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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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3 Bound Volumes of The Antiquary A Magazine: 1887, 1885, 1890 Elliot Stock0

Archaeology

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Rex Whistler His Life 1948 Whistler Room Tate Gallery, In Pursuit of Rare Meats0

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

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Queens, Queen Mothers, Priestesses, and Power - Flora Edouwaye S Kaplan HB0

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The Auxilia of the Roman Imperial Army - Cheesman - Oxford Clarendon 1914 1st Ed0

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The Stages of Economic Growth - W W Rostow - Cambridge Press 1960 2nd Impression0

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Il Sacco Di Roma Desgritto In Due Libri (1758) Francesco Guicciardini0

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Taylor & Skinner's Survey of the Roads of Scotland c. 17900

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3 Bound Volumes of The Antiquary A Magazine: 1887, 1885, 1890 Elliot Stock0

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History of the Battle of Bannockburn (1871) Robert White0

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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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Six Theosophic Points and Other Writings by Jacob Böhme London, 19190

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War Poets and Other Subjects, Bernard Bergonzi0

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ROYAL COMMISSION ANCIENT HISTORICAL MONUMENTS City Of Edinburgh 1951 Dustjacket 0

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Queens, Queen Mothers, Priestesses, and Power - Flora Edouwaye S Kaplan HB0

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Memoir Northern Atlantic Ocean (1873) George Findlay Thirteenth Edition0

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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 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Taylor & Skinner's Survey of the Roads of Scotland c. 17900 Taylor & Skinner's Survey of the Roads of Scotland c. 17901

    Taylor & Skinner's Survey of the Roads of Scotland c. 1790

    Taylor & Skinner's Survey of the Roads of Scotland c. 1790

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  • Augustine : Confessions – J. O’Donnell - Oxford Uni Press - 2000 [3 volume set]0 Augustine : Confessions – J. O’Donnell - Oxford Uni Press - 2000 [3 volume set]1

    Augustine : Confessions – J. O’Donnell - Oxford Uni Press - 2000 [3 volume set]

    Augustine : Confessions – J. O’Donnell - Oxford Uni Press - 2000 [3 volume set]

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  • The Regality Club Complete 4 Volume Set (1889) Glasgow University Maclehose0 The Regality Club Complete 4 Volume Set (1889) Glasgow University Maclehose1

    The Regality Club Complete 4 Volume Set (1889) Glasgow University Maclehose

    The Regality Club Complete 4 Volume Set (1889) Glasgow University Maclehose

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  • Margaret Sanger My Fight for Birth Control (1932) UK First Edition0 Margaret Sanger My Fight for Birth Control (1932) UK First Edition1

    Margaret Sanger My Fight for Birth Control (1932) UK First Edition

    Margaret Sanger My Fight for Birth Control (1932) UK First Edition

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

  • Maurice Ashley Cromwell's Generals (1954) Hardcover Dustjacket Jonathan Cape0

    Maurice Ashley Cromwell's Generals (1954) Hardcover Dustjacket Jonathan Cape

    Maurice Ashley Cromwell's Generals (1954) Hardcover Dustjacket Jonathan Cape

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  • HELENA FAUCIT - LADY MARTIN - Sir Theodore Martin K.C.B. - 1st edition - 19000

    HELENA FAUCIT - LADY MARTIN - Sir Theodore Martin K.C.B. - 1st edition - 1900

    HELENA FAUCIT - LADY MARTIN - Sir Theodore Martin K.C.B. - 1st edition - 1900

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  • William Elphinstone and The Kingdom of Scotland Leslie Macfarlane 1985 1st Ed DJ0

    William Elphinstone and The Kingdom of Scotland Leslie Macfarlane 1985 1st Ed DJ

    William Elphinstone and The Kingdom of Scotland Leslie Macfarlane 1985 1st Ed DJ

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  • Steinzeit-Afrika (1938) Leakey0

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    Steinzeit-Afrika (1938) Leakey

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  • New Home (1946) Council of Industrial Design: HMSO0

    New Home (1946) Council of Industrial Design: HMSO

    New Home (1946) Council of Industrial Design: HMSO

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  • Glimpses of Italian Society in the Eighteenth Century Mrs Piozzi 18920

    Glimpses of Italian Society in the Eighteenth Century Mrs Piozzi 1892

    Glimpses of Italian Society in the Eighteenth Century Mrs Piozzi 1892

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  • EVOLUTION OF THE IDEA OF GOD Grant Allen 1901 Grant Richards Hardcover0

    EVOLUTION OF THE IDEA OF GOD Grant Allen 1901 Grant Richards Hardcover

    EVOLUTION OF THE IDEA OF GOD Grant Allen 1901 Grant Richards Hardcover

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

    Essential The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 5 by Stan Lee Marvel Comics 90 - 113

    Essential The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 5 by Stan Lee Marvel Comics 90 - 113

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Special Interest Collections

  • The Wild Man of the West (c. 1900) Ballantyne0

    Children's

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

    Children's

  • As You Like It, Shakespeare, Folio Society 3rd Impression 1965 - Salvador Dali0

    Folio Society

    Folio Society

  • History of the Battle of Bannockburn (1871) Robert White0

    Military History

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    Military History

  • ROYAL COMMISSION ANCIENT HISTORICAL MONUMENTS City Of Edinburgh 1951 Dustjacket 0

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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.

  • Walden (1884) Thoreau. First UK Edition Pub. Edinburgh: David Douglas0 Walden (1884) Thoreau. First UK Edition Pub. Edinburgh: David Douglas1

    Walden (1884) Thoreau. First UK Edition Pub. Edinburgh: David Douglas

    Walden (1884) Thoreau. First UK Edition Pub. Edinburgh: David Douglas

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  • Maurice Ashley Cromwell's Generals (1954) Hardcover Dustjacket Jonathan Cape0 Maurice Ashley Cromwell's Generals (1954) Hardcover Dustjacket Jonathan Cape1

    Maurice Ashley Cromwell's Generals (1954) Hardcover Dustjacket Jonathan Cape

    Maurice Ashley Cromwell's Generals (1954) Hardcover Dustjacket Jonathan Cape

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  • A Cypress in Sicily - Howard Agg - Blackwood 1967 1st Edition 0 A Cypress in Sicily - Howard Agg - Blackwood 1967 1st Edition 1

    A Cypress in Sicily - Howard Agg - Blackwood 1967 1st Edition

    A Cypress in Sicily - Howard Agg - Blackwood 1967 1st Edition

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  • 19th Century Handwritten Recipe /Cookery Book, Children's - Dumbarton Circa 18500 19th Century Handwritten Recipe /Cookery Book, Children's - Dumbarton Circa 18501

    19th Century Handwritten Recipe /Cookery Book, Children's - Dumbarton Circa 1850

    19th Century Handwritten Recipe /Cookery Book, Children's - Dumbarton Circa 1850

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

  • Walden (1884) Thoreau. First UK Edition Pub. Edinburgh: David Douglas0 Walden (1884) Thoreau. First UK Edition Pub. Edinburgh: David Douglas1

    Walden (1884) Thoreau. First UK Edition Pub. Edinburgh: David Douglas

    Walden (1884) Thoreau. First UK Edition Pub. Edinburgh: David Douglas

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  • Maurice Ashley Cromwell's Generals (1954) Hardcover Dustjacket Jonathan Cape0 Maurice Ashley Cromwell's Generals (1954) Hardcover Dustjacket Jonathan Cape1

    Maurice Ashley Cromwell's Generals (1954) Hardcover Dustjacket Jonathan Cape

    Maurice Ashley Cromwell's Generals (1954) Hardcover Dustjacket Jonathan Cape

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  • A Cypress in Sicily - Howard Agg - Blackwood 1967 1st Edition 0 A Cypress in Sicily - Howard Agg - Blackwood 1967 1st Edition 1

    A Cypress in Sicily - Howard Agg - Blackwood 1967 1st Edition

    A Cypress in Sicily - Howard Agg - Blackwood 1967 1st Edition

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  • 19th Century Handwritten Recipe /Cookery Book, Children's - Dumbarton Circa 18500 19th Century Handwritten Recipe /Cookery Book, Children's - Dumbarton Circa 18501

    19th Century Handwritten Recipe /Cookery Book, Children's - Dumbarton Circa 1850

    19th Century Handwritten Recipe /Cookery Book, Children's - Dumbarton Circa 1850

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