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Books not Borders -  Eleanor Moore Shapero Rare Books

Books not Borders - Eleanor Moore

This week we're interviewing the head of our Russian department, Eleanor Moore.

Books not Borders - Eleanor Moore

This week we're interviewing the head of our Russian department, Eleanor Moore.

Books not Borders - Jeffrey Kerr Shapero Rare Books

Books not Borders - Jeffrey Kerr

Today we begin the first in a new blog series, Books Not Borders or perhaps we should call it Livres Sans Frontières?

Books not Borders - Jeffrey Kerr

Today we begin the first in a new blog series, Books Not Borders or perhaps we should call it Livres Sans Frontières?

Richard Burton Shapero Rare Books

Richard Burton

The start in a regular Blog series with our roving Travel expert Julian Mackenzie.

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Richard Burton

The start in a regular Blog series with our roving Travel expert Julian Mackenzie.

Why Collect Rare Books? Shapero Rare Books

Why Collect Rare Books?

‘It is a truth universally acknowledged that a book lover, in possession of an enquiring mind, must be in want of a collection’ (to paraphrase Jane Austen).

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Why Collect Rare Books?

‘It is a truth universally acknowledged that a book lover, in possession of an enquiring mind, must be in want of a collection’ (to paraphrase Jane Austen).

France & Russia - A Unique Relationship Shapero Rare Books

France & Russia - A Unique Relationship

When the new capital city of St Petersburg was founded in 1703, on the boggy delta of the river Neva, it created a door to Western Europe. Along with the...

Literature

France & Russia - A Unique Relationship

When the new capital city of St Petersburg was founded in 1703, on the boggy delta of the river Neva, it created a door to Western Europe. Along with the...

Books not Borders - Roddy Newlands

Books not Borders - Roddy Newlands

An interview with our Literature specialist Roddy Newlands as part of our Books not Border series, wherein we're breaking down the barriers to the rare book world, introducing you to...

Books not Borders - Roddy Newlands

An interview with our Literature specialist Roddy Newlands as part of our Books not Border series, wherein we're breaking down the barriers to the rare book world, introducing you to...

What is a Print? Shapero Rare Books

What is a Print?

Artists have long supplemented their larger practice by making prints: original works, usually on paper, created in numbered editions and produced in collaboration with some kind of press. There are...

What is a Print?

Artists have long supplemented their larger practice by making prints: original works, usually on paper, created in numbered editions and produced in collaboration with some kind of press. There are...

An update from our CEO Bernard Shapero Shapero Rare Books

An update from our CEO Bernard Shapero

I am delighted to be able to announce that following changes in the UK Government's guidelines we are able to reopen our Mayfair Bookshop and Gallery on Monday, 15th June 2020....

An update from our CEO Bernard Shapero

I am delighted to be able to announce that following changes in the UK Government's guidelines we are able to reopen our Mayfair Bookshop and Gallery on Monday, 15th June 2020....

The Artist in their Studio Shapero Rare Books

The Artist in their Studio

Artists’ studios are the perfect place to see and understand the creative process that makes an artist unique. Studios can be small and tidy places or big messy warehouses, as...

The Artist in their Studio

Artists’ studios are the perfect place to see and understand the creative process that makes an artist unique. Studios can be small and tidy places or big messy warehouses, as...

William Morris & The Kelmscott Chaucer Shapero Rare Books

William Morris & The Kelmscott Chaucer

Kelmlscott Press founder William Morris was also a serious book collector; he amassed a library of Medieval manuscripts and fine antiquariana...

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William Morris & The Kelmscott Chaucer

Kelmlscott Press founder William Morris was also a serious book collector; he amassed a library of Medieval manuscripts and fine antiquariana...

Banned Books: The Freedom to Read Shapero Rare Books

Banned Books: The Freedom to Read

‘A dangerous book will always be in danger from those it threatens with the demand that they question their assumptions. They’d rather hang on to the assumptions and ban the...

Literature

Banned Books: The Freedom to Read

‘A dangerous book will always be in danger from those it threatens with the demand that they question their assumptions. They’d rather hang on to the assumptions and ban the...

Ralph Steadman - a brush with surrealism Shapero Rare Books

Ralph Steadman - a brush with surrealism

RM Healey illuminates the life, work, and curious book collection of Ralph Steadman.

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Ralph Steadman - a brush with surrealism

RM Healey illuminates the life, work, and curious book collection of Ralph Steadman.

Cosway Bindings - Search for a Star Shapero Rare Books

Cosway Bindings - Search for a Star

More than 100 years after their invention, Cosway Bindings are just as desirable but harder to track down. Stephen Ratcliffe leads the hunt for these 20th century masterpieces.

Cosway Bindings - Search for a Star

More than 100 years after their invention, Cosway Bindings are just as desirable but harder to track down. Stephen Ratcliffe leads the hunt for these 20th century masterpieces.

Shiver me Timbers! Rare Pirate & Corsair Books Shapero Rare Books

Shiver me Timbers! Rare Pirate & Corsair Books

Sara Waterson slices through the cut-throat stories from the earliest pirate books of the 17th century to the blockbuster movies of today.  

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Shiver me Timbers! Rare Pirate & Corsair Books

Sara Waterson slices through the cut-throat stories from the earliest pirate books of the 17th century to the blockbuster movies of today.  

Stargazers Saviours - Science Fiction Rare Books Shapero Rare Books

Stargazers Saviours - Science Fiction Rare Books

Steven Ericson reveals that the whole universe of science fiction lies in the original pulp magazines.

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Stargazers Saviours - Science Fiction Rare Books

Steven Ericson reveals that the whole universe of science fiction lies in the original pulp magazines.