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As one of the few booksellers specialising in important and rare books on Jewish history, literature, philosophy, religion and culture from the West End of London, Shapero Rare Books offers a diverse range of Judaica and Hebraica spanning the centuries, from early printed books and manuscripts in Hebrew through to modern illustrated Haggadot and books on food & drink.

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  • Discussing the Jews' grievances under the penal laws of 18th century England, in an address to a Reverend.
    Discussing the Jews' grievances under the penal laws of 18th century England, in an address to a Reverend.

    ARNALL, William.
    The complaint of the children of Israel, 1736.
    £400.00

  • Three parliamentary reports containing correspondence on the persecution of Jews in Iași, Moldavia presented to the Houses of Parliament in July 1867

    [PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS].
    Further Correspondence Respecting the Persecution of the Jews in Moldavia [and] Continuation... July 1, 1867 [and] Continuation... July, 9 1867. 1867.
    £550.00

  • Memorandum submitted to the Peel Commission by the Jewish Agency for Palestine, with Introductory Note by Dr. Chaim Weizmann.
    Memorandum submitted to the Peel Commission by the Jewish Agency for Palestine, with Introductory Note by Dr. Chaim Weizmann.

    [BRITISH MANDATE].
    Memorandum Submitted to The Palestine Royal Commission on Behalf of The Jewish Agency for Palestine. November 1936.
    £500.00

  • No. 32 from the Chicago Daily News Reprints Series, survey of the Jewish immigrants returning to the soil in the Soviet Union vs. in Palestine.
    No. 32 from the Chicago Daily News Reprints Series, survey of the Jewish immigrants returning to the soil in the Soviet Union vs. in Palestine.

    WOOD, Junius B.
    Jews return to the soil. 1927.
    £750.00

  • Memoir of the proceedings of the commission following the anti-Jewish pogroms of 1881 in the Russian Empire.
    Memoir of the proceedings of the commission following the anti-Jewish pogroms of 1881 in the Russian Empire.

    LIVERPOOL Commission.
    Persecution of the Jews in Russia. 1882.
    £750.00

  • An important collection of documents of the first Maccabiah Games held in Palsetine in 1932.
    An important collection of documents of the first Maccabiah Games held in Palsetine in 1932.

    MACCABI WORLD UNION.
    The First Maccabiah Games - Important Collection of Documents. 1932.
    £4,850.00

  • First edition of the first English translation of the entire Hebrew Bible by a Jew.
    First edition of the first English translation of the entire Hebrew Bible by a Jew.

    LEESER, Isaac (translator).
    The Twenty-Four Books of the Holy Scriptures. [The Hebrew Bible]. 1853.
    £10,000.00

  • An interesting survey of various religions and their customs. Illustrated with 60 plates which depict various customs of different religions.
    An interesting survey of various religions and their customs. Illustrated with 60 plates which depict various customs of different religions.

    HURD, William, D.D.
    A New Universal History of The Religious Rites, Ceremonies, and Customs of The Whole World: circa 1780.
    £750.00

  • A Hebrew grammar manual containing additional select pieces of Hebrew poetry. Contains a list of subscribers at the end of the volume.
    A Hebrew grammar manual containing additional select pieces of Hebrew poetry. Contains a list of subscribers at the end of the volume.

    BAYLEY, C. Rev.
    An Entrance Into The Sacred Language; 1782.
    £500.00

  • Letter from the President of Israel to Minister of Foreign Affairs, mounted with a photograph of president Weizmann entering Jerusalem for the first time.

    WEIZMANN, Chaim.
    Typed Letter Signed from the President of Israel to Minister of Foreign Affairs Moshe Sharett, Letter: 6th January 1950; photograph: 17th February 1949.
    £2,750.00

  • Richly illustrated volume of stories of the 19th century Jews of Galicia. From an edition of 125.
    Richly illustrated volume of stories of the 19th century Jews of Galicia. From an edition of 125.

    SACHER MASOCH, Leopold von.
    Contes Juifs. 1888.
    £950.00

  • An interesting 19th-century example of the Ashkenazic Passover Haggadah, with commentary by Alsheich, Gevurat Hashem, Olelot Efraim (Maharal) etc.
    An interesting 19th-century example of the Ashkenazic Passover Haggadah, with commentary by Alsheich, Gevurat Hashem, Olelot Efraim (Maharal) etc.

    [HAGGADAH].
    Ma'aleh Beit Horin ve'hu Seder Haggadah shel Pesach. 1823.
    £2,500.00

  • A rare hand-painted ceramic sculpture by Maresch, depicting a Jewish man in traditional long black frock whispering into the ear of a wealthy financier.
    A rare hand-painted ceramic sculpture by Maresch, depicting a Jewish man in traditional long black frock whispering into the ear of a wealthy financier.

    MARESCH, Johann.
    A Stock Market Tip. circa 1900.
    £1,200.00

  • The first American edition of The Jew in London. The infamous Arkell map of the Jewish population in the East End of London with the accompanying book.
    The first American edition of The Jew in London. The infamous Arkell map of the Jewish population in the East End of London with the accompanying book.

    RUSSELL, C. & LEWIS, H.S.
    The Jew in London. 1901.
    £5,000.00

  • 14 pages of speech notes written by Nordau for his address at the gathering in the Great Assembly Hall in London.
    14 pages of speech notes written by Nordau for his address at the gathering in the Great Assembly Hall in London.

    NORDAU, Max.
    Autograph Speech Notes. August 11, 1900.
    £2,500.00

  • Second edition of The Tabernacle in the Wilderness by W.G. Rhind, published in London in 1842.
    Second edition of The Tabernacle in the Wilderness by W.G. Rhind, published in London in 1842.

    RHIND, W.G.
    The Tabernacle in The Wilderness; 1842.
    £850.00

  • A fine 19th-century Esther Scroll from the Balkans, in a silver gilt case, in Hebrew Sephardic Script.

    [ESTHER SCROLL].
    [Esther Scroll housed in silver gilt decorative case, untitled]. 19th century.
    £7,500.00

  • Magnificantly illustrated work with reproductions of Oppenheim's paintings<br />depicting a romanticised view of 18th-century German-Jewish life and customs.
    Magnificantly illustrated work with reproductions of Oppenheim's paintings<br />depicting a romanticised view of 18th-century German-Jewish life and customs.

    OPPENHEIM, Prof. Moritz.
    Tafereelen uit het Oud-Joodsche Familieleven [1882].
    £950.00

  • Esther scroll housed in an elaborately decorated silver case. Manuscript on vellum, text arranged in 19 lines, in Hebrew Sephardic Script.
    Esther scroll housed in an elaborately decorated silver case. Manuscript on vellum, text arranged in 19 lines, in Hebrew Sephardic Script.

    [ESTHER SCROLL].
    [Esther Scroll housed in silver decorative case, untitled]. early 19th century.
    £7,150.00

  • First edition of this work on matrimonial law by Eliyahu Alfandari, a Constantinople Rabbi.
    First edition of this work on matrimonial law by Eliyahu Alfandari, a Constantinople Rabbi.

    ALFANDARI, Eliyahu [Elijah].
    Seder Eliyahu Rabbah VeZutta. 1719.
    £1,950.00

  • The first book by Rabbi Refael Moshe Buleh: teachings on the books of Genesis and Exodus.
    The first book by Rabbi Refael Moshe Buleh: teachings on the books of Genesis and Exodus.

    BULEH, Refael Moshe.
    Chayei Olam. 1752.
    £2,500.00

  • Responsa work by Rabbi Moshe Shilton one of the great Jewish scholars of Constantinople of his time.
    Responsa work by Rabbi Moshe Shilton one of the great Jewish scholars of Constantinople of his time.

    SHILTON, Moshe.
    Sefer Bnei Moshe ve'hu Sheelot U'tshuvot. 1713.
    £950.00

  • Commentary on the Babylonian Talmud by the famous Rashba, known as the Rabbi of Spain.
    Commentary on the Babylonian Talmud by the famous Rashba, known as the Rabbi of Spain.

    HARASHBA, Shlomo ibn Aderet.
    Sheva Shitot Le'HaRashba. 1720.
    £850.00

  • Important work on divorce law by Rabbi Refael moshe ben Yosef Buleh, published in Constantinople in 1767.
    Important work on divorce law by Rabbi Refael moshe ben Yosef Buleh, published in Constantinople in 1767.

    BULEH, Refael Moshe.
    Sefer Get Mekushar. 1767.
    £950.00

  • First and only edition of this commentary on Sefer Haitur with responses by Rabbi Yaakov Sasson.
    First and only edition of this commentary on Sefer Haitur with responses by Rabbi Yaakov Sasson.

    SASSOON, Ya'akov B. Israel; MARI, Yizhak B. Abba.
    Sefer Bnei Ya'akov. [Itur]. 1714.
    £950.00

  • Two responsa books published as one, published by the grandsons of Rabbi Kovo and his son in law Yeshoshua Chandali. Signature to title is by Rabbi Chaim HaCohen, chief Sephardic rabbi of Tiberias.
    Two responsa books published as one, published by the grandsons of Rabbi Kovo and his son in law Yeshoshua Chandali. Signature to title is by Rabbi Chaim HaCohen, chief Sephardic rabbi of Tiberias.

    KOVO, Eliyahu ben Yehudah; CHANDALI, Yehoshua.
    Shnei HaMeorot HaGdolim. 1739.
    £2,500.00

  • First edition of this work on matrimonial law by Elijah Alfandari, a Constantinople Rabbi.
    First edition of this work on matrimonial law by Elijah Alfandari, a Constantinople Rabbi.

    ALFANDARI, Eliyahu [Elijah].
    Michtav Me'Eliyahu. 1723.
    £950.00

  • First edition of an important Halakhaic work by an 18th-century Jerusalem Rabbi.
    First edition of an important Halakhaic work by an 18th-century Jerusalem Rabbi.

    NAVON, Yonah ben Chanun.
    Sefer Nichpa BeKesef. 1748.
    £1,650.00

  • First edition of this work on Jewish religious divorce law, considered to be a complicated and touchy subject in Jewish religion.
    First edition of this work on Jewish religious divorce law, considered to be a complicated and touchy subject in Jewish religion.

    HAVIV, Moshe ben Shlomo [HABIB, Rabbi Moshe ibn].
    Sefer Get Pashut. 1719.
    £950.00

  • First and only edition of this commentary on Sefer Haitur with responses by Rabbi Yaakov Sasson.
    First and only edition of this commentary on Sefer Haitur with responses by Rabbi Yaakov Sasson.

    SASSOON, Ya'akov B. Israel; MARI, Yizhak B. Abba.
    Sefer Bnei Ya'akov [Itur]. [1714].
    £1,750.00

  • Altneuland is an utopian novel by Herzl, in which he employs the plot to describe his vision regarding the Jewish state to be founded in Palestine.
    Altneuland is an utopian novel by Herzl, in which he employs the plot to describe his vision regarding the Jewish state to be founded in Palestine.

    HERZL, Theodor.
    Altneuland, Roman von Theodor Herzl. 1902.
    £25,000.00

  • Créhange's adaptation of Tze'enah u-Re'enah into French by rendering the work as conversations of Joshua Hadass with his family on the holy scriptures.
    Créhange's adaptation of Tze'enah u-Re'enah into French by rendering the work as conversations of Joshua Hadass with his family on the holy scriptures.

    CRÉHANGE, A[lexandre] ben Baruch.
    La Semaine Israelite. 1846.
    £950.00

  • First edition of Sefer Torat Chayim, a book of kabbalistic readings and prayers for Friday nights, customarily recited in the Eastern cities of Morocco. <br />
    First edition of Sefer Torat Chayim, a book of kabbalistic readings and prayers for Friday nights, customarily recited in the Eastern cities of Morocco. <br />

    EDREHI, Moses ben Isaac [EDREI, Moshe] (editor).
    Sefer Torat Chayim. 1792.
    £1,250.00

  • The Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry was created to study the situation of Jewish survivors in Europe and their resettlement in Palestine.

    Board of Deputies of BRITISH JEWS.
    Memorandum Submitted to The Anglo-American Committee of Enquiry 23 January, 1946.
    £200.00

  • Typescript report on John F. Kennedy's 1951 Congressional trip to Israel, with JFK's autograph annotation to upper margin.
    Typescript report on John F. Kennedy's 1951 Congressional trip to Israel, with JFK's autograph annotation to upper margin.

    [KENNEDY, John Fitzgerald].
    Typescript with annotations on his trip to Israel. 1951.
    £3,500.00

  • Extremely rare Polish-Zionist magazine in Yiddish, published in Paris.
    Extremely rare Polish-Zionist magazine in Yiddish, published in Paris.

    BISNOVATY, (Hrsg.).
    Der Kamf. Monatshrift farn Poyle-Tsienistishn Gedank. 1929.
    £1,200.00

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