Cooper Hay Rare Books

A rare book shop? Have you ever heard of such a thing, its straight out of Indiana Jones, or Lara Croft. How strange.
This place is the real deal, if I was in search of a one of paperback of a tea stained old hardback this would be the place to go. I was particularly scared to touch ANYTHING incase the pages just crumbled away. I didn’t want to risk it because I am not sure I had the wad of cash available to pay up if it did break a book? The price tags are also spectacularly rare for bookshops, most hitting above £80, and there was not stopping them, prices soared over £100. There were a few which were not as expensive but these must not be as desirable. I wouldn’t know I am just an amateur book reader and have never had my hands on such antiques, although I am sure it would be a surreal feeling to own something so old, which comes with its own history.

Wow, this place is scarily wonderful! I am a huge book lover but I felt hugely out of my depth in this shop!
Not to be mistaken for a secondhand book store, this is most definitely an antiquarian book specialist. You won’t find a £1 and under basket at Cooper Hays! However what you can expect is a fantastic selection of rare and alarmingly old books from anywhere between £15 and over £100. These books look like they belong in a museum and are definitely aimed at genuine book connoisseurs!
Cooper Hays specialises in books about Scotland and Glasgow in particular and also has a good collection of art books. The reason I love this store though is for the gorgeous old children’s books.
I was too scared to touch anything and more to the point don’t have extra cash lying around to buy antique books with so I left pretty sharpish! However if collecting such books is a hobby of yours then Cooper Hays in definitely worth a look. It is only open during the week but you can make a Saturday appointment if you have a particular request you would like to discuss in detail.