Happy Easter from Shapero
With the days growing brighter, birds singing, and flowers blooming, mark this time of renewal with a new rare book for your collection. Find icons of the British countryside in the spring months, iconography of classic Easter traditions, and the most beloved editions of Beatrix Potter's timeless tales in our Easter collection.
British Countryside
Britain’s natural world, featuring masterworks of ornithology, botany, and entomology from the greatest natural‑history artists and observers
Easter Favourites
A spring‑bright collection celebrating Easter’s hallmarks — fables, cocoa, wildlife, sport, and the first fruits of the season
In Bloom
A vibrate bouquet collection of this season's most iconic floral blooms, from botanist and modern artist alike
Beloved Beatrix Potter
A charming selection of Potter’s enduring association with Easter, celebrating the springtime world that enchants readers of all ages
Featured Books
Aesop's Fables.
AESOP; GOODEN, Stephen (illustrator).
A lovely copy of an important illustrated edition of Aesop's Fables, the text taken from the 1724 edition of L'Estrange's translation. The splendid plates and vignettes admirably reinforce Stephen Gooden's...
Narcissus
REDOUTE, Pierre-Joseph.
The highest peak of Redoute's artistic and botanical achievement... Among the most important monuments of botanical illustration ever to be published." (Frans A. Stafleu, "Redoute - peintre de fleurs" in...
![Theobroma Cacao. [Cacao Tree].](http://shapero.com/cdn/shop/files/119342_4f784c37-4651-4362-a5de-330a05fb024f.jpg?v=1775797517&width=600)
Theobroma Cacao. [Cacao Tree].
NOOTEN, Berthe Hoola van.
magnificent display of spectacular Javanese fruits and flowersA magnificent display of spectacular Javanese fruits and flowers, their bright colours ideally suited to the then new technique of chromolithography. 'Europeans who...
The Springtide of Life.
RACKHAM, Arthur (illustrator); SWINBURNE; Algernon.
'This volume will not merely be the best book of the present art-season, but a joy to all sensitive people for years and years to come.' (Hudson)First trade edition; 4to...
Cricket of To-Day and Yesterday.
CROSS STANDING, Percy.
The illustrated edition of Percy Cross Standing's collection of essays on cricket, with articles by famous cricketers of the day including K.S. Ranjitsinhji, P.F. Warner, D.L.A. Jephson, Robert Abel and...
King Log
HILL, Geoffrey.
first edition of the author's second major poetry collectionThis edition was the first major collection of Geoffrey Hill's poetry in over a decade. It retains a good quality publisher's binding...
The Great Importance and Proper Method of Cultivating and Curing Rhubarb in Britain,
FORDYCE, William.
gold medal-winning workFirst and only edition of this charming work on the medical preparation of rhubarb. Uncommon, with only ten institutional copies located by WorldCat and one in auction records....
Touching The Blossom
HOPPE, Emil Otto.
Gelatin silver print. Dimensions: 16.3 x 22.2 cm. Photographer's stamp on reverse. Slight marking to top right-hand side of image otherwise good.
Peter May.
HILL, Alan.
First edition of Peter May: A Biography by Alan Hill.This book is limited to 126 copies, of which 26 are bound in full leather, lettered A-Z, which are reserved for...
[Badminton Library] Yachting.
SULLIVAN, Sir Edward et al.
The first edition of the Badminton Library guide to yachting, with contributions from notable hobby-sailors including Lord Brassey, Sir George Leach, Vice-President of the Royal Yacht Racing Association, and the...
British Butterflies and Their Transformations.
WESTWOOD, John Obadiah; HUMPHREYS, Henry Noel (illus.)
"A high, and arguably unequalled standard in Victorian butterfly book illustration" (Dunbar).Westwood, a distinguished entomologist and member of the Linnean Society, collaborated in writing the text to accompany the charming...
A History of British Birds [and] A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds.
MORRIS, Francis Orpen.
Mixed early issues of Francis Orpen Morris's A History of British Birds and A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds. Exploring known British species and their...
History of British Birds [with] A Supplement to the History of British Birds, A General History of Quadrupeds [and] The Fables of Aesop.
BEWICK, Thomas & John.
magnificent imperial octavosAn exceptional imperial octavo set, one of only 24 copies of the Land Birds thus, finely bound in crushed morocco. All first editions save for Quadrupeds, which is...
![[A Group of Four Plates of Pheasants].](http://shapero.com/cdn/shop/files/108587.jpg?v=1775796938&width=600)
[A Group of Four Plates of Pheasants].
WOLF, Joseph (artist).
A group of four beautiful lithographs of pheasants taken from the Monograph of the Phasianidae or Family of the Pheasants, by Daniel Giroud Elliot. Elliot, born in New York in...
[A Group of Four Birds' Nests].
NOZEMAN, Cornelius & SEPP, Jan Christian.
Dutch birdsNozeman's work, Nederlandsche Vogelen, which he couldn't finish, became the first comprehensive account of the avifauna of Holland and was the most expensive book for sale in Holland at...
A History of British Birds.
YARRELL, William.
First edition in book form of this classic of ornithological illustration, originally published in sheets between 1837 and 1843.Yarrell (1784 – 1856) was a noted English zoologist and one of...
The British Warblers.
SWEET, Robert.
'Born at Cockington near Torquay, Devonshire, England in 1783, Sweet worked as a gardener from the age of sixteen, and became foreman or partner in a series of nurseries. He...
The British Flower Garden;
SWEET, Robert.
a rare complete setFirst editions, a rare complete set of both series of this monumental work, being an important record of the flowers cultivated in England during the early 19th...
Flora Londinensis: or plates and descriptions of such Plants As Grow Wild In The Environs Of London:
CURTIS, William.
First edition with variant title page, of William Curtis's magisterial survey of the flora of London and the southern counties of England. It was the earliest English flora illustrated with...
![[The Seasons]. [1] Autumn. [2] Winter. [3] Spring. [4] Summer.](http://shapero.com/cdn/shop/files/77230_18f601cf-5675-4cac-bb0a-81eaa6101207.jpg?v=1775809588&width=600)
[The Seasons]. [1] Autumn. [2] Winter. [3] Spring. [4] Summer.
WOLSTENHOLME, Charles Dean, (The Younger).
'Wolstenholme, (Charles) Dean, the younger (1798–1883), sporting painter and engraver, was born on 21 April 1798 near Waltham Abbey, Essex, the eldest son of Dean Wolstenholme (1757–1837), animal painter, and...
Merula Vulgaris [Common Blackbird].
GOULD J. & RICHTER, H.C.
From 'The Birds of Great Britain'.John Gould (1804-1881) is widely considered the greatest and most ambitious of all Victorian ornithologists, combining both artistic skill and beauty and anatomical accuracy. Following...
Picus Minor [Lesser Spotted Woodpecker].
GOULD J. & RICHTER, H.C.
From 'The Birds of Great Britain'.John Gould (1804-1881) is widely considered the greatest and most ambitious of all Victorian ornithologists, combining both artistic skill and beauty and anatomical accuracy. Following...
Picus Major [Spotted Woodpecker].
GOULD J. & RICHTER, H.C.
John Gould (1804-1881) is widely considered the greatest and most ambitious of all Victorian ornithologists, combining both artistic skill and beauty and anatomical accuracy. Following in the great tradition of...
The Ladies' Flower-Garden of Ornamental Annuals.
[BOTANY] LOUDON, Jane.
hand-coloured platesBeautifully illustrated first edition with 48 hand-coloured botanical plates, finely bound in green morocco.Jane Loudon (1807-1858) began writing to support her family after her father's death, publishing books such...
[A collection of three Almanacks by Kate Greenway]
GREENAWAY, Kate.
almanacksA charming trio of Almanacks illustrated in Greenaway's inimitable style.Comprising those for 1883,1884 & 1925; 16mo (100 x 750 mm; 130 x 90 mm; 80 x 110 mm); colour illustrations...
The English Flower Garden, of Hardy and Half-Hardy Plants.
THOMPSON, W[illiam].
beautiful hand-colouringA handsome copy of this classic flower book by the distinguished founder of the Thompson and Morgan seed firm, originally published as a magazine beginning in the 1820s. With...
Gertrude's Garden
HUTTON, Rory
Inspired by some of Rory's most popular Garden themed scarves this set of ten prints draws inspiration from celebrated gardeners and landscapers including Bunny Mellon, Vita Sackville-West and Gertrude JekyllGiclée...
Vita's Garden
HUTTON, Rory.
Inspired by some of Rory's most popular garden-themed scarves this print draws inspiration from celebrated gardeners and landscapers including Bunny Mellon, Vita Sackville-West and Gertrude Jekyll.Giclée printed in colours, on...
Spring
HUTTON, Rory
A collage of whimsical and decorative motifs, these large scale prints draw on Rory's extensive archive of linocuts, designed originally to be used on silk scarves this is the first...
Spring
HOPPE, Emil Otto (archive).
Gelatin silver print. Dimensions: 23 x 16.7 cm. Title in ink and 'Dorien Leigh' stamps on reverse.
Purple Tulips 1, from The Flowers Portfolio
KATZ, Alex
edition 89/100Archival pigment print, 2021, on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm paper, signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 100, published by Lococo Publishing, Missouri, 80 x 119...
Azaleas on Yellow
KATZ, Alex
edition 89/100Archival pigment print, 2021, on MissouriInnova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm paper, signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 100, published by Lococo Publishing,, 119 x 86 cm....
Andy Warhol.
[WARHOL, Andy]. KÖNIG, Kasper et al. (editors).
an exceptional copyThis publication, the quintessential exhibition catalogue-as-artists' book, was issued to accompany Warhol's first major European retrospective, held at the Moderna Museet, Stockholm, in February and March 1968. The...
Home and Garden.
JEKYLL, Gertrude.
Jekyll's follow-up to her extremely popular first book. Home and Garden gives details of the construction of Jekyll's own house, Munstead Wood, which like much of her work was influenced...
Le Bouquet Rose
CHAGALL, Marc.
This piece comprises some of Chagall's more well-known and loved compositional elements. Taking up the majority of the image is a beautiful bouquet of flowers, which is admired by a...
April, from Months of the Year, Pink
HUTTON, Rory
Set within ornate Italian-style borders, Rory's 'Months of the Year' series of flowers represent the 12 calendar months and draw inspiration from the sets of botanical prints popular in the...
April, from Months of the Year, Green
HUTTON, Rory
Set within ornate Italian-style borders, Rory's 'Months of the Year' series of flowers represent the 12 calendar months and draw inspiration from the sets of botanical prints popular in the...
Flowers for Ornament and Decoration, and How to Arrange Them.
MALING, Miss [Elizabeth].
hand-coloured frontispieceFirst and only edition of this uncommon flower arranging guide published for a domestic audience. Worldcat locates only seven institutional copies.Author Elizabeth Ann Maling (1829-1866) was the daughter of...
The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes.
POTTER, Beatrix.
a near-fine exampleThe story of Timmy and Goody Tiptoes is the only Beatrix Potter story apparently set in North America - although this is implicit rather than stated anywhere in...
The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes.
POTTER, Beatrix.
a near fine exampleThe story of Timmy and Goody Tiptoes is the only Beatrix Potter story apparently set in North America - although this is implicit rather than stated anywhere...
The Tale of the Faithful Dove.
POTTER, Beatrix.
one of 100 numbered copiesThe first separate edition of a story originally penned in 1907 for the Warne children, rediscovered in 1918 by Fruing Warne, who expressed a preference for...
The Tale of Samuel Whiskers
POTTER, Beatrix [Helen]
Originally published as The Roly-Poly Pudding in 1908. Samuel Whiskers and his wife Anna Maria catch Tom Kitten and try to make him into a roly-poly pudding!Potter expresses her love...
The Tale of Pigling Bland.
POTTER, Beatrix.
A near-fine copy of one of the Author's most endearing tales, based on her personal experience of rearing piglets. There are no differences between the first two printings.First edition, 16mo...
The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse.
POTTER, Beatrix.
The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse was published with the boards in either blue or brown but neither has priority over the other.First or second printing, deluxe issue; 16mo (140 x...
The Tale of Mr. Tod
POTTER, Beatrix.
This longer than usual story brings back two of Beatrix Potter's most popular heroes, Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny, in an adventure that also features two very disagreeable villains. Fortunately...
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck.
POTTER, Beatrix.
inscribed by Annie Maria Harris nee ArmittInscribed on the front free endpaper: 'Mary Mackenzie from Mrs. Stanford Harris, Rydal Cottage, August 1912' and with six stanzas of verse by Annie...
The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit.
POTTER, Beatrix.
A good, clean first edition in book form of The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit. this edition has a revised illustration on the front cover and a new frontispiece...
Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes.
POTTER, Beatrix.
in the original glassine dust jacketA very good copy in the exceptionally rare dust-jacket.First edition, first printing (with the correct front and rear endpapers according to Linder); 16mo (160 x...
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