We guarantee the authenticity and completeness of all items (unless otherwise described), and are happy to provide a certificate to this effect. All items can be assumed to be in good condition, with any defects being described in our description.
We guarantee the authenticity and completeness of all items (unless otherwise described), and are happy to provide a certificate to this effect. All items can be assumed to be in good condition, with any defects being described in our description.
We are excited to be returning to the Park Avenue Armory for the 2024 edition of the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair, running from 4th to 7th April.
Bernard, Jeffrey, Adam, Eleanor and Oliver look forward to meeting old friends and customers and meeting new ones too.
Stand A3
If you would like a ticket, please contact newyork@shapero.com.
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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Ulises Carrión is a key figure in Mexican conceptual art as an artist, editor, curator, and theorist of the post-1960s international artistic avan...
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Inscribed by Kurt Schwitters and other contributors. The Camp Almanac 1940-41 is a special end-of-year double issue of The Camp newspaper, produced...
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The complete portfolio of 76 stains (Mixed Media), 1969, on Eagle Coupon Bond paper, including the additional stain on white silk moiré fabric box...
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An exceptional copy of one of Kerouac's scarcer titles, written while living with William S. Burroughs in Mexico City.First edition, first hardbac...
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Signed by the author. Signed first edition of the author's masterpiece, and one of the greatest South African novels of the 20th century. This firs...
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One of 26 copies - specially bound and signed by the author. First US edition of Behan's masterwork, this being copy N of 26 lettered copies specia...
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Presentation copy of the author's first novel. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in black ink to the front free endpaper, 'For Adeline Dan...
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First edition of Crowley's masterwork, consisting of 93 chapters including a question mark, an exclamation mark, poems, rituals, instructions, and...
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Presentation copy inscribed by Bucky Fuller. Presentation copy, inscribed by Bucky Fuller and dated April 4 1972 in purple ink to the half-title, '...
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Presentation copy inscribed to Bucky Fuller. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author in blue ink to the front free endpaper, 'For the ...
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Signed by the author. One of around 400 copies, this copy signed by the author. Contains 'Cows in Art Class' printed lengthwise, alongside a drawin...
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One of 200 copies. Bukowski's rare third book, published in an edition of approximately 200 copies. Containing 26 poems and 5 illustrations.First e...
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One of 300 copies. Bukowski's scarce fourth book, published in an edition of approximately 300 copies. Contains the poem 'Old Man, Dead in a Room'....
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Signed first edition of the author's first book. Signed first edition of the author's rare first book. One of approximately 200 copies.First editio...
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A fine copy of Jean Dubuffet's LeR DLa CaNpaNe paR DUBUFe J, published to raise money for his Compagnie de l'Art Brut. The title is a phonetic spe...
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Join us as we journey through time to discover some of the rarest books in the world. The following texts have shown an extraordinary ability to survive, with some books having survived the ravages of flood and fire, and others counting only a single surviving copy.
The public perception of the East India Company, an organisation which was to become one of Britain's most notorious colonial ventures, was mediated by a collective of artists. Diplomatic wrangling, imperial posturing, trade and warfare became the subjects of a significant artistic movement, aimed at depicting and dissecting the Company’s involvement in the political and social life of the period.
The woods and rivers, hills and hollows of fiction constitute some of our earliest and most beloved memories: from the Hundred Acre Wood to the home of Mr. McGregor. Join us this Easter as we travel through the imaginary places and winding roads of children’s literature.
Welcome to TEFAF Maastricht: the fair that plays host to some of the most memorable treasures in the art world. With artworks that span over 7000 years, the event has an illustrious history, welcoming collectors and art loves alike for more than three decades.
