Scotland’s secret book sculptures – in pictures

Edinburgh's secret sculptor has struck again, creating five magical paper models
  
  


Book sculptures in situ: Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island
Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick is the last stop with a sculpture inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island Photograph: Sasha deBuyl/Scottish Book Trust
Book sculpture: Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island Photograph: Chris Scott
Book sculpture: Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island
A detail from Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island Photograph: Chris Scott
Book sculpture: Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island Photograph: Chris Scott
Book sculptures in situ: Alasdair Gray's Lanark at Glasgow School of Art's Mackintosh Library
Emma Lister (38) found the sculpture inspired by Alasdair Gray's Lanark at Glasgow School of Art's Mackintosh Library on Monday 26 November Photograph: Scottish Book Trust
Book sculpture: Alasdair Gray's Lanark
Alasdair Gray's Lanark Photograph: Chris Scott
Book sculpture: A detail from Alasdair Gray's Lanark
A detail from Alasdair Gray's Lanark Photograph: Chris Scott
Book sculpture: Alasdair Gray's Lanark
Alasdair Gray's Lanark Photograph: Chris Scott
Book sculptures in situ: Compton Mackenzie's story Whisky Galore at Am Politician Lounge Bar
Teacher Katy MacDonald (35) and nine pupils from Eriskay Primary School found the sculpture inspired by Compton Mackenzie's story Whisky Galore at Am Politician Lounge Bar on the island of Eriskay in the Western Isles Photograph: Jeanette Harris
Book sculpture: Compton Mackenzie's Whisky Galore
Compton Mackenzie's Whisky Galore Photograph: Chris Scott
Book sculpture: Compton Mackenzie's Whisky Galore
A detail from Compton Mackenzie's Whisky Galore Photograph: Chris Scott
Book sculpture: Compton Mackenzie's Whisky Galore
Compton Mackenzie's Whisky Galore. The sign-off 'Slàinte mhath' is a Gaelic phrase meaning 'Good health!' (whose pronunciation rhymes with Whisky Galore) Photograph: Chris Scott
Book sculptures in situ: J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan
Stephen Ryan (60) found the sculpture inspired by J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan at J.M. Barrie's Birthplace in Kirriemuir Photograph: John McKenna
Book sculpture: JM Barrie's Peter Pan
JM Barrie's Peter Pan Photograph: Chris Scott
Book sculpture: JM Barrie's Peter Pan
JM Barrie's Peter Pan Photograph: Chris Scott
Book sculpture: JM Barrie's Peter Pan
JM Barrie's Peter Pan Photograph: Chris Scott
Book sculptures in situ: sculpture inspired by the Robert Burns poem Tam O'Shanter
Jemma Dornan (20) found the sculpture inspired by the Robert Burns poem Tam O'Shanter at the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in Alloway Photograph: Scottish Book Trust
Book sculpture: Robert Burns poem Tam O'Shanter
Robert Burns poem Tam O'Shanter Photograph: Chris Scott
Book sculpture: Robert Burns poem Tam O'Shanter
Robert Burns poem Tam O'Shanter Photograph: Chris Scott
Book sculpture: Robert Burns poem Tam O'Shanter
Robert Burns poem Tam O'Shanter Photograph: Chris Scott
 

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