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Established in 1957, McNaughtan's is the oldest second-hand and antiquarian bookshop in Scotland. We buy and sell old and rare books, and our gallery hosts Typewronger Books, offering new books, zines, and independent publications.

Please note our new longer opening hours.


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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

  • [The Chronicles of Narnia.] The Lion, the Witch,...

    • Lewis, C.S.
    • London: Geoffrey Bles [vols. 1-5]; The Bodley Head [vols. 6 & 7], 1951
    £15,000 Find Out More
  • Anacreon, Bion et Moschus, Suivis de la Veillée...

    • Anacreon
    • A Paphos [but Paris?]: [s.n.], 1785
    £200 Find Out More
  • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Illustrated by...

    • Verne, Jules
    • London: Ward Lock & Co., Limited, 1908
    £200 Find Out More
  • The Instructive Picture Book. Or, Lessons from the...

    • [Yonge, Charlotte M.]
    • Edinburgh: Edmonston & Douglas, 1857
    £1,200 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


Upcoming Shop Closures

Holidays 2025-26

We will be closed from Thursday 25th December to Thursday 1st January inclusive.