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Over 500 books by female writers, including the best-known works by women in the 20th century


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NEW ARRIVALS
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The Second World War.
Vendor:CHURCHILL, Winston.SoldRegular price £2,500Regular priceUnit price / per -
The Man with the Golden Gun
Vendor:FLEMING, Ian.SoldRegular price £450Regular priceUnit price / per -
Royal Society Cook Medal.
Vendor:[COOK]. PINGO, Lewis.SoldRegular price £1,500Regular priceUnit price / per -
(A Dance to the Music of Time).
Vendor:POWELL, Anthony.SoldRegular price £8,500Regular priceUnit price / per -
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples.
Vendor:CHURCHILL, Winston.SoldRegular price £1,300Regular priceUnit price / per -
A Series of Picturesque Views on the River Thames.
Vendor:HAVELL, William.SoldRegular price £13,500Regular priceUnit price / per -
My Man Jeeves.
Vendor:WODEHOUSE, P.G.SoldRegular price £1,200Regular priceUnit price / per -
Winnie-the-Pooh.
Vendor:MILNE, A.A.; SHEPARD, E.H. (illustrator).SoldRegular price £6,500Regular priceUnit price / per -
The Catcher in the Rye.
Vendor:SALINGER, J.D.SoldRegular price £6,500Regular priceUnit price / per -
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
Vendor:SMITH, Adam.SoldRegular price £3,750Regular priceUnit price / per -
The Albert N'Yanza,
Vendor:BAKER, Samuel White.SoldRegular price £1,000Regular priceUnit price / per -
[CHIMBORAZO].
Vendor:HUMBOLDT, Alexander von; BONPLAND, A.G.SoldRegular price £4,750Regular priceUnit price / per -
The Life of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton.
Vendor:[BURTON, Richard Francis]; Isabel Burton.SoldRegular price £650Regular priceUnit price / per -
[H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth, Consort to King George VI]
Vendor:[QUEEN ELIZABETH]; BEATON, Cecil (photographer)SoldRegular price £5,500Regular priceUnit price / per -
Travels in the Trans-Caucasian provinces of Russia,
Vendor:WILBRAHAM, Captain Richard.SoldRegular price £1,750Regular priceUnit price / per -
The Allies' Fairy Book.
Vendor:RACKHAM, Arthur (illustrator).SoldRegular price £850Regular priceUnit price / per
ABOUT US
Shapero Rare Books is an internationally renowned dealer in antiquarian & rare books and works on paper. Our specialists have over 250 years of experience between them, with particular expertise in fine illustrated books from the 15th to the 20th century, travel & voyages, natural history, modern firsts, rare children’s books, guidebooks, Hebraica & Judaica, works of Russian interest, and Islamica.
EXPLORATION & TRAVEL
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Royal Society Cook Medal.
Vendor:[COOK]. PINGO, Lewis.SoldRegular price £1,500Regular priceUnit price / per -
A Series of Picturesque Views on the River Thames.
Vendor:HAVELL, William.SoldRegular price £13,500Regular priceUnit price / per -
The Albert N'Yanza,
Vendor:BAKER, Samuel White.SoldRegular price £1,000Regular priceUnit price / per -
The Life of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton.
Vendor:[BURTON, Richard Francis]; Isabel Burton.SoldRegular price £650Regular priceUnit price / per -
Travels in the Trans-Caucasian provinces of Russia,
Vendor:WILBRAHAM, Captain Richard.SoldRegular price £1,750Regular priceUnit price / per -
The Shrines and Sepulchres of the Old and New World:
Vendor:MADDEN, R.R.SoldRegular price £850Regular priceUnit price / per -
Buenos Ayres and Argentine Gleanings:
Vendor:HUTCHINSON, Thomas J.SoldRegular price £700Regular priceUnit price / per -
Travels and Researches in Crete.
Vendor:SPRATT, Thomas Abel Brimage.SoldRegular price £2,500Regular priceUnit price / per -
Delhi - 1857.
Vendor:YOUNG, Colonel Keith; NORMAN, Sir Henry Wylie (editor).SoldRegular price £400Regular priceUnit price / per -
The voyage of the 'Discovery'.
Vendor:SCOTT, Robert Falcon.SoldRegular price £2,750Regular priceUnit price / per -
The Arab of Mesopotamia.
Vendor:[BELL, Gertrude].SoldRegular price £1,750Regular priceUnit price / per -
The Desert and the Sown.
Vendor:BELL, Gertrude.SoldRegular price £1,250Regular priceUnit price / per -
[Views along the Thames] Thames Head.
Vendor:FARINGTON, J. and STADLER, J.C.SoldRegular price £85Regular priceUnit price / per -
Correspondence Respecting the Relations between the British Government and that of Afghanistan
Vendor:[Great Britain, Afghanistan].SoldRegular price £4,000Regular priceUnit price / per -
A New Directory for the East Indies
Vendor:HERBERT, William; DUNN, Samuel (editor).SoldRegular price £8,000Regular priceUnit price / per

MODERN FIRST EDITIONS
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The Second World War.
Vendor:CHURCHILL, Winston.SoldRegular price £2,500Regular priceUnit price / per -
The Silmarillion
Vendor:TOLKIEN, J.R.R.SoldRegular price £280Regular priceUnit price / per -
The Catcher in the Rye.
Vendor:SALINGER, J.D.SoldRegular price £6,500Regular priceUnit price / per -
Flower Decoration in the House.
Vendor:JEKYLL, Gertrude.SoldRegular price £75Regular priceUnit price / per -
Atonement.
Vendor:MCEWAN, Ian.SoldRegular price £225Regular priceUnit price / per -
The Great Divorce
Vendor:LEWIS, C.S.SoldRegular price £375Regular priceUnit price / per -
A Prefect's Uncle.
Vendor:WODEHOUSE, P.G.SoldRegular price £500Regular priceUnit price / per -
Books do Furnish a Room.
Vendor:POWELL, Anthony.SoldRegular price £650Regular priceUnit price / per -
Passenger to Frankfurt.
Vendor:CHIRSTIE, Agatha.SoldRegular price £200Regular priceUnit price / per -
The Strategy of Peace.
Vendor:KENNEDY, John F.SoldRegular price £7,500Regular priceUnit price / per -
History of Western Philosophy
Vendor:RUSSELL, Bertrand.SoldRegular price £1,100Regular priceUnit price / per -
Tales of Saint Austin's.
Vendor:WODEHOUSE, P.G.SoldRegular price £4,500Regular priceUnit price / per -
The Heat of the Day.
Vendor:BOWEN, Elizabeth.SoldRegular price £75Regular priceUnit price / per
THE BOND STREET BULLETIN
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Scott's 'Discovery' Expedition to the Antarctic
The Discovery Expedition (1901–1904), Britain’s first major Antarctic venture, achieved remarkable scientific and geographic milestones despite limited funding and inexperience. Led by Robert Falcon Scott, it reached a new furthest...
TravelScott's 'Discovery' Expedition to the Antarctic
The Heroic Age of Antarctic explorationThe Discovery Expedition (1901–1904), Britain’s first major Antarctic venture, achieved remarkable scientific and geographic milestones despite limited funding and inexperience. Led by Robert Falcon Scott, it reached a new furthest...
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Introducing our New Department: Rare Science Books
Science Specialist Laura Massey introduces and gives an overview of eight new Science Categories Available to browse on our website.
UpdatesIntroducing our New Department: Rare Science Books
by Laura MasseyScience Specialist Laura Massey introduces and gives an overview of eight new Science Categories Available to browse on our website.
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A Guide to Guidebooks
Karl Baedeker was head of a successful publishing business, when in 1832 he acquired the publishing house of Franz Röhling which four years earlier had published a travel guide Rheinreise...
GuidesA Guide to Guidebooks
by Lucinda BoyleKarl Baedeker was head of a successful publishing business, when in 1832 he acquired the publishing house of Franz Röhling which four years earlier had published a travel guide Rheinreise...
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Exploration & Travel
Explore rare travel and exploration books on places all around the world...
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Natural History & Science
Dive into the world of natural history and science with our rare...
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Judaica Books
As one of the few booksellers specialising in important and rare books...
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Prints and Originals
Preserve the essence of creativity with our curated selection of Prints and...