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NEW ARRIVALS
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The Holy Bible,
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The Christian's Complete Family Bible.
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Military Staff Map of Central Asia, Turkistan, and Afghanistan.
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Narrative of a Journey in the Morea.
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Sir Francis Drake's Voyage Around the World.
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Souvenir of the Inaugural Fete, in Commemoration of the Opening of Direct Submarine Telegraph with India.
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The History of the Houses of Douglas and Angus.
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Atlas Historique, ou Nouvelle Introduction à l'Histoire,
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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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The Rise of the Turks. The Pan-Turanian Movement.
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The General.
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ABOUT US
Shapero Rare Books is an internationally renowned dealer in antiquarian & rare books and works on paper. Our specialists have over 250 years of experience between them, 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, works of Russian interest, and Islamica.
EXPLORATION & TRAVEL
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Narrative of a Journey in the Morea.
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Sir Francis Drake's Voyage Around the World.
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Souvenir of the Inaugural Fete, in Commemoration of the Opening of Direct Submarine Telegraph with India.
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The Rise of the Turks. The Pan-Turanian Movement.
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With Boat and Gun in the Yangtze Valley.
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My Tour of Service in Ceylon Album.
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The 14th King George's Own Sikhs.
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A Report on the System of Megpunnaism,
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Substance of a Minute
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Voyage dans L'Inde,
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Commemorative Address to Ernest Pandorf Esq. of Dunster House, E.C.
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Miss Phyllis Bruce's Visit to the Delhi Durbar of 1903.
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Mountain Panoramas from the Pamirs and Kwen Lun.
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The Holy Cities of Arabia.
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Personal Recollections of the Expedition to Algiers
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The Journal of Joseph Banks in the Endeavour,
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MODERN FIRST EDITIONS
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The Earthly Paradise.
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The General.
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The Captain from Connecticut.
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Two or Three Graces
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Proper Studies.
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Music at Night
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Little Mexican
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
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Once Bitten, Twice Bitten.
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The Weeping and the Laughter.
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The Scapegoat.
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Conventional Weapons.
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You Only Live Twice.
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The Man with the Golden Gun.
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FURTHER READING
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Rudolph Ackermann and the Regency Print Trade
When we watch Bridgerton or the many film adaptions of Jane Austen novels, it is easy to identify with the characters, they seem just like us but wearing fancier clothes.
Arts & ArchitectureRudolph Ackermann and the Regency Print Trade
When we watch Bridgerton or the many film adaptions of Jane Austen novels, it is easy to identify with the characters, they seem just like us but wearing fancier clothes.
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Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations: A Study in Pros...
June 2023 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Adam Smith (1723-1790), one of Britain’s greatest political economists and moral philosophers. Today his name conjures up images of merchantmen and free...
Philosophy History & EconomicsAdam Smith's Wealth of Nations: A Study in Pros...
June 2023 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Adam Smith (1723-1790), one of Britain’s greatest political economists and moral philosophers. Today his name conjures up images of merchantmen and free...
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The Decline and Fall of Empires
This week marks 250 years since the first publication of Edward Gibbon’s (1737-1794) era-defining History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
Philosophy History & EconomicsThe Decline and Fall of Empires
This week marks 250 years since the first publication of Edward Gibbon’s (1737-1794) era-defining History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
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Travel & Exploration
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Natural History & Science
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Arts & Architecture
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Judaica Books
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Prints & Originals
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