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Edinburgh Books @EdinburghBooks

Big ol' bookshop (secondhand & antiquarian) in Edinburgh's Book Quarter. Sure come on in.

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Found in a book #721 In a book from a Doctor's collection. What is the use of agarol Syrup? Agarol is an effective, gentle, pleasant vanilla flavoured laxative for the whole family. It provides relief of constipation and promotes regularity
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All together now...
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FoundInABook#692 postcard from c. 1970s in a copy of Macbeth. Quote on the back in Spanish, German & French says " The well-being of the world's rich is based upon this situation. These children will know how to change it."
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We bought this book on Wednesday afternoon and half an hour later the author, Christopher Rush, walked in and was able to sign it - 32 years after the illustrator Mairi Hedderwick
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Dog in the shop
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Author's signature from a copy of "Trump - The art of the Deal" Published in 1987 but no indication of when it was signed.
Edinburgh Books@EdinburghBooks
15 Oct 2021
This signature is from a book I found in a flat clearance yesterday. Anybody recognise the signature? There's an island connection.
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Just sold a nice copy of 'Cricket' by W.G. Grace to an American gentleman. Perhaps it was @UScricketguy ?
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American lady - "who's that sining? It sounds like Paul Simon." @tonersongs #RoadtoFivemiletown
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Bookplate of novelist and criminologist F. [Fryniwyd] Tennyson Jesse 1888-1958 in a 1911 copy of 'Science and the Criminal' by C.A. Mitchell
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Classic Pelican cover from 1975. Design by Mel Calman & Peter Thompson
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Striking cover illustration by British graphic designer John Gorham (1937-2001) on this 1965 edition of Helen Waddell's 'The Desert Fathers'. Gorham created book covers for publishers, stamps for the Royal Mail did the graphics for films including Local Hero and Chariots of Fire
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Just taken delivery of 5 copies of "Edinburgh's First Hibernian - The Mission of Edward Joseph Hannan" by Mike Hennessy, published by our friends at @Thirstybooks The story culminates with the foundation of @HibernianFC
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So I guess that means we have Fr. Hannan to thank for this from last night x.com/HibernianFC/status/195…

Hibernian Football Club
@HibernianFC
14 Aug 2025
Pick that out.

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Sometimes a book looks better without the dust jacket. It's not the done thing but I think I will bin the jacket.
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Some of the bookshelves in the sitting room of Lady Londonderry aka Edith Helen Vane-Tempest-Stewart (1878-1959) amongst other things she was a writer and editor. A shelf of Yeats and a shelf of Buchan amongst the treasures here at @NTmountstewart
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Kitchen bookshelves at @NTmountstewart
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Some of the books in Lord Londonderry's sitting room - plenty of political biography though I didn't see any copies of Mein Kampf. Perhaps they are at the other end of the room where you are not allowed to go
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Clarence was very happy to find a wee secondhand book shop at @NTmountstewart and came away with this bag of books
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Clarence visiting the wonderful Logie Steading Bookshop. Thanks to Jan for the great service and chat.
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Part of Clarence's haul from the Logie Steading Bookshop #Trollope #Dostoevsky #GeorgeMacDonald #Tolstoy #GAHenty
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