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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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  • Rare set of mimeographed lecture notes from an experimental physics course connected with Berkeley's Radiation Laboratory, with chapters by three Nobel Prize winners, 1950.
    Rare set of mimeographed lecture notes from an experimental physics course connected with Berkeley's Radiation Laboratory, with chapters by three Nobel Prize winners, 1950.

    [BERKELEY RADIATION LABORATORY]. ALVAREZ, Luis; SEGRÉ, Emilio, et al.
    Mimeographed Experimental Physics 290(f) Lectures. [circa 1950].
    £5,000.00

  • Francescos Panini's Vedute delle Quattro Principali Basiliche e Monumenti di Roma nel XVIII Secolo, with 40 double page engravings, more than the Getty or the Calcografia Nazionale copies.
    Francescos Panini's Vedute delle Quattro Principali Basiliche e Monumenti di Roma nel XVIII Secolo, with 40 double page engravings, more than the Getty or the Calcografia Nazionale copies.

    PANINI, Francesco.
    [Vedute delle Quattro Principali Basiliche e Monumenti di Roma nel XVIII Secolo]. 1765-90.
    £50,000.00

  • The 1607 second edition of the maritime classic Nautica Mediterranea by Bartolomeo Crescenzi, with the rare portolan chart of the Mediterranean.
    The 1607 second edition of the maritime classic Nautica Mediterranea by Bartolomeo Crescenzi, with the rare portolan chart of the Mediterranean.

    CRESCENZI, Bartolomeo.
    Nautica Mediterranea. 1607.
    £37,500.00

  • First edition of an early work on the anatomy of tissues and one of the first colour printed works on microscopy, Jan Bleuland's Icones Anatomico-Physiologicae, 1826.
    First edition of an early work on the anatomy of tissues and one of the first colour printed works on microscopy, Jan Bleuland's Icones Anatomico-Physiologicae, 1826.

    BLEULAND, Jan.
    Icones Anatomico-Physiologicae Partium, 1826.
    £7,500.00

  • One of 35 copies - signed by the artist and author. A beautiful Sam Francis illustrated book by his own Lapis Press.
    One of 35 copies - signed by the artist and author. A beautiful Sam Francis illustrated book by his own Lapis Press.

    FRANCIS, Sam; FRASER, Kathleen.
    Boundayr. 1988.
    £7,500.00

  • A charming 19th century mathematics workbook focused on sophisticated entreprenurial calculations, completed by John Horsfall, son of a Yorkshire textile magnate.
    A charming 19th century mathematics workbook focused on sophisticated entreprenurial calculations, completed by John Horsfall, son of a Yorkshire textile magnate.

    HORSFALL, John [William].
    Workbook of sophisticated mathematics by a textile factory scion, with allegorical animal illustrations. September 26, 1870.
    £2,750.00

  • Amundsen's South Pole, The account of the first expedition to reach the South Pole. Together with rare display slip.
    Amundsen's South Pole, The account of the first expedition to reach the South Pole. Together with rare display slip.

    AMUNDSEN, Roald.
    The South Pole. 1912.
    £4,750.00

  • A handsome and complete set of Buck's Antiquities by Samuel and Nathaniel Buck.
    A handsome and complete set of Buck's Antiquities by Samuel and Nathaniel Buck.

    BUCK, Samuel & Nathaniel.
    Buck's Antiquities 1774.
    £57,500.00

  • First edition of Beyond a Boundary by C.L.R. James, inscribed by the author to Vivian Virtue.
    First edition of Beyond a Boundary by C.L.R. James, inscribed by the author to Vivian Virtue.

    JAMES, C.L.R.
    Beyond a Boundary. 1963.
    £8,750.00

  • Coffee Through the Camera's Lens is a scarce Depression-era ephemeral publication resulted from an assignment by the American Can Company, for whom Margaret Bourke-White spent two months in Brazil, photographing the coffee industry
    Coffee Through the Camera's Lens is a scarce Depression-era ephemeral publication resulted from an assignment by the American Can Company, for whom Margaret Bourke-White spent two months in Brazil, photographing the coffee industry

    [BOURKE-WHITE, Margaret].
    Coffee Through the Camera's Lens. A Project on Brazil. 1936.
    £875.00

  • The rare first edition of Sigmund Fredu's important work on cerebral palsy, Die Infantile Cerebrallahmung, inscribed to his close colleague Rudolph Reitler.
    The rare first edition of Sigmund Fredu's important work on cerebral palsy, Die Infantile Cerebrallahmung, inscribed to his close colleague Rudolph Reitler.

    FREUD, Sigmund.
    Die Infantile Cerebrallähmung. 1897.
    £9,750.00

  • Yom HaMedinah was the joint one-off publication of Israel's newspapers on the day of the proclamation of the state of Israel. This is the Hebrew edition.
    Yom HaMedinah was the joint one-off publication of Israel's newspapers on the day of the proclamation of the state of Israel. This is the Hebrew edition.

    ISRAEL.
    Yom HaMedinah [The Day of The State]. May 14, 1948.
    £2,500.00

  • Gogol's masterpiece 'Dead Souls', the first major book entirely illustrated by Chagall and his first illustrations for Vollard. Signed by Chagall on the limitation and title-page.
    Gogol's masterpiece 'Dead Souls', the first major book entirely illustrated by Chagall and his first illustrations for Vollard. Signed by Chagall on the limitation and title-page.

    CHAGALL, Marc (artist); GOGOL, Nicolai.
    Les Ames Mortes. 1948.
    £30,000.00

  • Borget's fine lithographic views of China, including five of Hong-Kong, and others relating to Macao and Canton.
    Borget's fine lithographic views of China, including five of Hong-Kong, and others relating to Macao and Canton.

    BORGET, Auguste.
    Sketches of China and the Chinese. 1842.
    £22,500.00

  • A monumental indian shahnameh with 17 illustrations in the text from mughal india in 1720.
    A monumental indian shahnameh with 17 illustrations in the text from mughal india in 1720.

    FERDOWSI, Abdul Qasim.
    A Monumental Indian Shahnameh, 1132 AH (1720 AD).
    £18,750.00

  • An exceptional set of notebooks recording the observations of Audubon Master Birder Howard Boltson between 1985 and 1992, primarily in New York state.

    BOLTSON, Howard.
    19 meticulous birding notebooks kept during the 1980s and early 1990s. 1985-1993.
    £2,500.00

  • James Grant travelled with Speke from Zanzibar to the source of the Nile at Lake Victoria, naming Ripon Falls
    James Grant travelled with Speke from Zanzibar to the source of the Nile at Lake Victoria, naming Ripon Falls

    GRANT, James Augustus.
    A walk across Africa 1864.
    £9,000.00

  • An early presentation copy of Sentimental Journey, Araki Nobuyoshi's most important work, inscribed to Asahi Sonorama Chief Editor Tatsuo Shira with a drawing of a three-trunked elephant.
    An early presentation copy of Sentimental Journey, Araki Nobuyoshi's most important work, inscribed to Asahi Sonorama Chief Editor Tatsuo Shira with a drawing of a three-trunked elephant.

    ARAKI, Nobuyoshi.
    Senchimentaru na Tabi [Sentimental Journey]. [1971].
    £8,750.00

  • An important presentation copy of Lewis Hine's Men at Work, inscribed to Owen R. Lovejoy who served as the general secretary of the National Child Labor Committee from 1907 to 1926, where Lewis Hine was a staff photographer and art director of their magazine
    An important presentation copy of Lewis Hine's Men at Work, inscribed to Owen R. Lovejoy who served as the general secretary of the National Child Labor Committee from 1907 to 1926, where Lewis Hine was a staff photographer and art director of their magazine

    HINE, Lewis W[ickes].
    Men at Work. 1932.
    £15,000.00

  • This book was issued in the 'Flying Artbooks' series curated by Germano Celant to coincide with an exhibition of Bernd & Hilla Becher's photographs at Galleriaforma, Genoa, their first exhibition in Italy.
    This book was issued in the 'Flying Artbooks' series curated by Germano Celant to coincide with an exhibition of Bernd & Hilla Becher's photographs at Galleriaforma, Genoa, their first exhibition in Italy.

    BECHER, B[ernd] & H[illa].
    Bernd & Hilla Becher. 1973.
    £750.00

  • Alvin Langdon Coburn's Men of Mark with the scarce dust-jacket.
    Alvin Langdon Coburn's Men of Mark with the scarce dust-jacket.

    COBURN, Alvin Langdon.
    Men of Mark. 1913.
    £2,750.00

  • Richard King's Franklin Expedition is one of the rarest of Arctic titles. This copy is inscribed by the author.
    Richard King's Franklin Expedition is one of the rarest of Arctic titles. This copy is inscribed by the author.

    KING, Richard.
    The Franklin Expedition from First to Last. 1855.
    £9,500.00

  • First edition, association copy of The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood, with autograph letter.
    First edition, association copy of The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood, with autograph letter.

    ATWOOD, Margaret.
    The Edible Woman. 1969.
    £4,500.00

  • Review copy of Soon To Be A Major Motion Picture by Abbie Hoffman, inscribed by the author to John Leonard.
    Review copy of Soon To Be A Major Motion Picture by Abbie Hoffman, inscribed by the author to John Leonard.

    HOFFMAN, Abbie.
    Soon To Be A Major Motion Picture. 1980.
    £2,250.00

  • An attractive signed first edition of the first novel by Kingsley Amis, Lucky Jim features an inferior academic in a second-rate university
    An attractive signed first edition of the first novel by Kingsley Amis, Lucky Jim features an inferior academic in a second-rate university

    AMIS, Kingsley.
    Lucky Jim. 1953.
    £9,500.00

  • The Essay marks the beginning of the modern development in knowledge of crystal structure.
    The Essay marks the beginning of the modern development in knowledge of crystal structure.

    BOYLE, Robert.
    An Essay About the Origine & Virtues of Gems, 1672.
    £7,500.00

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