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Parke's important first-hand narrative of the Emin Pasha Relief expedition, one of the last major nineteenth century European expeditions into the...
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Second edition, enlarged, of the most detailed and profusely illustrated work to date on the topography, geology, natural history, and climate of ...
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Signed limited edition. A superb copy of the scarce limited edition of Russell's witty guide to the alphabet for 'immature minds', one of only 100 ...
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Parke's important first-hand narrative of the Emin Pasha Relief expedition, one of the last major nineteenth century European expeditions into the...
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Second edition, enlarged, of the most detailed and profusely illustrated work to date on the topography, geology, natural history, and climate of ...
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Early photography. An attractive description of the excavations of the long neglected site at Cyrene in Libya between Tripoli and Benghazi, with al...
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Scots in the Sinai. Margaret Agate kept a diary of her journey in Egypt between Autumn 1901 and Spring 1902. She made an excursion on the Nile and ...
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Signed limited edition. A superb copy of the scarce limited edition of Russell's witty guide to the alphabet for 'immature minds', one of only 100 ...
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Presentation copy. First Methuen edition, inscribed by the author on the verso of the half-title, ' Aug 1960. To Peter from Harold.' The recipient ...
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One of 50 copies - inscribed to Hilary Gerrard. One of 50 specially bound copies of the fascinating 18th century letters of Charlotte Biggs. Inscri...
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One of 1000 copies only in purple boards, from The Poets of the Year series. A further 1500 copies were published in wrappers.First edition, first...
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First edition in book form of Thomas' last work. Originally commissioned as a BBC radio drama, the play was first broadcast on 25 January 1954 and...
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Karl Baedeker was head of a successful publishing business, when in 1832 he acquired the publishing house of Franz Röhling which four years earlier had published a travel guide Rheinreise von Mainz bis Cöln: Ein Handbuch für Schnellreisende by Professor...
The Royal Academy's new exhibition, In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine 1900-1930s, is the most comprehensive exhibition to date in the UK, celebrating a period of bold artistic experimentation. Despite profound upheaval, there was a true flourishing...
The great thing about collecting books is that they were produced as multiples giving lots of collectors a chance to own a copy. To distinguish between copies the most desirable factors are condition and provenance and for me the greatest...
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.
