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NEW ARRIVALS
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Radio-Activity.
Vendor:Rutherford, Ernest.SoldRegular price $1,038 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Faster Than Thought. A Symposium on Digital Computing Machines.
Vendor:(TURING, Alan) BOWDEN, B.V.SoldRegular price $3,460 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
The Double Helix.
Vendor:WATSON, James D.SoldRegular price $692 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
18th century science manuscript.
Vendor:[NEWTON, Isaac; COTES, Roger].SoldRegular price $4,498 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
High Adventure.
Vendor:HILLARY, Edmund.SoldRegular price $1,177 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
The Annals of Hampstead.
Vendor:BARRATT, Thomas J.SoldRegular price $1,730 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Paradise Lost.
Vendor:MILTON, John.SoldRegular price $692 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
An Historical and Political Discourse of the Laws and Government of England,
Vendor:SELDEN, John; BACON, Nathaniel (editor).SoldRegular price $935 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
The Construction and Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments.
Vendor:BION, Nicolas & STONE, Edmund.SoldRegular price $2,768 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
Vendor:SMITH, Adam.SoldRegular price $4,152 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Holy Bible.
Vendor:BROOMBERG, Adam and Oliver Chanarin.SoldRegular price $692 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
A Night in London.
Vendor:BRANDT, Bill.SoldRegular price $4,152 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
RFK Funeral Train.
Vendor:FUSCO, Paul.SoldRegular price $692 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Made in France...
Vendor:AVEDON, Richard.SoldRegular price $1,211 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Karasu / Ravens.
Vendor:FUKASE, Masahisa.SoldRegular price $3,979 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
The Torch is Passed...
Vendor:[KENNEDY, John F.; PAINE, Ruth]SoldRegular price $1,730 USDRegular priceUnit price / per
ABOUT US
Shapero Rare Books is an internationally renowned dealer in antiquarian & rare books and works on paper. Our specialists have over 250 years of experience between them, 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, works of Russian interest, and Islamica.
EXPLORATION & TRAVEL
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Hgh in the Thin Cold Air.
Vendor:HILLARY, Edmund; DOIG, Desmond.SoldRegular price $208 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
No Latitude for Error.
Vendor:HILLARY, Sir Edmund.SoldRegular price $208 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
High Adventure.
Vendor:HILLARY, Edmund.SoldRegular price $1,177 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Below The Snow Line.
Vendor:FRESHFIELD, Douglas W.SoldRegular price $416 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
The Heart of the Antarctic.
Vendor:SHACKLETON, Sir Ernest Henry.SoldRegular price $2,076 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Beyond the Mexique Bay.
Vendor:HUXLEY, Aldous.SoldRegular price $692 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Grammaire de La Langue Arabe vulgaire et littérale;
Vendor:SAVARY, Claude Étienne.SoldRegular price $2,768 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
The Mountain World. 1954.
Vendor:KURZ, Marcel.SoldRegular price $2,076 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Brazil, the River Plate, and the Falkland Islands;
Vendor:HADFIELD, William.SoldRegular price $900 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Letters from Buenos Ayres and Chili,
Vendor:[DAVIE, John Constanse].SoldRegular price $2,076 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
A Negro Explorer at the North Pole.
Vendor:HENSON, Matthew A.SoldRegular price $3,460 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Wanderings of a Pilgrim,
Vendor:PARKES, Fanny.SoldRegular price $6,574 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Voyages and Travels in the Levant;
Vendor:HASSELQUIST, Frederick.SoldRegular price $1,730 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
A Voyage to California, to Observe the Transit of Venus.
Vendor:CHAPPE D'AUTEROCHE, Jean; CASSINI DE THURY, César-François.SoldRegular price $2,768 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Sketches of Indian Field Sports as Followed by the Natives of India
Vendor:JOHNSON, Daniel.SoldRegular price $658 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
In the Track of the Moors.
Vendor:FITZGERALD, Sybil.SoldRegular price $346 USDRegular priceUnit price / per

MODERN FIRST EDITIONS
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Faster Than Thought. A Symposium on Digital Computing Machines.
Vendor:(TURING, Alan) BOWDEN, B.V.SoldRegular price $3,460 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
The Double Helix.
Vendor:WATSON, James D.SoldRegular price $692 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
The Magic Finger.
Vendor:DAHL, Roald; DU BOIS, William Pène (illustrator).SoldRegular price $519 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Beyond the Mexique Bay.
Vendor:HUXLEY, Aldous.SoldRegular price $692 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
The Spy Who Loved Me.
Vendor:FLEMING, Ian.SoldRegular price $1,211 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Talking Football.
Vendor:RAMSEY, Alf.SoldRegular price $900 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
The Lord of the Rings.
Vendor:TOLKIEN, J.R.R.SoldRegular price $5,536 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
The Primeval Atom. An Essay on Cosmogony.
Vendor:LEMAÎTRE, Georges.SoldRegular price $1,315 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
For Whom the Bell Tolls.
Vendor:HEMINGWAY, Ernest.SoldRegular price $2,422 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Diamonds Are Forever.
Vendor:FLEMING, Ian.SoldRegular price $6,574 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
The Hound of the Baskervilles.
Vendor:DOYLE, Arthur Conan.SoldRegular price $5,190 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
The House of the Four Winds.
Vendor:BUCHAN, John.SoldRegular price $104 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Sick Heart River.
Vendor:BUCHAN, John.SoldRegular price $90 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
The Long Traverse.
Vendor:BUCHAN, John.SoldRegular price $118 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
The Gap in the Curtain.
Vendor:BUCHAN, John.SoldRegular price $132 USDRegular priceUnit price / per -
The Island of Sheep.
Vendor:BUCHAN, John.SoldRegular price $90 USDRegular priceUnit price / per
THE BOND STREET BULLETIN
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Floral at Firsts | Join us at STAND C18
It’s all go here at Shapero as Firsts, the London rare book fair, fast approaches. Yet, amidst the storm of clattering trunks the fair’s theme of Books in Bloom (how...
UpdatesFloral at Firsts | Join us at STAND C18
curated by Oliver YarwoodIt’s all go here at Shapero as Firsts, the London rare book fair, fast approaches. Yet, amidst the storm of clattering trunks the fair’s theme of Books in Bloom (how...
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Scott's 'Discovery' Expedition to the Antarctic
The Discovery Expedition (1901–1904), Britain’s first major Antarctic venture, achieved remarkable scientific and geographic milestones despite limited funding and inexperience. Led by Robert Falcon Scott, it reached a new furthest...
TravelScott's 'Discovery' Expedition to the Antarctic
The Heroic Age of Antarctic explorationThe Discovery Expedition (1901–1904), Britain’s first major Antarctic venture, achieved remarkable scientific and geographic milestones despite limited funding and inexperience. Led by Robert Falcon Scott, it reached a new furthest...
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Introducing our New Department: Rare Science Books
Science Specialist Laura Massey introduces and gives an overview of eight new Science Categories Available to browse on our website.
UpdatesIntroducing our New Department: Rare Science Books
by Laura MasseyScience Specialist Laura Massey introduces and gives an overview of eight new Science Categories Available to browse on our website.
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Exploration & Travel
Discover rare travel books and key exploration works spanning the 16th to...
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Natural History & Science
Dive into the world of natural history and science with our rare...
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Arts & Architecture
Shop rare Architecture and Gardens books showcasing landmark works on design, landscape,...
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Judaica Books
As one of the few booksellers specialising in important and rare books...
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Prints and Originals
Preserve the essence of creativity with our curated selection of Prints and...