EH32 0PY   map
tel: 01875 871330  fax: 01875 871035  e-mail  web
Open: Monday - Friday 10.00 - 4.00, Saturday & Sunday 12.00 - 6.00 BST.
Secondhand books covering a broad range of (world-wide) ornithology and natural history subjects. Collections include New Naturalist and Bannerman titles. The SOC is a registered Scottish charity (SC 009859)

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The Book Room
1 Dingleton Road
MELROSE  Roxburghshire  TD6 9QS   map
tel: 01896 823337
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00 (11.00 - 5.00 in winter) closed Wednesday.
A general stock of secondhand books with a bit of everything.

 Add a comment  Read commentsHide commentsA nice mixed selection of stock. - Iain Murray.
    Very easy to find, just 50 yards from the central square. A small shop, but with an interesting and diverse stock. - Richard 29.07.09.
    This is a delightful shop. Mainly high quality Scottish stock but a good variety of other things. Very civilised. Not cheap. - PaulP 02.08.11.
    Another dull visit to this shop in the posh town of Melrose. Over the years, I've managed to buy three small books here. Not this time, alas. Looked at nearly everything , including more neat boxes on the floor. - Chris K 10.01.13.
    A better visit last Saturday. Found 3 well priced books and had a good chat with the quiet owner. One small room is currently out of action so there are even more medium boxes on the floor. Lots of old post-WW2 titles. - Chris K 31.05.14.

The Border Reader Bookshop
Old Melrose Furniture Studio
Ravenswood 
MELROSE  Roxburghshire  TD6 9DF   map
e-mail  web
Open: 7 days 11.00 - 5.00
Small but select range of secondhand books; quality fiction and poetry, academic and general non-fiction, with an emphasis on philosophy, literary/ cultural theory, and history, plus classical CDs. Beautiful off road setting, with cafe, antiques, gifts and furniture showrooms on site.

 Add a comment  Read commentsHide commentsUpstairs in farm courtyard off the A68. Good interesting stock. (No mass mkt p/backs and celeb. biogs.) Found 2 unusual art history titles. Stock not yet online so well worth a visit. - Chris K 27.07.11.
    Well worth a detour, this small attic shop is completely devoid of coffee table and mass market clutter, and the focus is on quality titles. Prices very reasonable. At the time of writing, cards are not accepted so you will need to bring some cash. An added bonus is the little coffee shop below. - Steven Kelly 21.11.13.
    Worth noting they put the book price on a slip of paper at the BACK, confusing at first as some old prices still exist at the front and only a smal notice to explain this. lovely place to visit. - PaulP 01.03.14.

The Forest Bookstore
26 Market Place
SELKIRK  Scottish Borders  TD7 4BL   map
tel: 01750 22763  e-mail  web
Open: Monday - Friday 10.00 - 1.30 & 2.30 - 4.30, Saturday 10.00 - 4.00.
Literature, Art & Environment. Contemporary & Modern . Scottish and International

 Add a comment  Read commentsHide commentsPrincipally carrying new titles, the S/H books are on a couple of bookcases at the back. Prices on the high side - although the majority of titles are in very nice condition. - Steven Kelly 10.07.15.
    Sadly I could not find any second hand books and the owner was in a rush to close as she had to go and see her daughter and closed early at four o'clock. As a bookshop for new books it seemed very good. - CB 27.08.16.

The Pennyfarthing
23 Quality Street
NORTH BERWICK  East Lothian  EH39 4HR   map
tel: 01620 89 0114
Open: Monday - Friday 10.00 (ish) - 5.00, Sunday 2.00 - 5.00.

 Add a comment  Read commentsHide commentsSmallish stock, modestly priced, with some bric-a-brac as well. - Richard.

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