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Antiquarian bookseller in Edinburgh, since 1957

McNaughtan's Bookshop

Closed nowAntiquarianGeneral stockArtOpen lateRare books
Scotland's oldest surviving secondhand and antiquarian bookshop, in the same basement at the top of Leith Walk since 1957. A Georgian tenement holds a well-chosen general stock alongside rare and collectable books, and a small gallery shows original art. Open daily, and late on Thursdays.
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    McNaughtan's Bookshop is listed in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. The recorded address is 3a-4a Haddington Place, Edinburgh EH7 4AE.

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