Paris, P. Rosenberg, 1920
Stock no.: 105577
Picasso's 'supreme theatrical achievement' (John Richardson).
Paris, P. Rosenberg, 1920
Stock no.: 105577
Picasso's 'supreme theatrical achievement' (John Richardson).
A finely illustrated publication detailing the collection of Indian miniatures of Alfred Beatty (1875-1968), a copper mining tycoon who built up o...
View full detailsThis delightfully illustrated and much sought-after edition of Jane Austen's most popular novel, is further enhanced with a beautiful binding by t...
View full detailsAn interesting snapshot of London and its environs in the pre-industrial age, extending from Edmonton in the north to Beckenham in the south, and ...
View full detailsThe first edition of Sir Walter Scott's (1771-1832) Life of Napoleon Buonaparte, a handsome set in nine volumes bound by Zaehnsdorf in half red mo...
View full detailsEdition limited to 500 copies.The Sixth Chamber Press, Leamington Spa 1984. First edition. 8vo. Original limp wrapper. A very good copy.
The very nicely produced facsimile edition of Auden's notoriously rare for book. Very uncommon signed.Facsimlile edition, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Co...
View full detailsAn attractive copy of this popular cocktail guide compiled by the legendary bartender Robert Vermeire (1891-1976) of the Embassy Club, London. The...
View full detailsInscribed on the title page: 'J. Hope from the Author'. Biddulph's book is the standard work on the tribes of the North West frontier at the end ...
View full detailsA fine copy of Clarke's translation of the first part of Nizami's history of Alexander the Great containing Alexander's life and accomplishments. ...
View full detailsJean Geiser (1848 - 1923) inherited his mother's photographic studio in 1875, which she opened in Algeria in 1853. He later became best known for ...
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Turkey. Albumen print. Good tonal range with some staining around margins.
Inscribed copy. Inscribed copy of 'One of the most famous books in the broad spectrum of African exploration, this title acquainted many a ninetee...
View full detailsFitzgerald worked for six years on his most accomplished and ambitious novel. Its complex structure and delayed publication met with little critic...
View full detailsA near-fine, limited edition of which, purportedly, only about half the limitation was actually printed. The novel was more recently adapted for ...
View full detailsRare first edition in English of Čapek's classic science fiction novel, which extensively satirises contemporary European politics, including colo...
View full detailsPresentation copy, inscribed by the author in blue ink to the front free endpaper: 'To John La Rose / with gratitude and admiration / Michael Anth...
View full details'A deliberately outrageous and iconoclastic "little magazine," whose title was intended to challenge The London Mercury. Like most little magazine...
View full details'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...
View full detailsThe second series of Grindrod's Songs from the Classics, including 'The Riddle of Oedipus' and 'Arachne'. With superb illustrations by Austin Osma...
View full detailsA deluxe copy of the first edition with the plates fully coloured and mounted on card. Probably no more than 100 copies printed with few surviving...
View full detailsThe finest colour plate book on Greece & Turkey. First edition of the finest colour plate book ever produced on Greece and Turkey.Born in Versa...
View full details'In terms of the pictorial depiction of Javanese costume and topography, the importance of The History of Java can hardly be exaggerated. By a hap...
View full detailsEngelmann's superbly illustrated world geography is undoubtedly one of the most elegant of the early nineteenth century.. The text contained in the...
View full detailsA fine example of the first edition, limited to 170 copies only.This beautiful monograph on Cranes was originally the project of the director of t...
View full detailsOne 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.