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Iran Zamin - Highlights From The Catalogue
Spring is in the air and with the Iranian New Year upon us, we enter a new century of the Iranian calendar with the year 1400. To celebrate this season...
Iran Zamin - Highlights From The Catalogue
Spring is in the air and with the Iranian New Year upon us, we enter a new century of the Iranian calendar with the year 1400. To celebrate this season...
April 28, 1789: The Mutiny on The Bounty
William Bligh (1754-1815) will forever be remembered for the mutiny, led by his second-in-command Fletcher Christian, which occurred on 28th April, 1789, shortly after leaving Tahiti where Bligh’s mission was...
April 28, 1789: The Mutiny on The Bounty
William Bligh (1754-1815) will forever be remembered for the mutiny, led by his second-in-command Fletcher Christian, which occurred on 28th April, 1789, shortly after leaving Tahiti where Bligh’s mission was...
Books not Borders - Angus Robb
An interview with Angus Robb as part of our Books not Border series.
Books Not Borders -Bernard Shapero
We talk to our Founder and CEO, Bernard Shapero, as part of our Books not Border series.
Books Not Borders -Bernard Shapero
We talk to our Founder and CEO, Bernard Shapero, as part of our Books not Border series.
Books Not Borders - Julian MacKenzie
As part of our Books not Borders series, where we're breaking down the barriers to the rare book world, introducing you to the many specialists at Shapero and exploring the...
Books Not Borders - Julian MacKenzie
As part of our Books not Borders series, where we're breaking down the barriers to the rare book world, introducing you to the many specialists at Shapero and exploring the...
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
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
The start in a regular Blog series with our roving Travel expert Julian Mackenzie.
Richard Burton
The start in a regular Blog series with our roving Travel expert Julian Mackenzie.
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).
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
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...
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
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?
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
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
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
Kelmlscott Press founder William Morris was also a serious book collector; he amassed a library of Medieval manuscripts and fine antiquariana...
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...