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A Hidden Treasure Trove of Stories Await In Glasgow’s Beloved Second Hand Bookshop

Literature meets legacy at Voltaire and Rousseau Booksellers; the cherished second hand book shop in Glasgow that beckons book lovers and literary enthusiasts alike. Nestled in the vibrant heart of the city, our quaint bookshop is a haven for those on a quest for pre-loved tales, academic texts, and rare finds.

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Atlas Universel et Classique De Geographie Acienne Romaine: Du Moyen Age 18850

Archaeology

51 books

The Fitzwilliam Museum: An Illustrated Survey 1958-1st Ltd 171/1526, Carl Winter0

Art & Art History

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THE OUTER LAYERS OF A STAR ~ Woolley & Stibbs ~ 1953 HC0

Astronomy & Rockets

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It Wisnae Us: The Truth About Glasgow and Slavery (2009) Stephel Mullen0

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Essential The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 5 by Stan Lee Marvel Comics 90 - 1130

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ELFIN SONG By Florence Harrison Undated Edn circa 1912 with 12 colour plates0

Children's

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A Copious Greek Grammar (1837, 1838 Fifth Edn) Augustus Matthiae Complete Set0

Classical History

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Thinking Through Film: Doing Philosophy, Watching Movies (2012) Damian Cox0

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The Oxford Handbook of Adam Smith (2013) Hardcover Christopher Berry0

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Wild West: A Role Playing Game Fantasy Games Unlimited #2501 Complete0

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Dante La Divina Commedia (1901) Miniature Book0

Fine Binding & Antiquarian

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India : A History [2 Volumes] - John Keay - Folio Society (2003) Hb Books0

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Art History Architecture L'Architecture Antiquite Francois Benoit Design 19110

Foreign Language

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Atlas Universel et Classique De Geographie Acienne Romaine: Du Moyen Age 18850

Geology & Geography

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It Wisnae Us: The Truth About Glasgow and Slavery (2009) Stephel Mullen0

Glasgow

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Grote Atlas van de Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie / Dutch & English [Vol 2]0

History

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The Story Of The Burgh Of Calton By Superintendent John Ord  - 1912 Booklet 0

Law, Criminology

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Splitting: A case of female masculinity, Robert J. Stoller (1974)0

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Life & Times of Machiavelli, Savonarola by Professor Villari (c. 1900)0

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Webster's International Dictionary of the English Language (1902) George Bell0

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More Precisely: The Math You Need to Do Philosophy - Second Edition0

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Top Secret TSR Espionage Role-Playing Game0

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British Flags (1922 First Edition) W. G. Perrin Cambridge University Press0

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Messiaen by Professor Peter Hill, Professor Nigel Simeone0

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Library of Useful Knowledge: The Horse with a Treatise on Draught 18370

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Janet Oppenheim :  The Other World Spiritualism and Physical Research in England0

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Grote Atlas van de Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie / Dutch & English [Vol 1]0

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Aquinas on Being by Anthony Kenny Hardback with dust jacket0

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Remains of Elmet, Hughes, Ted, Faber and Faber, 1979, Paperback0

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Robert Burns Poems chiefly in the Scottish Dialect (1927) Facsimile Edition0

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New Annual Register or General Repository of History Politics Literature 17830

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The Travellers' Digest Issue # 3 Visit To Antiquity "Travellers" Magazine0

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Peebles and its Neighbourhood with a run on the Peebles Railway 2nd Edition 18630

Scottish, Irish & Celtic

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The Jews in Christian Art: An Illustrated History (1996) Heinz Schreckenberg0

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Aquinas on Being by Anthony Kenny Hardback with dust jacket0

Theology & Spirituality

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Peebles and its Neighbourhood with a run on the Peebles Railway 2nd Edition 18630

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Grote Atlas van de Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie / Dutch & English [Vol 2]0

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Miss Layard Excavates: A Paleolithic Site at Foxhall Road (2004)0

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Rare & Collectable

Explore rare and collectible books at Voltaire & Rousseau, featuring first editions, early prints, and seminal works across literature, history, science, and the arts.

  • 1637 Greek-Roman Lexicon - In Quo Ex Primitivorum - Ioannis Scapulae - Leather0 1637 Greek-Roman Lexicon - In Quo Ex Primitivorum - Ioannis Scapulae - Leather1

    1637 Greek-Roman Lexicon - In Quo Ex Primitivorum - Ioannis Scapulae - Leather

    1637 Greek-Roman Lexicon - In Quo Ex Primitivorum - Ioannis Scapulae - Leather

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  • The Works of Jonathan Swift (1735) Vols. 1 and 3 GULLIVER'S TRAVELS Faulkner0 The Works of Jonathan Swift (1735) Vols. 1 and 3 GULLIVER'S TRAVELS Faulkner1

    The Works of Jonathan Swift (1735) Vols. 1 and 3 GULLIVER'S TRAVELS Faulkner

    The Works of Jonathan Swift (1735) Vols. 1 and 3 GULLIVER'S TRAVELS Faulkner

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  • The Works of Robert Burns [6 vol set] W Paterson (1870s) Leather Fine Binding 0 The Works of Robert Burns [6 vol set] W Paterson (1870s) Leather Fine Binding 1

    The Works of Robert Burns [6 vol set] W Paterson (1870s) Leather Fine Binding

    The Works of Robert Burns [6 vol set] W Paterson (1870s) Leather Fine Binding

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  • ELFIN SONG By Florence Harrison Undated Edn circa 1912 with 12 colour plates0 ELFIN SONG By Florence Harrison Undated Edn circa 1912 with 12 colour plates1

    ELFIN SONG By Florence Harrison Undated Edn circa 1912 with 12 colour plates

    ELFIN SONG By Florence Harrison Undated Edn circa 1912 with 12 colour plates

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  • The Scottish National Dictionary (1941) William Grant Volumes 1-10 First Edition0 The Scottish National Dictionary (1941) William Grant Volumes 1-10 First Edition1

    The Scottish National Dictionary (1941) William Grant Volumes 1-10 First Edition

    The Scottish National Dictionary (1941) William Grant Volumes 1-10 First Edition

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  • Glasgow Fifty Drawings by Muirhead Bone (1911) Limited Special Edition T R Annan0 Glasgow Fifty Drawings by Muirhead Bone (1911) Limited Special Edition T R Annan1

    Glasgow Fifty Drawings by Muirhead Bone (1911) Limited Special Edition T R Annan

    Glasgow Fifty Drawings by Muirhead Bone (1911) Limited Special Edition T R Annan

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  • Advanced Squad Leader - Rules + Modules 1-6, Complete VGC, most boxes unpunched0 Advanced Squad Leader - Rules + Modules 1-6, Complete VGC, most boxes unpunched1

    Advanced Squad Leader - Rules + Modules 1-6, Complete VGC, most boxes unpunched

    Advanced Squad Leader - Rules + Modules 1-6, Complete VGC, most boxes unpunched

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  • A H M Jones The Later Roman Empire 284-602 THREE VOLUMES AND MAPS 1st Ed (1964)0 A H M Jones The Later Roman Empire 284-602 THREE VOLUMES AND MAPS 1st Ed (1964)1

    A H M Jones The Later Roman Empire 284-602 THREE VOLUMES AND MAPS 1st Ed (1964)

    A H M Jones The Later Roman Empire 284-602 THREE VOLUMES AND MAPS 1st Ed (1964)

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Curated staff picks under £20, featuring rare and collectible books across literature, history, and the arts at Voltaire & Rousseau.

  • Julio Gonzalez Sculptures & Drawings (1990)0

    Julio Gonzalez Sculptures & Drawings (1990)

    Julio Gonzalez Sculptures & Drawings (1990)

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  • Aldous Huxley Time Must Have A Stop First Edition 1945 Chatto & Windus0

    Aldous Huxley Time Must Have A Stop First Edition 1945 Chatto & Windus

    Aldous Huxley Time Must Have A Stop First Edition 1945 Chatto & Windus

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  • Messiaen by Professor Peter Hill, Professor Nigel Simeone0

    Messiaen by Professor Peter Hill, Professor Nigel Simeone

    Messiaen by Professor Peter Hill, Professor Nigel Simeone

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  • The Counties of Stirling and Clackmannan, R C Rennie and T Crouther Gordon0

    The Counties of Stirling and Clackmannan, R C Rennie and T Crouther Gordon

    The Counties of Stirling and Clackmannan, R C Rennie and T Crouther Gordon

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  • A Lie in my Right Hand by Cornelius0

    A Lie in my Right Hand by Cornelius

    A Lie in my Right Hand by Cornelius

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  • Top Secret / S.I. - TS1 Operation Starfire Tracy Raye Hickman (1987) TSR 76240

    Top Secret / S.I. - TS1 Operation Starfire Tracy Raye Hickman (1987) TSR 7624

    Top Secret / S.I. - TS1 Operation Starfire Tracy Raye Hickman (1987) TSR 7624

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  • TSR ORION RISING TOP SECRET / S.I. Espionage Module Adventure TSR Game0

    TSR ORION RISING TOP SECRET / S.I. Espionage Module Adventure TSR Game

    TSR ORION RISING TOP SECRET / S.I. Espionage Module Adventure TSR Game

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  • MegaTraveller COACC  by Games Design Workshop (GDW) Traveller0

    MegaTraveller COACC by Games Design Workshop (GDW) Traveller

    MegaTraveller COACC by Games Design Workshop (GDW) Traveller

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Special Interest Collections

  • ELFIN SONG By Florence Harrison Undated Edn circa 1912 with 12 colour plates0

    Children's

    Rare and early editions of children’s literature, including classic tales, illustrated books,...

    Children's

  • India : A History [2 Volumes] - John Keay - Folio Society (2003) Hb Books0

    Folio Society

    Folio Society

  • British Flags (1922 First Edition) W. G. Perrin Cambridge University Press0

    Military History

    Study wars, battles, and military strategy across the ages.

    Military History

  • Peebles and its Neighbourhood with a run on the Peebles Railway 2nd Edition 18630

    Scottish, Irish & Celtic

    Rare and early editions on Scottish, Irish, and Celtic history, literature, and...

    Scottish, Irish & Celtic

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First & Early Editions

Explore first editions and early printings of rare, collectible books by influential authors—professionally described, authenticated, and carefully curated.

  • The Mystery of the Yellow Room (c. 1910) Gaston Leroux0 The Mystery of the Yellow Room (c. 1910) Gaston Leroux1

    The Mystery of the Yellow Room (c. 1910) Gaston Leroux

    The Mystery of the Yellow Room (c. 1910) Gaston Leroux

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  • Early Stories Chekhov Anton Hardback The Bodley Head 1960 Literary Fiction0 Early Stories Chekhov Anton Hardback The Bodley Head 1960 Literary Fiction1

    Early Stories Chekhov Anton Hardback The Bodley Head 1960 Literary Fiction

    Early Stories Chekhov Anton Hardback The Bodley Head 1960 Literary Fiction

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  • Aldous Huxley Time Must Have A Stop First Edition 1945 Chatto & Windus0 Aldous Huxley Time Must Have A Stop First Edition 1945 Chatto & Windus1

    Aldous Huxley Time Must Have A Stop First Edition 1945 Chatto & Windus

    Aldous Huxley Time Must Have A Stop First Edition 1945 Chatto & Windus

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  • God's Gold The Story of Rockefeller and His Times (1933 First UK Edition) Flynn0 God's Gold The Story of Rockefeller and His Times (1933 First UK Edition) Flynn1

    God's Gold The Story of Rockefeller and His Times (1933 First UK Edition) Flynn

    God's Gold The Story of Rockefeller and His Times (1933 First UK Edition) Flynn

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Fine Binding & Antiquarian

Explore first editions and early printings of rare, collectible books by influential authors—professionally described, authenticated, and carefully curated.

  • The Mystery of the Yellow Room (c. 1910) Gaston Leroux0 The Mystery of the Yellow Room (c. 1910) Gaston Leroux1

    The Mystery of the Yellow Room (c. 1910) Gaston Leroux

    The Mystery of the Yellow Room (c. 1910) Gaston Leroux

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  • Early Stories Chekhov Anton Hardback The Bodley Head 1960 Literary Fiction0 Early Stories Chekhov Anton Hardback The Bodley Head 1960 Literary Fiction1

    Early Stories Chekhov Anton Hardback The Bodley Head 1960 Literary Fiction

    Early Stories Chekhov Anton Hardback The Bodley Head 1960 Literary Fiction

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  • Aldous Huxley Time Must Have A Stop First Edition 1945 Chatto & Windus0 Aldous Huxley Time Must Have A Stop First Edition 1945 Chatto & Windus1

    Aldous Huxley Time Must Have A Stop First Edition 1945 Chatto & Windus

    Aldous Huxley Time Must Have A Stop First Edition 1945 Chatto & Windus

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  • God's Gold The Story of Rockefeller and His Times (1933 First UK Edition) Flynn0 God's Gold The Story of Rockefeller and His Times (1933 First UK Edition) Flynn1

    God's Gold The Story of Rockefeller and His Times (1933 First UK Edition) Flynn

    God's Gold The Story of Rockefeller and His Times (1933 First UK Edition) Flynn

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