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Antique & Rare Books

There are few things more satisfying than the scent of an aged book. Unless, of course, you count the hunt – going through rows upon rows of old books, looking for something you can’t entirely put your finger on. Rubbing the back of your hand against the hardcover spines of old books as you pass by, maybe not knowing anything about the titles themselves. Maybe there are a few titles you know. Maybe there’s something in particular, a special, obscure book that you’re looking for.

You might feel the sensation, for an instant, of being alone in the world with your thoughts, the only comfort being an antique book that seems to speak to you from way out in the past. There’s no other feeling like it, and at East Neuk Books we’re proud to stock Scottish antique and rare books for the serious reader.

Anyone can pick up one of the classics and take a walk through the past. But how many of them can say they do the same with a truly antique book? Imagine reading a masterpiece with a copy that’s changed dozens of hands, that maybe was held once by the author him or herself? Think of the histories this book has seen!

With East Neuk Books it’s never been easier to buy antique and rare books online. Check out our listings below and see how many precious volumes we’ve collected over the years. And, when they arrive in the mail, take pleasure in holding them in your hands for yourself History has never been so close, whether we’re talking about plays by famous authors, descriptions of the Scottish countryside (written by observant clergymen) or histories themselves that now belong to history.

No matter your fancy or taste in antique and rare books, you’re bound to find something here to add to your list!

Largo's Untold Stories by Leonard Low - East  Neuk Books Ltd
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Largo's Untold Stories by Leonard Low

Steve Savage Publishers Limited

LARGOS UNTOLD STORIES a book covering Witches, cannibalism, serious perverts, sea battles ,Plague, maniac sea captains and the bigamist drunken ant...

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The Battle of St Monans by Leonard Low - East  Neuk Books Ltd
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The Battle of St Monans by Leonard Low

Steve Savage Publishers Limited

THE BATTLE OF ST MONANS where in 1548 a small Scottish force engages the Admiralty of England at an attempted landing in FIFE....over 900 killed an...

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The Witches of Fife : Witch-Hunting in a Scottish Shire, 1560-1710 - East  Neuk Books Ltd
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The Witches of Fife : Witch-Hunting in a Scottish Shire, 1560-1710

John Donald Publishers Ltd

The Witches of Fife : Witch-Hunting in a Scottish Shire, 1560-1710 by Stuart MacDonald (Author) Along the coast of Fife, in villages like Culross a...

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Witchcraft and Trials for Witchcraft in Fife - East  Neuk Books Ltd
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Witchcraft and Trials for Witchcraft in Fife

Beston Press

  This unusual book, documenting the trials for witchcraft conducted in Fife, one of the regions worst affected by the fear of witchcraft. This boo...

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