Further Reading
Banned Books: The Freedom to Read
Dangerous Books on Our Shelves
24 September 2019
Ralph Steadman: a Brush with Surrealism
Illustrations & Caricature
21 May 2019
Cosway Bindings: Search for a Star
Desirable Books
07 May 2019
Piracy and Privateering: Books from Our Shelves
The Vogue for all Things Maritime
05 May 2019
Stargazers Saviours: Science Fiction Rare Books
05 May 2019
John Mortimer: Paradise Postponed
In honour of the famous creator of Rumpole of the Bailey
21 April 2018
Manuscripts Don't Burn
Breaking through Social Realism
01 September 2017
Total Eclipse of the Sun 1878
Astronomical studies
21 August 2017
Retracing the Footsteps of 19th Century Explorers in Africa
Livingstone, Speke, Bruce, & Stanley
23 June 2017
Photography: Eternal Cities
On show now
30 March 2017
The Beauty of Maps
The aesthetic high of Dutch map makers
01 March 2017
Turkish Delight: The Ottoman World Observed
Philip Mansel's top picks at Shapero Rare Books
27 February 2017
Collecting in 2017: A Bookseller's Selection
Significant Literary Moments
14 January 2017
Polar Exploration: A Journey into the Ice
Lines in the Ice: Marginalia
15 December 2016
Imperial Mechanisms
The Rapid Acceleration of China's Economy
10 December 2016
Mutiny! The Court-Martial Documents of the Bounty Mutineers
A Legendary Pacific Rarity.
06 December 2016
Layard and the Antiquities of Assyria
Layard's discoveries into Assyrian culture
12 August 2016
Napoleon's Description of Egypt
The mysteries of Egypt
24 March 2016
Larger than Life: The Explorer Sir Richard Burton
The most interesting figure of the 19th-century
21 March 2016
Sir John Barrow: Unsung Champion of the Empire
The man of many talents
20 January 2016