Historical (but still in print)

	Chiang Yee, The Silent Traveller in Edinburgh (1948). A whimsical view of Edinburgh from a Chinese writer.
	Robert Louis Stevenson, Picturesque Notes (1879). Nobody describes the character, topography or weather better.
	Henry Cockburn, Memorials of His Time (1856). A first-hand account of life in the capital during the Age of Enlightenment.
	Robert Chambers, Traditions of Edinburgh (1824 & 1868). Anecdotes of 18th century Edinburgh and the characters who lived there.

 

• Pocket Guides and Walking Tours
• Picture Books and Souvenirs
• Architecture
• History
• Historical (but still in print)
• Literature