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The first London exhibition dedicated to Oldenburg’s Multiples is now open at our Post-War & Contemporary gallery
NEW ARRIVALS
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Plates to Selby's illustrations of British Ornithology.
Vendor:SELBY, Prideaux JohnSoldRegular price £37,500Regular priceUnit price / per -
The Life of Nelson.
Vendor:MAHAN, Captain Alfred Thayer.SoldRegular price £675Regular priceUnit price / per -
Everest: The Unfinished Adventure
Vendor:RUTTLEDGE, Hugh.SoldRegular price £800Regular priceUnit price / per -
A History of British Birds
Vendor:MORRIS, Francis Orpen.SoldRegular price £1,250Regular priceUnit price / per -
Broken Manual.
Vendor:SOTH, Alec & MORRISON, Lester B. (pseud. SOTH, Alec).SoldRegular price £3,250Regular priceUnit price / per -
The Prince [together with] The History of Florence.
Vendor:MACHIAVELLI, Niccolo.SoldRegular price £500Regular priceUnit price / per -
Richard Prince. Photographien / Photographs 1977-1993.
Vendor:PRINCE, Richard.SoldRegular price £450Regular priceUnit price / per -
Education and the Social Order.
Vendor:RUSSELL, Bertrand.SoldRegular price £450Regular priceUnit price / per -
Sylvie and Bruno [together with] Sylvie and Bruno Concluded.
Vendor:CARROLL, Lewis [pseud. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson].SoldRegular price £950Regular priceUnit price / per -
Radio-Activity.
Vendor:Rutherford, Ernest.SoldRegular price £750Regular priceUnit price / per -
Faster Than Thought. A Symposium on Digital Computing Machines.
Vendor:(TURING, Alan) BOWDEN, B.V.SoldRegular price £2,500Regular priceUnit price / per -
The Double Helix.
Vendor:WATSON, James D.SoldRegular price £500Regular priceUnit price / per -
18th century science manuscript.
Vendor:[NEWTON, Isaac; COTES, Roger].SoldRegular price £3,250Regular priceUnit price / per -
High Adventure.
Vendor:HILLARY, Edmund.SoldRegular price £850Regular priceUnit price / per -
The Annals of Hampstead.
Vendor:BARRATT, Thomas J.SoldRegular price £1,250Regular priceUnit price / per -
Paradise Lost.
Vendor:MILTON, John.SoldRegular price £500Regular 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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Everest: The Unfinished Adventure
Vendor:RUTTLEDGE, Hugh.SoldRegular price £800Regular priceUnit price / per -
Hgh in the Thin Cold Air.
Vendor:HILLARY, Edmund; DOIG, Desmond.SoldRegular price £150Regular priceUnit price / per -
No Latitude for Error.
Vendor:HILLARY, Sir Edmund.SoldRegular price £150Regular priceUnit price / per -
High Adventure.
Vendor:HILLARY, Edmund.SoldRegular price £850Regular priceUnit price / per -
Below The Snow Line.
Vendor:FRESHFIELD, Douglas W.SoldRegular price £300Regular priceUnit price / per -
The Heart of the Antarctic.
Vendor:SHACKLETON, Sir Ernest Henry.SoldRegular price £1,500Regular priceUnit price / per -
Beyond the Mexique Bay.
Vendor:HUXLEY, Aldous.SoldRegular price £500Regular priceUnit price / per -
Grammaire de La Langue Arabe vulgaire et littérale;
Vendor:SAVARY, Claude Étienne.SoldRegular price £2,000Regular priceUnit price / per -
The Mountain World. 1954.
Vendor:KURZ, Marcel.SoldRegular price £1,500Regular priceUnit price / per -
Brazil, the River Plate, and the Falkland Islands;
Vendor:HADFIELD, William.SoldRegular price £650Regular priceUnit price / per -
Letters from Buenos Ayres and Chili,
Vendor:[DAVIE, John Constanse].SoldRegular price £1,500Regular priceUnit price / per -
A Negro Explorer at the North Pole.
Vendor:HENSON, Matthew A.SoldRegular price £2,500Regular priceUnit price / per -
Wanderings of a Pilgrim,
Vendor:PARKES, Fanny.SoldRegular price £4,750Regular priceUnit price / per -
Voyages and Travels in the Levant;
Vendor:HASSELQUIST, Frederick.SoldRegular price £1,250Regular priceUnit price / per -
A Voyage to California, to Observe the Transit of Venus.
Vendor:CHAPPE D'AUTEROCHE, Jean; CASSINI DE THURY, César-François.SoldRegular price £2,000Regular priceUnit price / per

MODERN FIRST EDITIONS
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Education and the Social Order.
Vendor:RUSSELL, Bertrand.SoldRegular price £450Regular priceUnit price / per -
Faster Than Thought. A Symposium on Digital Computing Machines.
Vendor:(TURING, Alan) BOWDEN, B.V.SoldRegular price £2,500Regular priceUnit price / per -
The Double Helix.
Vendor:WATSON, James D.SoldRegular price £500Regular priceUnit price / per -
The Magic Finger.
Vendor:DAHL, Roald; DU BOIS, William Pène (illustrator).SoldRegular price £375Regular priceUnit price / per -
Beyond the Mexique Bay.
Vendor:HUXLEY, Aldous.SoldRegular price £500Regular priceUnit price / per -
The Spy Who Loved Me.
Vendor:FLEMING, Ian.SoldRegular price £875Regular priceUnit price / per -
Talking Football.
Vendor:RAMSEY, Alf.SoldRegular price £650Regular priceUnit price / per -
The Lord of the Rings.
Vendor:TOLKIEN, J.R.R.SoldRegular price £4,000Regular priceUnit price / per -
The Primeval Atom. An Essay on Cosmogony.
Vendor:LEMAÎTRE, Georges.SoldRegular price £950Regular priceUnit price / per -
For Whom the Bell Tolls.
Vendor:HEMINGWAY, Ernest.SoldRegular price £1,750Regular priceUnit price / per -
Diamonds Are Forever.
Vendor:FLEMING, Ian.SoldRegular price £4,750Regular priceUnit price / per -
The Hound of the Baskervilles.
Vendor:DOYLE, Arthur Conan.SoldRegular price £3,750Regular priceUnit price / per -
The House of the Four Winds.
Vendor:BUCHAN, John.SoldRegular price £75Regular priceUnit price / per -
Sick Heart River.
Vendor:BUCHAN, John.SoldRegular price £65Regular priceUnit price / per -
The Long Traverse.
Vendor:BUCHAN, John.SoldRegular price £85Regular priceUnit price / per -
The Gap in the Curtain.
Vendor:BUCHAN, John.SoldRegular price £95Regular priceUnit price / per
THE BOND STREET BULLETIN
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Floral at Firsts | Join us at STAND C18
It’s all go here at Shapero as Firsts, the London rare book fair, fast approaches. Yet, amidst the storm of clattering trunks the fair’s theme of Books in Bloom (how...
UpdatesFloral at Firsts | Join us at STAND C18
curated by Oliver YarwoodIt’s all go here at Shapero as Firsts, the London rare book fair, fast approaches. Yet, amidst the storm of clattering trunks the fair’s theme of Books in Bloom (how...
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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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Exploration & Travel
Discover rare travel books and key exploration works spanning the 16th to...
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Natural History & Science
Dive into the world of natural history and science with our rare...
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Arts & Architecture
Shop rare Architecture and Gardens books showcasing landmark works on design, landscape,...
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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...