Further Reading
Banned Books: The Freedom to Read
‘A dangerous book will always be in danger from those it threatens with the demand that they question their assumptions. They’d rather hang on to the assumptions and ban the...
Banned Books: The Freedom to Read
‘A dangerous book will always be in danger from those it threatens with the demand that they question their assumptions. They’d rather hang on to the assumptions and ban the...
Ralph Steadman: a brush with surrealism
RM Healey illuminates the life, work, and curious book collection of Ralph Steadman.
Ralph Steadman: a brush with surrealism
RM Healey illuminates the life, work, and curious book collection of Ralph Steadman.
Cosway Bindings: Search for a Star
More than 100 years after their invention, Cosway Bindings are just as desirable but harder to track down. Stephen Ratcliffe leads the hunt for these 20th century masterpieces.
Cosway Bindings: Search for a Star
More than 100 years after their invention, Cosway Bindings are just as desirable but harder to track down. Stephen Ratcliffe leads the hunt for these 20th century masterpieces.
Piracy and Privateering: Books from Our Shelves
Sara Waterson slices through the cut-throat stories from the earliest pirate books of the 17th century to the blockbuster movies of today.
Piracy and Privateering: Books from Our Shelves
Sara Waterson slices through the cut-throat stories from the earliest pirate books of the 17th century to the blockbuster movies of today.
Stargazers Saviours: Science Fiction Rare Books
Steven Ericson reveals that the whole universe of science fiction lies in the original pulp magazines.
Stargazers Saviours: Science Fiction Rare Books
Steven Ericson reveals that the whole universe of science fiction lies in the original pulp magazines.
John Mortimer: Paradise Postponed
In honour of the famous creator of Rumpole of the Bailey, born on this day in 1923, we republish in full for the first time the interview with Sir John...
John Mortimer: Paradise Postponed
In honour of the famous creator of Rumpole of the Bailey, born on this day in 1923, we republish in full for the first time the interview with Sir John...
Manuscripts Don't Burn
Writers were to varying extents bound to the Marxist-Leninist cause throughout the Soviet period, overseen by the stifling Union of Soviet Writers and Goskomizdat (State Committee for Publishing Houses, Printing...
Manuscripts Don't Burn
Writers were to varying extents bound to the Marxist-Leninist cause throughout the Soviet period, overseen by the stifling Union of Soviet Writers and Goskomizdat (State Committee for Publishing Houses, Printing...
Total Eclipse of the Sun 1878
The solar eclipse on the 21 August 2017 was the first of its kind over the United States of America for almost 100 years and a major astronomic event that...
Total Eclipse of the Sun 1878
The solar eclipse on the 21 August 2017 was the first of its kind over the United States of America for almost 100 years and a major astronomic event that...
Retracing the Footsteps of 19th Century Explore...
Guest Blog Post by Entomologist Hitoshi Takano The great natural history museum collections have at their foundation, specimens collected by 19 th century explorers.
Retracing the Footsteps of 19th Century Explore...
Guest Blog Post by Entomologist Hitoshi Takano The great natural history museum collections have at their foundation, specimens collected by 19 th century explorers.
Photography: Eternal Cities
Incredible photos from over 100 years ago show how much our lives have changed.
Photography: Eternal Cities
Incredible photos from over 100 years ago show how much our lives have changed.
The Beauty of Maps
A voyage around the history of cartography takes in sea monsters, newly charted territories and allegorical figures from myth & legend, designed for accuracy but often conveying a surprising beauty....
The Beauty of Maps
A voyage around the history of cartography takes in sea monsters, newly charted territories and allegorical figures from myth & legend, designed for accuracy but often conveying a surprising beauty....
Turkish Delight: The Ottoman World Observed
Coinciding with the launch of our Ottoman World catalogue, we asked Dr Philip Mansel, a fellow of the Institute of Historical Research, to give a talk at our bookshop. On...
Turkish Delight: The Ottoman World Observed
Coinciding with the launch of our Ottoman World catalogue, we asked Dr Philip Mansel, a fellow of the Institute of Historical Research, to give a talk at our bookshop. On...
Collecting in 2017: A Bookseller's Selection
VisitEngland has declared 2017 the 'Year of Literary Heroes'. See below for the titles and authors charting some of the year's most significant literary moments. All books featured are one-off...
Collecting in 2017: A Bookseller's Selection
VisitEngland has declared 2017 the 'Year of Literary Heroes'. See below for the titles and authors charting some of the year's most significant literary moments. All books featured are one-off...
Polar Exploration: A Journey into the Ice
Lines in the Ice: Marginalia My recent talk at Shapero Rare Books gave me the opportunity to spend some time browsing catalogues and, most excitingly, shelves while I waited for...
Polar Exploration: A Journey into the Ice
Lines in the Ice: Marginalia My recent talk at Shapero Rare Books gave me the opportunity to spend some time browsing catalogues and, most excitingly, shelves while I waited for...
Imperial Mechanisms
The rapid acceleration of China's economy - still on course to overtake the U.S.
Imperial Mechanisms
The rapid acceleration of China's economy - still on course to overtake the U.S.