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Firsts London 2026

Shapero Rare Books is exhibiting at Firsts London (stand E33) from the 14th to 17th May, held at the Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea. 

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Join us at the UK’s premier rare book fair held in the heart of Chelsea. A must-visit event for collectors, bibliophiles, and rare book lovers. Explore exceptional antiquarian books, literary treasures, historic manuscripts, maps and prints.

SHAPERO RARE BOOKS | Stand E33

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  • The first English edition of the classic novel of magical realism, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
    The first English edition of the classic novel of magical realism, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

    MÁRQUEZ, Gabriel García.
    One Hundred Years of Solitude. 1970.
    £2,750.00

  • First and only edition in English.
    First and only edition in English.

    BAEDEKER, Karl.
    France. Riviera and South-Eastern France and Corsica. 1931.
    £160.00

  • First edition, the complete 1953 volume of the journal Nature containing the first four papers on the structure of DNA, signed by Francis Crick on the first paper, 'A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid'
    First edition, the complete 1953 volume of the journal Nature containing the first four papers on the structure of DNA, signed by Francis Crick on the first paper, 'A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid'

    CRICK, Francis; WATSON, James; WILKINS, Maurice; FRANKLIN, Rosalind.
    Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: 'A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid', 1953.
    £12,500.00

  • A collection of fables, with <em>Sefer Meshal HaKadmoni </em>which<em> </em>is considered to be the first fully illustrated printed book in Hebrew, its first edition printed circa 1491 in Brescia by the Soncino family printers, with different illustrations.
    A collection of fables, with <em>Sefer Meshal HaKadmoni </em>which<em> </em>is considered to be the first fully illustrated printed book in Hebrew, its first edition printed circa 1491 in Brescia by the Soncino family printers, with different illustrations.

    ARISTOTLE; IBN SHAHULA, Isaac.
    Sefer HaTapuach / Sefer Meshal HaKadmoni. 1800.
    £4,500.00

  • First edition of The Poem by Aleister Crowley, one of only 10 copies.
    First edition of The Poem by Aleister Crowley, one of only 10 copies.

    CROWLEY, Aleister.
    The Poem. 1898.
    £12,500.00

  • Broken Manual was originally issued in an edition of 300 copies, each concealed within another hollowed-out book. Before being sold, all 300 copies were exhibited in an installation forming part of Soth's first US retrospective at the Walker Arts Centre, Minneapolis.
    Broken Manual was originally issued in an edition of 300 copies, each concealed within another hollowed-out book. Before being sold, all 300 copies were exhibited in an installation forming part of Soth's first US retrospective at the Walker Arts Centre, Minneapolis.

    SOTH, Alec & MORRISON, Lester B. (pseud. SOTH, Alec).
    Broken Manual. (2010).
    £3,250.00

  • An unusual late 18th century manuscript on physics and science that cites Isaac Newton and William Harvey, among others, and is partly based on the work of Roger Cotes.
    An unusual late 18th century manuscript on physics and science that cites Isaac Newton and William Harvey, among others, and is partly based on the work of Roger Cotes.

    [NEWTON, Isaac; COTES, Roger].
    18th century science manuscript. late 18th century.
    £3,250.00

  • The first book dummy of Jacob Aue Sobol's I, Tokyo.
    The first book dummy of Jacob Aue Sobol's I, Tokyo.

    SOBOL, Jacob Aue.
    Extract from the book project Tokyo. To be completed in 2007...' [First book dummy]. 2007.
    £1,750.00

  • First edition of Caledonia by Anthony Powell, one of 100 copies, inscribed by the author to Alan Harris.
    First edition of Caledonia by Anthony Powell, one of 100 copies, inscribed by the author to Alan Harris.

    POWELL, Anthony.
    Caledonia. A Fragment. [1934].
    £4,750.00

  • These photographs show the interior and exterior of the I Was Lord Kitchener's Valet boutique on Portobello Road and an anti-apartheid rally in November 1966.
    These photographs show the interior and exterior of the I Was Lord Kitchener's Valet boutique on Portobello Road and an anti-apartheid rally in November 1966.

    LEMOINE, Jean-Marie.
    Who Was Lord Kitchener's Valet? [1966].
    £6,000.00

  • Wakabayashi Nobuyuki took these photographs between 1955 and 1961, aged 16 to 22, in red light districts in Yokosuka, Tokyo, Okayama, Nakajima, Maganecho, and Yokohama.
    Wakabayashi Nobuyuki took these photographs between 1955 and 1961, aged 16 to 22, in red light districts in Yokosuka, Tokyo, Okayama, Nakajima, Maganecho, and Yokohama.

    WAKABAYASHI, Nobuyuki.
    Gesshoku [Lunar Eclipse]. 1972.
    £2,500.00

  • 955,000 is the catalogue for an exhibition organised by Lucy Lippard at the Vancouver Art Gallery.
    955,000 is the catalogue for an exhibition organised by Lucy Lippard at the Vancouver Art Gallery.

    LIPPARD, Lucy.
    955,000. 1970.
    £1,250.00

  • This is Tomorrow is the scarce catalogue for the landmark exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery in 1956 which signalled the birth of British Pop Art.
    This is Tomorrow is the scarce catalogue for the landmark exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery in 1956 which signalled the birth of British Pop Art.

    [THIS IS TOMORROW.] CROSBY, Theo (editor).
    This is Tomorrow. 1956.
    £2,500.00

  • Learning from Las Vegas.
    Learning from Las Vegas.

    VENTURI, Robert; BROWN, Denise Scott; IZENOUR, Steven; COOPER, Muriel (designer).
    Learning from Las Vegas. 1972.
    £4,000.00

  • The rare first edition of Effect of Streptomycin and Other Antibiotic Substances, the paper announcing a potential cure for tuberculosis by Albert Schatz and Selamn Waksman.
    The rare first edition of Effect of Streptomycin and Other Antibiotic Substances, the paper announcing a potential cure for tuberculosis by Albert Schatz and Selamn Waksman.

    SCHATZ, Albert & WAKSMAN, Selman A.
    Effect of Streptomycin and Other Antibiotic Substances upon Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Related Organisms. November, 1944.
    £3,500.00

  • First edition Wilhelmus Noortwyk's Uteri Humani Gravidi, a significant and uncommon obstetrical work illustrated with four superb engravings after Jan Wandelaar, published in 1743.
    First edition Wilhelmus Noortwyk's Uteri Humani Gravidi, a significant and uncommon obstetrical work illustrated with four superb engravings after Jan Wandelaar, published in 1743.

    NOORTWYK, Wilhelmus.
    Uteri Humani Gravidi Anatome et Historia. 1743.
    £2,750.00

  • First edition of this striking 1972 portfolio of Soviet Space Art by Andrei Sokolov and A. Leonov, Kosmicheskie Dali [Cosmic Distances], presentation copy inscribed by Sokolov.
    First edition of this striking 1972 portfolio of Soviet Space Art by Andrei Sokolov and A. Leonov, Kosmicheskie Dali [Cosmic Distances], presentation copy inscribed by Sokolov.

    [SPACE ART]. LEONOV, A.A. & SOKOLOV, A. (illustrators); DENISOV, V.P.; ALIMOV, V.I.
    Kosmicheskie Dali [Cosmic Distances]. 1972.
    £3,750.00

  • First edition of Béla Szilárd's 1905 book Radium és Radioaktivitas, the first book on radioactivity published in Hungarian.
    First edition of Béla Szilárd's 1905 book Radium és Radioaktivitas, the first book on radioactivity published in Hungarian.

    SZILÁRD, Béla.
    Radium és Radioaktivitas. 1905.
    £1,250.00

  • One of 90 copies. A fine exanple of the complete portfolio of 13 etchings - five of which are signed.
    One of 90 copies. A fine exanple of the complete portfolio of 13 etchings - five of which are signed.

    MIRO, Joan; MANDIARGUES, André Pieyre de.
    Passage de l'Egyptienne et Minutes Conjointes. 1985.
    £42,500.00

  • A charming provincial manuscript of the poems of Nizami Ganjavi, Leila wa Majnun, from India.
    A charming provincial manuscript of the poems of Nizami Ganjavi, Leila wa Majnun, from India.

    NIZAMI GANJAVI.
    Leila wa Majnun, circa 1830 AD.
    £10,000.00

  • An outstanding first edition of this scarce title in the first issue dust-jacket, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and published 11 years after the author's suicide<br />
    An outstanding first edition of this scarce title in the first issue dust-jacket, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and published 11 years after the author's suicide<br />

    TOOLE, John Kennedy.
    A Confederacy of Dunces. 1980.
    £5,000.00

  • First edition in English of Pliny's Natural History, translated by Philemon Holland.
    First edition in English of Pliny's Natural History, translated by Philemon Holland.

    [PLINY THE ELDER] PLINIUS SECUNDUS, Gaius; HOLLAND, Philemon (translator).
    The Historie of the World. 1601.
    £15,000.00

  • An important geographical treatise by Hamdallah Qazvini called Nuhzat al Qulub from Zand Persia in 1781.
    An important geographical treatise by Hamdallah Qazvini called Nuhzat al Qulub from Zand Persia in 1781.

    QAZVINI, Hamdallah Mustawfi.
    Nuhzat al-Qulub. dated 17 Muharram 1243 AH (1781 AD).
    £15,000.00

  • First and only edition of Floral Illustrations of the Seasons, 55 fine floral plates by Margaret Roscoe, published in seven parts between 1829 and 1831.
    First and only edition of Floral Illustrations of the Seasons, 55 fine floral plates by Margaret Roscoe, published in seven parts between 1829 and 1831.

    ROSCOE, Margaret.
    Floral Illustrations of the Seasons, 1829-1831.
    £3,000.00

  • An attractive copy of one of the most striking books of the Russian avant-garde, rarely found in such fresh condition.
    An attractive copy of one of the most striking books of the Russian avant-garde, rarely found in such fresh condition.

    TELINGATER, Solomon; KIRSANOV, S. I.
    Slovo Predostavliaetsia Kisanovu [Kirsanov has the 'right of word']. 1930.
    £3,000.00

  • The Singing Head by W.B. Yeats, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.
    The Singing Head by W.B. Yeats, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.

    YEATS, W.B.
    The Singing Head. xmas 1934.
    £4,000.00

  • Leda and the Swan by W.B. Yeats, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.
    Leda and the Swan by W.B. Yeats, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.

    YEATS, W.B.
    Leda and the Swan. Christmas 1935.
    £4,000.00

  • First edition of the most beautiful publication on Crustacea, Leach and Sowerby's Malacostraca Podophthalmata Britanniae.
    First edition of the most beautiful publication on Crustacea, Leach and Sowerby's Malacostraca Podophthalmata Britanniae.

    LEACH, William Elford & SOWERBY, James (illustrator).
    Malacostraca Podophthalmata Britanniæ; 1815-1875.
    £7,500.00

  • Poem by Stephen Spender, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.
    Poem by Stephen Spender, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.

    SPENDER, Stephen.
    Poem. xmas 1934.
    £2,250.00

  • A lovely copy of the Janus Cornarius translation of the works of Hippocrates, this edition published in 1562 and handsomely bound.
    A lovely copy of the Janus Cornarius translation of the works of Hippocrates, this edition published in 1562 and handsomely bound.

    [MEDICINE] HIPPOCRATES; CORNARIUS, Janus (translator).
    Hippocrates coi Medicorum Omnium Longe Principis, Opera quae apud nos Extant Omnia. 1562.
    £1,250.00

  • Perhaps by Stephen Spender, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.
    Perhaps by Stephen Spender, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.

    SPENDER, Stephen.
    Perhaps. 1933.
    £2,250.00

  • First edition of Call for the Dead by John Le Carre, the author's first novel.
    First edition of Call for the Dead by John Le Carre, the author's first novel.

    LE CARRÉ, John.
    Call for the Dead. 1961.
    £9,750.00

  • At Night by Stephen Spender, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.
    At Night by Stephen Spender, privately printed and signed by the author Frederic Prokosch.

    SPENDER, Stephen.
    At Night. Christmas 1935.
    £2,250.00

  • Finely bound illustrated edition of Lermontov's Demon, one of the most celebrated works of Russian Romantic literature
    Finely bound illustrated edition of Lermontov's Demon, one of the most celebrated works of Russian Romantic literature

    LERMONTOV, Mikhail; EBERLING, Alfred (illustrator).
    Demon. 1910.
    £4,750.00

  • First edition of Gentius's Latin translation of 'Hilkhot De'ot', from the first book of Maimonides's monumental work 'Mishneh Torah', with a commentary
    First edition of Gentius's Latin translation of 'Hilkhot De'ot', from the first book of Maimonides's monumental work 'Mishneh Torah', with a commentary

    MAIMONIDES (Moses Ben Maimon); GENTIUS, Georgius (translator).
    Hilkhot De'ot sive Canones Ethici 1640.
    £2,250.00

  • An exceptional example of Recueil de cent Estampes by Jacques Le hay and Charles de Feriol.
    An exceptional example of Recueil de cent Estampes by Jacques Le hay and Charles de Feriol.

    LE HAY, Jacques; FERRIOL, Charles de.
    Recueil de cent estampes 1714.
    £75,000.00

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