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Established in 1957, McNaughtan's is the oldest second-hand and antiquarian bookshop in Scotland. We buy and sell secondhand, old, and rare books in our shop on Leith Walk, open seven days a week, and issue regular lists of recent acquisitions.


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Holiday closure

McNaughtan’s Bookshop will be open as normal up to and including Saturday 23rd December. We will be closed from Christmas Eve, 24th December, through 2nd January 2024 inclusive.…

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Selected Books

  • Book of Legends. Tales of the North-East of Scotland Told to Children. [and:] Second Book of Legends. Tales of The North-East of Scotland.

    Book of Legends. Tales of the North-East of...

    • Wyness, Fenton
    • Aberdeen: Printed and Published by W. & W. Lindsay, 1942
    £60 Find Out More
  • The Conduct of Life.

    The Conduct of Life.

    • Emerson, Ralph Waldo
    • Edinburgh: Otto Schulze & Company, 1904
    £200 Find Out More
  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

    Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

    • Rowling, J.K.
    • London: Bloomsbury, 1997
    £5,500 Find Out More
  • Poems.

    Poems.

    • Yeats, William Butler
    • London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1901
    £275 Find Out More

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Location & Opening Times

3a & 4a Haddington Place, Edinburgh, EH7 4AE


Opening Hours

Open seven days a week, 11am - 5pm

On Thursdays late night opening until 8pm