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New York International Antiquarian Book Fair 2026

Park Avenue Armory⁠ | Stand D15 | 30th April to 3rd May

Shapero Rare Books returns to the 66th New York International Antiquarian Book Fair with a selection spanning four centuries of collecting. Among the highlights: Besler’s Hortus Eystettensis (1613), one of the greatest florilegia ever printed; Diane Arbus photographs and correspondence; a Burroughs presentation copy inscribed to Jean-Michel Basquiat; and Eleazar Albin’s A Natural History of Birds (1731–38), the first British bird book illustrated with hand-coloured plates.

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  • Anonyme Skulpturen.
    Anonyme Skulpturen.

    BECHER, Bernd & Hilla.
    Anonyme Skulpturen. 1970.
    $6,810.00

  • Four photographs depicting the son of Diane Arbus's close friend, Shirley Fingerhood.

    ARBUS, Diane.
    Four photographs depicting the son of Diane Arbus's close friend, Shirley Fingerhood. Circa 1967
    $10,215.00

  • Thumbprint-signed copy of the eighth printing of Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, presented to the former porter at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge.
    Thumbprint-signed copy of the eighth printing of Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, presented to the former porter at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge.

    HAWKING, Stephen.
    A Brief History of Time. From the Big Bang to Black Holes. 1988.
    $17,024.00

  • Gebara Shashinshu. Che [Che Guevara Photo Collection].
    Gebara Shashinshu. Che [Che Guevara Photo Collection].

    [PROVOKE.] BUENOS NO HI (editors).
    Gebara Shashinshu. Che [Che Guevara Photo Collection]. 1969.
    $4,086.00

  • First edition of one of Tychyna's most famous and important works.
    First edition of one of Tychyna's most famous and important works.

    TYCHYNA, Pavlo.
    Pluh [The Plow]. 1920.
    $3,405.00

  • First edition of Pavlo Tychyna's early works with an attractive cover.
    First edition of Pavlo Tychyna's early works with an attractive cover.

    TYCHYNA, Pavlo.
    Viter z Ukrainy [Wind from Ukraine]. 1924.
    $3,405.00

  • An important work of Ukrainian literature based on folklore and legends of the Zaporizhian Cossacks.
    An important work of Ukrainian literature based on folklore and legends of the Zaporizhian Cossacks.

    STOROZHENKO, Oleksa.
    Marko Prokliatyi: poema na malorossiskom iazyke iz predanii i poverii zaporozhskoi stariny 1879.
    $5,108.00

  • A manuscript in dual Arabic and coptic text copied in the monastery of saint anthony in Egypt in 1830.
    A manuscript in dual Arabic and coptic text copied in the monastery of saint anthony in Egypt in 1830.

    [PSALTER].
    Bilingual Coptic-Arabic Psalter. 26th day of Bashans 1546 (June 1830 AD).
    $17,024.00

  • Incredibly rare and important Ukrinian literary anthology which includes the work of Taras Shevchenko and Ivan Kotliarevsky.
    Incredibly rare and important Ukrinian literary anthology which includes the work of Taras Shevchenko and Ivan Kotliarevsky.

    HREBINKA, Yehven (editor).
    Lastovka: sochinenii na malorusskim iazyke [Lastovka: works in the Little Russian language]. 1841.
    $34,048.00

  • A handsome copy of the first trade edition of T.E. Lawrence's classic memoir, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, in full tree calf gilt by Riviere & Son
    A handsome copy of the first trade edition of T.E. Lawrence's classic memoir, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, in full tree calf gilt by Riviere & Son

    LAWRENCE, T.E.
    Seven Pillars of Wisdom. 1935.
    $3,405.00

  • A Treatise of Blazing Starres in Generall.
    A Treatise of Blazing Starres in Generall.

    NAUSEA, Friedrich [FLEMING, Abraham (translator)].
    A Treatise of Blazing Starres in Generall. 1618.
    $6,470.00

  • A rare survival from the library of Adam Smith, being the first edition of David Hume of Godscroft's History of the Houses of Douglas and Angus
    A rare survival from the library of Adam Smith, being the first edition of David Hume of Godscroft's History of the Houses of Douglas and Angus

    HUME, David (of Godscroft); SMITH, Adam (bookplate).
    The History of the Houses of Douglas and Angus. 1644.
    $27,239.00

  • A complete set of LEF and Noviy LEF.
    A complete set of LEF and Noviy LEF.

    MAYAKOVSKY, Vladimir; TRETIAKOV, Sergei (editors); RODCHENKO, Alexander.
    LEF [and] Noviy LEF. Zhurnal levogo fronta iskusstv. 1923-1928.
    $37,453.00

  • A fine set of 37 original watercolours by Frank Knight for Joseph Forshaw's Vanished and Vanishing Parrots.
    A fine set of 37 original watercolours by Frank Knight for Joseph Forshaw's Vanished and Vanishing Parrots.

    KNIGHT, Frank (illustrator).
    Vanished and Vanishing Parrots 2007-2011.
    $37,453.00

  • First editions of A Natural History of Birds by Eleazar Albin, the first British bird book illustrated with hand-coloured plates, published in 1731, 1734, & 1738.
    First editions of A Natural History of Birds by Eleazar Albin, the first British bird book illustrated with hand-coloured plates, published in 1731, 1734, & 1738.

    ALBIN, Eleazar.
    A Natural History of Birds. 1731, 1734 & 1738.
    $32,005.00

  • First and only printing of this famous Constructivist ABC. Of the utmost rarity and especially so in such fine condition.
    First and only printing of this famous Constructivist ABC. Of the utmost rarity and especially so in such fine condition.

    LEBEDEV, Vladimir.
    Azbuka [ABC]. 1925.
    $15,662.00

  • A presentation copy inscribed by both artists to Boris Anrep.
    A presentation copy inscribed by both artists to Boris Anrep.

    GONCHAROVA, Natalia; LARIONOV, Mikkail; PARNAKH, Valentin.
    L'art decoratif theatral moderne. [15 June 1919].
    $20,429.00

  • Signed presentation copy of Scott's Last Expedition, from Scott's Widow Kathleen to Edward Nelson, biologist of the Terra Nova.
    Signed presentation copy of Scott's Last Expedition, from Scott's Widow Kathleen to Edward Nelson, biologist of the Terra Nova.

    SCOTT, Robert Falcon.
    Scott's Last Expedition. 1913.
    $10,215.00

  • The revised, third edition of John Milton's masterpiece, Paradise Lost, with the oft omitted frontispiece by William Dolle.
    The revised, third edition of John Milton's masterpiece, Paradise Lost, with the oft omitted frontispiece by William Dolle.

    MILTON, John.
    Paradise Lost. 1678.
    $6,810.00

  • First edition of Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, inscribed by the author to Leslie Bricusse.
    First edition of Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, inscribed by the author to Leslie Bricusse.

    MILLER, Arthur.
    Death of a Salesman. 1949.
    $10,215.00

  • The first posthumously published edition of Adam Smith's masterpiece, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, published in 1791
    The first posthumously published edition of Adam Smith's masterpiece, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, published in 1791

    SMITH, Adam.
    An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. 1791.
    $5,108.00

  • First edition of Paulo Mascagni's groundbreaking anatomical atlas of the lymphatic system, Vasorum Lymphaticorum Corporis Humani, published in 1787.
    First edition of Paulo Mascagni's groundbreaking anatomical atlas of the lymphatic system, Vasorum Lymphaticorum Corporis Humani, published in 1787.

    MASCAGNI, Paulo.
    Vasorum Lymphaticorum Corporis Humani Historia et Ichnographia. 1787.
    $10,215.00

  • Graphic Shudan was an association of art directors, artists, and photographers established in 1953. They gave the present work away to existing and prospective clients.
    Graphic Shudan was an association of art directors, artists, and photographers established in 1953. They gave the present work away to existing and prospective clients.

    [GRAPHIC SHUDAN]. KIJIMA, Takashi; KITADAI, Shozo; HIGUCHI, Tadao.
    Shu-chin Shashinshu Micrographic [A Pocket Photograph Collection]. [ca. 1960].
    $3,746.00

  • This company book includes Jakob Tuggener's photographs of the machinery in Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon's workshops and the men and women who operate it.
    This company book includes Jakob Tuggener's photographs of the machinery in Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon's workshops and the men and women who operate it.

    TUGGENER, Jakob.
    ACO [cover title.] Ateliers de Construction Oerlikon. 1943.
    $5,108.00

  • A scarce Constructivist book illustrated by the Chichagova sisters.
    A scarce Constructivist book illustrated by the Chichagova sisters.

    CHICHAGOVA, G. D., CHICHAGOVA, O.D. (illustrators); SMIRNOV, N. G.
    Chto iz Chego [What out of What]. [1927].
    $2,724.00

  • First edition one of the earliest detailed accounts of vaccination, On Vaccine Inoculation by Robert Willan, the founder of dermatology.
    First edition one of the earliest detailed accounts of vaccination, On Vaccine Inoculation by Robert Willan, the founder of dermatology.

    WILLAN, Robert.
    On Vaccine Inoculation. 1806.
    $2,724.00

  • 8½ Women.
    8½ Women.

    SCHORR, Collier.
    8½ Women. [2014].
    $3,405.00

  • A scarce complete set of La Revolution Surrealiste, the first and most famous surrealist journal, whose first issue marks the official birth of the movement.<br />
    A scarce complete set of La Revolution Surrealiste, the first and most famous surrealist journal, whose first issue marks the official birth of the movement.<br />

    (SURREALISM) NAVILLE, Pierre; PÉRET, Benjamin; BRETON, André (editors).
    La Révolution Surréaliste. Nos. 1-12 (all published). 1924-1929.
    $5,108.00

  • An outstanding rare colonial first edition of Christie's ninth Poirot novel, Lord Edgware Dies, one of the scarcest of the author's titles from this period.
    An outstanding rare colonial first edition of Christie's ninth Poirot novel, Lord Edgware Dies, one of the scarcest of the author's titles from this period.

    CHRISTIE, Agatha.
    Lord Edgware Dies. 1933.
    $51,072.00

  • Limited edition of Parler Seul Poeme by Tristan Tzara with an additional lithograph by Joan Miro heightened and signed by the artist.
    Limited edition of Parler Seul Poeme by Tristan Tzara with an additional lithograph by Joan Miro heightened and signed by the artist.

    MIRÓ, Joan; TZARA, Tristan.
    Parler Seul. Poème. 1950.
    $64,691.00

  • Francescos Panini's Vedute delle Quattro Principali Basiliche e Monumenti di Roma nel XVIII Secolo, with 40 double page engravings, more than the Getty or the Calcografia Nazionale copies.
    Francescos Panini's Vedute delle Quattro Principali Basiliche e Monumenti di Roma nel XVIII Secolo, with 40 double page engravings, more than the Getty or the Calcografia Nazionale copies.

    PANINI, Francesco.
    [Vedute delle Quattro Principali Basiliche e Monumenti di Roma nel XVIII Secolo]. 1765-90.
    $68,096.00

  • Ray Johnson collaborated with a range of artists on the fringes of the avant-garde. He was at the centre of a far-reaching mail art network – The New York Correspondence School, which he founded in the early 1960s.

    JOHNSON, Ray.
    Untitled (The Ultimate Protest). [c. 1964].
    $5,108.00

  • ABCD is a facsimile of four of Araki's early 1970s notebooks containing enlarged contact prints from 94 rolls of film. The negatives were processed using an overheated developer solution, which caused the film's emulsion to fracture unpredictably.
    ABCD is a facsimile of four of Araki's early 1970s notebooks containing enlarged contact prints from 94 rolls of film. The negatives were processed using an overheated developer solution, which caused the film's emulsion to fracture unpredictably.

    ARAKI, Nobuyoshi.
    ABCD. [2003].
    $13,620.00

  • JohnGossage took these photographs in Berlin using a telephoto lens and surveillance film. The series title relates to Gossage's memory of a graffiti warning he often saw whilst growing up in New York City in the 1950s and '60s.
    JohnGossage took these photographs in Berlin using a telephoto lens and surveillance film. The series title relates to Gossage's memory of a graffiti warning he often saw whilst growing up in New York City in the 1950s and '60s.

    GOSSAGE, John.
    LAMF 1987].
    $5,108.00

  • La Poupee evolved out of a series of events in Hans Bellmer's personal life: his cousin, Ursula Naguschewski moving from Kassel to Berlin in 1932, his attendance of a performance of Jacques Offenbach'sTales of Hoffmann, and his mother shipping him his old toys.
    La Poupee evolved out of a series of events in Hans Bellmer's personal life: his cousin, Ursula Naguschewski moving from Kassel to Berlin in 1932, his attendance of a performance of Jacques Offenbach'sTales of Hoffmann, and his mother shipping him his old toys.

    BELLMER, Hans.
    La Poupée. 1st Juin 1936.
    $68,096.00

  • Postcard from Diane Arbus to Art Director John Gerbino.
    Postcard from Diane Arbus to Art Director John Gerbino.

    ARBUS, Diane.
    Postcard from Diane Arbus to Art Director John Gerbino. 1971.
    $10,215.00

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