Orkney
Birsay Books
Craiglands, Birsay, Orkney KW17 2ND
"We are a small online bookseller specialisting in rare and unusual books mostly published before 1900. Our main focus is on natural history, history, science and mathematics, voyages and travel, illustrated and some literature, but we have a range of other works too."
The Orcadian Bookshop
50 Albert St, Kirkwall KW15 1HQ
"We are an independent bookshop located on the Orkney Islands. We stock thousands of titles including many by Orcadian writers."
Stromness Books & Prints
1 Graham Place, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3BY
"Scotland's only drive-in bookshop. Just like a cat, you never really own a bookshop. It opened in 1970 as a second hand bookshop run by Charles Senior. When John L Broom, the local librarian, took it over he began to sell blue penguin paperbacks. By the time time Tam took the reins in the late seventies maps were on sale. Before it was a bookshop the premises were part of Stockan’s bakery. Before that the tiny building was a tea shop, a painters and a grocers."
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Shetland
The Shetland Bookshop
Commercial St, Lerwick, Shetland ZE1 0AJ
"The Shetland Bookshop is a long-established, family-owned bookshop in Lerwick, Shetland. Our shop is a welcoming and interesting place to browse and explore, offering outstanding service and an array of books and unique, bespoke gifts. We have a passionate and knowledgeable team and we aim to offer every local interest book currently in print, including our own extensive list of locally related publications."
The Kergord Hatchery Bookshop
Brig, Weisdale, Shetland, ZE2 9LW
Second hand bookshop in Weisdale, Shetland. We have a wide selection of fiction, non-fiction and children’s books. Come along and browse!
Shetland Christian Bookshop
30 Market Street, Lerwick, Shetland ZE1 0JP
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