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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.
The past month has seen Shapero Rare Books and our Gallery, Shapero Modern included in Tatler and Forbes magazines respectively. Tatler - The best rare book shops in London 'Shapero, with its blue-painted shelves heaving with leather-bound volumes, is a quiet...
The past month has seen Shapero Rare Books and our Gallery, Shapero Modern included in Tatler and Forbes magazines respectively.
'Shapero, with its blue-painted shelves heaving with leather-bound volumes, is a quiet literary sanctuary. They’re especially good on illustrated books – from the fifteenth to twentieth centuries, and they have a gallery too, Shapero Modern, holding exhibitions of their modern and contemporary prints.'
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'Robert Indiana at Shapero Modern.... "The American Dream" is a true collector's piece, a set of 30 screen prints in colours by the late pop artist Robert Indiana and poems by Robert Creeley, bound in black leather. It includes a print of one of the most widely recognised works in the world: 'LOVE'. Robert Indiana's works all speak to the vital forces that have shaped the American culture in the last half of the 20th century.....'
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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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.
