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"Syrian Colonization Fund" Brief Account of work done and in progress.
SOCIETY FOR THE RELIEF OF DISTRESSED JEWS.Original price $65.00 - Original price $65.00Original price$65.00$65.00 - $65.00Current price $65.00The Syrian Colonisation Fund (SCF) was founded in early 1882. Elizabeth Finn (writer and wife of James Finn, the British Consul in Jerusalem in th...
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50 Photographs...
WESTON, Edward.Original price $1,167.00 - Original price $1,167.00Original price$1,167.00$1,167.00 - $1,167.00Current price $1,167.00Edward Weston selected these fifty photographs himself, 'fifty of my favorite photographs chosen because they have lived well and because they hav...
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A Commentarie of Master Doctor Martin Luther upon the Epistle of S. Paul to the Galathians.
LUTHER, Martin.Original price $1,621.00 - Original price $1,621.00Original price$1,621.00$1,621.00 - $1,621.00Current price $1,621.00Sola fide and the Antinomian controversy. An early edition in English of Martin Luther's commentary on the Galatians, expounding his principle of j...
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A Draft of XXX Cantos.
POUND, Ezra.Original price $4,000.00 - Original price $4,000.00Original price$4,000.00$4,000.00 - $4,000.00Current price $4,000.00One of 200 copies. This publication of Pound's first 30 Cantos was landmark in both his career and the history of modernist poetry. 'These Cantos ....
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A Draft of XXX Cantos.
POUND, Ezra.Original price $454.00 - Original price $454.00Original price$454.00$454.00 - $454.00Current price $454.00First American edition, one of 1000 copies printed.First American edition, second printing; 8vo; with pp61-62 cancel with the spelling 'sh-t,' sli...
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A Glossary of Colloquial, Slang & Technical Terms in Use on the Stock Exchange and in the Money Market.
WILSON, A.J.Original price $843.00 - Original price $843.00Original price$843.00$843.00 - $843.00Current price $843.00[economics]. The first edition of A.J. Wilson's (1841-1921) Glossary of Colloquial, Slang & Technical Terms, a fascinating snapshot of finance ...
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A Handbook of Greece.
GREECE, CONFIDENTIAL REPORT.Original price $1,135.00 - Original price $1,135.00Original price$1,135.00$1,135.00 - $1,135.00Current price $1,135.00Volume I: The mainland of old Greece and certain neighbouring islands; volume II, parts i & ii: The Cyclades and northern Sporades with The is...
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On the Polar Star in the Arctic Sea.
AMEDEO, Luigi.Original price $746.00 - Original price $746.00Original price$746.00$746.00 - $746.00Current price $746.00Amedeo's expedition on the Polar Star was to sail as far to the north as possible along some coast-line, and then to travel on sledges towards the...
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The Mysore Representative Assembly and the Indian National Congress,
VIRARAGHAVA CHARI, R.Original price $1,945.00 - Original price $1,945.00Original price$1,945.00$1,945.00 - $1,945.00Current price $1,945.00Mysore and the indian national congress. A rare parliamentary pamphlet of the dialogue between 'Rajah' (a subject of her most gracious Majesty the ...
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Travels and discoveries in North and Central Africa:
BARTH, Henry.Original price $2,594.00 - Original price $2,594.00Original price$2,594.00$2,594.00 - $2,594.00Current price $2,594.00Barth's important record of his five years travelling in North and Central Africa.'Barth is one of the European superstars of African travel and e...
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Sana an Arabian Islamic city.
SERGEANT, R. B.; Ronald Lewcock.Original price $843.00 - Original price $843.00Original price$843.00$843.00 - $843.00Current price $843.00Sergeant's Sana is the standard work on the city. The work covers all aspects of Sana society, history, and culture and is lavishly illustrated.Fi...
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Kings of Arabia.
JACOB, Harold F.Original price $973.00 - Original price $973.00Original price$973.00$973.00 - $973.00Current price $973.00Jacob's Kings of Arabia is a comprehensive political sketch of Yemen from the late 17th century to the early 20th century.First edition. 8vo, 294 ...
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Through Asiatic Turkey.
GEARY, Grattan.Original price $1,621.00 - Original price $1,621.00Original price$1,621.00$1,621.00 - $1,621.00Current price $1,621.00Scarce account of a three-month journey principally through Asiatic Turkey and undertaken for the purpose of making an objective assessment 'as to...
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Russian Central Asia including Kuldja, Bokhara, Khiva and Merv.
LANSDELL, Henry.Original price $1,621.00 - Original price $1,621.00Original price$1,621.00$1,621.00 - $1,621.00Current price $1,621.00Lansdell's Russian Central Asia recounts the author's journey from England to Semipalatinsk through western Siberia in 1882, distributing bible tr...
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Report of proceedings on a voyage to the northern ports of China
Lindsay, Hugh Hamilton.Original price $843.00 - Original price $843.00Original price$843.00$843.00 - $843.00Current price $843.00Author's wife's copy. Hugh Lindsay's Report of Proceedings contains reports by Lindsay, an East India Company man, and Charles Gutzlaff on trade wi...
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Journal of a residence in India.
GRAHAM, Maria.Original price $1,232.00 - Original price $1,232.00Original price$1,232.00$1,232.00 - $1,232.00Current price $1,232.00Maria Graham's India was her first book. Graham was an artist who visited India and married the ship's captain shortly afterwards. Together they m...
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The Military Operations at Cabul
EYRE, Lt. Vincent.Original price $1,621.00 - Original price $1,621.00Original price$1,621.00$1,621.00 - $1,621.00Current price $1,621.00Eyre's record of part of the debacle of the First Afghan War of 1839-42. Following the murder of Alexander Burnes in 1841 the British force was be...
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Relation d'un pèlerinage à la Mecque en 1910-1911.
KAZEM ZADEH, Hoseyn.Original price $6,483.00 - Original price $6,483.00Original price$6,483.00$6,483.00 - $6,483.00Current price $6,483.00Illustrated account of a pilgrimage to mecca. A personal account of Kedem Zadeh's pilgrimage to Mecca between 1910 and 1911 illustrated with 16 pho...
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Istoria della Conquista del Messico,
SOLIS, Antonio de.Original price $973.00 - Original price $973.00Original price$973.00$973.00 - $973.00Current price $973.00A fine copy of the Italian edition of this celebrated history of Mexico, which describes the three years between the appointment of Cortes to comm...
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RARE PHOTO BOOKS
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Punk.
BAYLEY, Roberta.Original price $3,566.00 - Original price $3,566.00Original price$3,566.00$3,566.00 - $3,566.00Current price $3,566.00Number 55 of 76 copies signed by the contributors with 25 original photographs. Roberta Bayley's Punk was limited to 76 copies, with only 60 availa...
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Yokosuka Story.
ISHIUCHI, Miyako.Original price $3,566.00 - Original price $3,566.00Original price$3,566.00$3,566.00 - $3,566.00Current price $3,566.00A presentation copy, inscribed: 'To Mr. Ikeda Shinichi / Ishiuchi Miyako / 1981.5.16 / 2nd Yokosuka 1:2'Ishiuchi Miyako is one of Japan's leading ...
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Yohko / Yoko:
FUKASE, Masahisa.Original price $1,038.00 - Original price $1,038.00Original price$1,038.00$1,038.00 - $1,038.00Current price $1,038.00Fukase Masahisa and Yohko were married for twelve years and divorced in 1976. That summer, Fukase made a trip home from Tokyo to his family's phot...
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Insomnia.
D'AGATA, Antoine.Original price $325.00 - Original price $325.00Original price$325.00$325.00 - $325.00Current price $325.00In Insomnia, Antoine d'Agata presents a series of nightscapes and nocturnal portraits which resulted from chance encounters. He describes his work...
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Nudes.
FRIEDLANDER, Lee.Original price $195.00 - Original price $195.00Original price$195.00$195.00 - $195.00Current price $195.00A signed copy of Lee Friedlander's collection of nudes photographs, published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New Yo...
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A Way of Seeing.
LEVITT, Helen.Original price $908.00 - Original price $908.00Original price$908.00$908.00 - $908.00Current price $908.00A Way of Seeing is a key 'New York' photography book. Helen Levitt first became aware of photography's potential when she visited the exhibition '...
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Een Liefdesgeschiedenis in Saint Germain des Prés [Love on the Left Bank].
ELSKEN, Ed van der.Original price $487.00 - Original price $487.00Original price$487.00$487.00 - $487.00Current price $487.00Whilst living in Paris between 1950 and 1954, van der Elsken quickly fell for the attractions of Saint Germain des Prés and the people he found th...
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The Lord of the Rings.
TOLKIEN, J.R.R.Original price $325.00 - Original price $325.00Original price$325.00$325.00 - $325.00Current price $325.00At first, Tolkien intended The Lord of the Rings to be a children's tale in the style of The Hobbit but it quickly grew darker and more serious in...
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
ROWLING, J.K.Original price $169.00 - Original price $169.00Original price$169.00$169.00 - $169.00Current price $169.00Published on 21st June 2003.First edition, first impression, ownership insscription to upper fly-leaf dated ' 21 June 2003', the date of publicati...
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Robbery Under the Law: The Mexican Object Lesson.
WAUGH, Evelyn.Original price $3,566.00 - Original price $3,566.00Original price$3,566.00$3,566.00 - $3,566.00Current price $3,566.00Presentation copy. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in black ink to the front free endpaper, 'Frederick Godber, with kindest regards from...
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Wine in Peace and War.
WAUGH, Evelyn.Original price $4,214.00 - Original price $4,214.00Original price$4,214.00$4,214.00 - $4,214.00Current price $4,214.00One of 100 copies - numbered & signed by the author. First edition of this essay commissioned by Evelyn Waugh's London vintners Saccone & S...
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Noblesse Oblige.
MITFORD, Nancy (editor); LANCASTER, Osbert (illustrator).Original price $2,269.00 - Original price $2,269.00Original price$2,269.00$2,269.00 - $2,269.00Current price $2,269.00Presentation copy inscribed by Evelyn Waugh. Presentation copy of the first edition of this 'great tease', with pieces on 'U' and 'Non-U,' inscribe...
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Scott-King's Modern Europe.
WAUGH, Evelyn.Original price $3,566.00 - Original price $3,566.00Original price$3,566.00$3,566.00 - $3,566.00Current price $3,566.00Presentation copy. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in pencil to the front free endpaper, 'For Christopher / with love from / Evelyn / Ch...
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A Tourist in Africa.
WAUGH, Evelyn.Original price $163.00 - Original price $163.00Original price$163.00$163.00 - $163.00Current price $163.00First edition, documenting Waugh's voyage to East Africa in 1959.First edition, first impression; 8vo; black and white illustrations, including fr...
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The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold.
WAUGH, Evelyn.Original price $195.00 - Original price $195.00Original price$195.00$195.00 - $195.00Current price $195.00First edition, trade issue, of Waugh's semi-autobiographical work based on the hallucinations he endured from bromide poisoning while self-medicat...
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Midnight's Children.
RUSHDIE, Salman.Original price $649.00 - Original price $649.00Original price$649.00$649.00 - $649.00Current price $649.00'An extraordinary novel. One of the most important to come out of the English-speaking world in this generation.' (Robert Towers, The New York Tim...
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WAUGH, Evelyn.Original price $2,918.00 - Original price $2,918.00Original price$2,918.00$2,918.00 - $2,918.00Current price $2,918.00One of 110 copies - numbered & signed by the author. Number 13 of 110 copies, signed by the author. With an original manuscript leaf bound in, ...
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GuidesCurated by Sue PrigmoreFrom the delicate charm of a mid-nineteenth-century Chinese watercolor to the botanical masterpieces of Pierre-Joseph Redouté, each print tells a story of artistic brilliance. Perfect for gifting, these prints infuse a hint of spring into interiors, inviting the beauty of nature into your space.
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Curated by Lucinda BoyleJoin our Travel Specialist, Lucinda Boyle, as she unveils rare items in this blog. From Karl Baedeker's pre-war guidebook of London to John Betjeman's poetry, each book narrates tales of adventure, fascination, and the allure of distant lands. -
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Curated by Jeffrey KerrStep into the world of rare books handpicked by our Sales Director, Jeffrey Kerr. From the vibrant allure of Broadway's 'Cabaret' to the Art Deco elegance of vintage mixology in 'The Savoy Cocktail Book', each rare item holds tales of late nights, wild parties, and personal literary experiences.

One of the best rare book shops in London. They are especially good on illustrated books – from the fifteenth to twentieth centuries.

Keep your eyes peeled for a collectable publication for you. Shapero Rare Books, at 106 New Bond Street, is a great starting point.

The antiquarian bookshop has a hushed atmosphere and is filled with leather-bound travel and history tomes.

Children’s books to shelve for future generations.