We guarantee the authenticity and completeness of all items (unless otherwise described), and are happy to provide a certificate to this effect. All items can be assumed to be in good condition, with any defects being described in our description.
We guarantee the authenticity and completeness of all items (unless otherwise described), and are happy to provide a certificate to this effect. All items can be assumed to be in good condition, with any defects being described in our description.
Happy Easter from all of us at Shapero Rare Books and Shapero Modern. Wishing you a delightful Easter filled with peace, happiness, and of course, great books!
Plan your visit by checking our Easter opening hours below.
Saturday 30th March 10am to 6pm
Good Friday, Easter Sunday & Bank Holiday Monday CLOSED
Our online shop is operating as normal. Orders will continue to be shipped at the earliest opportunity.
Shapero Modern will be closed from 6pm on Thursday 28th March until Tuesday 2nd April.
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Shapero Rare Books is an internationally renowned dealer in London, specialising in antiquarian & rare books and works on paper, with particular expertise in fine illustrated books from the 15th to the 20th century, travel & voyages, natural history, modern firsts, rare children’s books, guidebooks, Hebraica & Judaica, Eastern European, and Islamica.
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3 vols, 8vo (227 x 160 mm); First vol: frontispiece photogravure of Lewis Carroll, 40 black & white illustrations by Peter Newell, further tex...
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One of the most famous and much-loved of the Dr Seuss titles, an environmental tale pitting the Lorax, speaking on behalf of the trees, against th...
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A very rare title from the Dr. Seuss canon and more so in such good condition. It is one of the six titles Dr. Seuss Enterprises withdrew from pub...
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8vo (227 x 160 mm); frontispiece photogravure of Lewis Carroll, 40 black & white illustrations by Peter Newell, further text decoration by Rob...
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Raymond Briggs' most well-known and beloved story, subsequently adapted for television in 1982, for which it was nominated for an Academy Award fo...
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A stunning publication with wonderfully detailed, beautifully printed illustrations, regarded as amongst Detmold's finest work. Twenty-five fables...
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This is a reply from Ms Crompton to the letter of Mr Orchard who appears to work in the booktrade. Crompton answers his questions regarding her ow...
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A children's fantasy written and lavishly illustrated by the great Heath Robinson. Copies with much of the binding illustration intact are exceedi...
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A charming and imaginative tale, stunningly illustrated by Bawden.First edition, first impression; 8vo; publisher's pictorial boards printed red, ...
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The true first edition of this early, and uncommon, Biggles title.First edition, first impression; 8vo; illustrations, including colour frontispie...
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In anticipation of the approaching London Antiquarian book fairs, this May, we are spotlighting rare African exploration works. Featured, are four first editions, with inscriptions linking them to historical figures, enhancing their collectability.
Join us as we journey through time to discover some of the rarest books in the world. The following texts have shown an extraordinary ability to survive, with some books having survived the ravages of flood and fire, and others counting only a single surviving copy.
The public perception of the East India Company, an organisation which was to become one of Britain's most notorious colonial ventures, was mediated by a collective of artists. Diplomatic wrangling, imperial posturing, trade and warfare became the subjects of a significant artistic movement, aimed at depicting and dissecting the Company’s involvement in the political and social life of the period.
The woods and rivers, hills and hollows of fiction constitute some of our earliest and most beloved memories: from the Hundred Acre Wood to the home of Mr. McGregor. Join us this Easter as we travel through the imaginary places and winding roads of children’s literature.
