November 2023 by Cyle Tra
A wonderful little shop with one of the best selections of quality antiquarian books in Scotland. I stopped at several shops in Scotland and this was the best one. They were well organized and the quality of the rare books here was quite superb. Highly recommend.
April 2023 by Natalia Filvarova
A wonderful bookstore with a great owner who?s eager to help!
April 2020 by Ray Barron-Woolford
Main Stream Media fail ti give voices to books about Working Class local heroes like Kath Duncan, the most important scot & UK LGBTQ Civil Rights activist the past 100 years . This biography should be read by every one in Scotland with rave reviews The Last Queen Of Scotland is a MUST
April 2010 by Amanda Q.
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.
March 2010 by Lisa G.
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.
