Firsts – London's Rare Book Fair 2019

7-9 June 2019
Kitty Wong
Firsts – London's Rare Book Fair 2019 Shapero Rare Books
Firsts – London's Rare Book Fair, a.k.a. the 62nd ABA Summer Book Fair, returns to London's Battersea Evolution this summer, again drawing upon the expertise and carefully curated stock-selection of many of the leading bookdealers from the UK and beyond.
Firsts – London's Rare Book Fair 2019 Shapero Rare Books

The Fair is organised by the Antiquarian Bookselllers' Association (ABA), and forms part of the summer's Rare Books London.

Shapero @ Firsts - London's Rare Book Fair 2019

We will be taking advantage of the relative proximity of Firsts 2019 London location to exhibit a wide and diverse range of fine rare books and works on paper from across our departments, including Travel, Natural History, Colour Plate & other Illustrated books, Literature and Children's books, and our specialists from these departments will be on hand to assist with any queries you may have regarding the books on display, or any other queries regarding rare books in general.

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Shapero Rare Books is an internationally renowned dealer in London, specialising in antiquarian & rare books and works on paper, 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, Eastern European, and Islamica. 

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