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Established in 1986, we are familyrun bookshop based in glasgow. Waterstones glasgow argyle street prides itself on its friendly staff and local bookshop feel in the heart of the city. The fraser building, 65 hillhead street, glasgow, g12 8qf. We have an extensive collection of books for sale on a number of subjects. They are rightfully proud of the service john smith provides as the oldest english speaking bookshop in the world and aim to help customers find the books they are after promptly. John smiths glasgow university was voted bookshop of the year 2015 by the. John smiths glasgow university was voted bookshop of the year 2015 by the academic, professional and specialist bookselling. Visitors and locals alike love our shop on the corner of argyle. Find your route to your destination john smiths bookshop 100 cathedral street glasgow location can not be accurately determined shopping near shopping near shops john smiths bookshop 100 cathedral.
Vincent street in glasgow, which was also its principal retail outlet. Booksellers in glasgow there are 46 other booksellers. Js group can trace its roots back to 1751 when the bookseller john smith and son was founded in glasgow. Here you can find stationery, books, ereaders, toys and games and many more products. If it helps, the bookshop at the university of glasgow will remain open and if you need any books for your courses, and they are not in stock, we would be happy to order them. Used to be the main academic bookshop particularly after the university booksellers closed, but has more or less given this up since a branch of blackwells based in the students union opened. Bookshops in glasgow find bookshops in glasgow on the glasgow south and eastwood extra directory. For much of our history we did this by providing on campus bookshops.
John smith centre for public service university of glasgow. It closed the general retail part of its business in 2000, however the company continues to trade as an academic bookseller with shops in many university campuses, including university of. If you want to know if a book is in stock before visiting, use the forms below. Founded in 1751, it is the oldest bookselling company in the englishspeaking world. John smiths bookshop 100 cathedral street is currently closed as the present time falls outside of the opening hours below. Hyndland bookshop the only new bookshop in the west endother than the universitys john smithswhich makes it super popular amongst. John smiths bookshop the fraser building, 65 hillhead. Foursquare uses cookies to provide you with an optimal experience, to personalize ads that you may see, and to help advertisers measure the results of their ad campaigns. Recently refurbished with three floors of books, stationery and gifts, it is a wonderful place to browse or visit our fantastic cafe. Owning a rare title is something every book lover dreams of. The lawyer and politician john smith 19381994 was a university graduate who was leader of the labour party from 1992 to 1994. If you do not have online access then the shop at glasgow university is open monfri 9.
University of glasgow john smiths at the university of glasgow. John smith bookshop mycityglasgow for all your glasgow. Companies based in glasgow retail companies of scotland bookshops of. He is represented on the memorial gates for his outstanding contribution to the political and cultural life of scotland. The inspiration for the work of the centre comes from the rt hon john smith qc mp himself. The fraser building, university avenue, glasgow g12 8pp tel. Our database is updated as often as possible but may be slightly out of date during very busy periods such as the start of the academic year. John smith s bookshops is a specialist student book retailer supplying books across all subject areas. Very much an academic bookshop, but not exclusively so, smith s is housed in a university of glasgow building at the main campus in the citys west end. Details for john smith s bookshop in 70 cowcaddens road, glasgow, lanarkshire, g4 0ba. However there are now availability issues with some products. John smiths bookshop at the university of glasgow stocks an extensive range of textbooks and background reading materials with a particular focus on the key.
He was the youngest son of the laird of craigend, strathblane and was brought up in craigend house, in mugdock, milngavie at that time, this was a wise move, because glasgow had established itself as a centre of excellence in learning and in book printing. Smith played an equally important role as a cartographer and a prolific writer who vividly depicted the natural abundance of the new world, whetting the. Find a book gusrc gusrc glasgow university students. At that time, this was a wise move, because glasgow had established itself as a centre of excellence in learning and in book printing. Details for john smiths bookshop in university of glasgow. After the sad closure of their bookshops in st vincent street and byres road it is great to see john smiths participating in new and exciting ventures. We have a large and ever changing stock of books on a wide range of subjects, with impressive scottish literature and history sections. Preparing for a flying start with the enlighten card from john smith s bookshop at the university of glasgow. John smiths bookshop 100 cathedral street, glasgow opening times. The founder of the bookshop was john smith not surprisingly. Thistle books has been operating in glasgows west end since 1998. John smiths is a major retailer working exclusively with universities in the uk and overseas. Get contact details, videos, photos, opening times and map directions. The university of glasgow students representative council is a charity registered in scotland.