Gift Guide 04
1. Karl BAEDEKER. Great Britain. London and its Environs. Leipzig, 1930. £120
This guide provides a fascinating look at pre-war London.
2. JOHN BETJEMAN. Selected Poems. Chosen and with a preface by John Sparrow. London,1948. £1,375
I particularly like the association with Brian Aldiss. one of the best science fiction authors.
3. H. Rider HAGGARD. She. London, 1887. £550
This is one of my favourite adventure stories and I believe it has been copied many times since.
4. Major Erik SEIDENFADEN. Guide to Bangkok with Notes on Siam. The Royal State Railways, Siam 1928. £300
Thailand is one of my favourite places in the world and this guide provides a good look at 1930’s Bangkok. I also like the connection to the cruise ship – the first one to have an outside swimming pool.
5. Harry St. John B. PHILBY. The Empty Quarter. London, 1933. £2,250
This journey through the desert in the 1930’s is remarkable and I think this is one of the best accounts of desert travels.
6. Evelyn WAUGH. Black Mischief. London, 1932. £2500
This is one of the best satirical novels ever published and I think it establishes Waugh as a genius. It is incredibly amusing and a book which is hard to put down.
About Us
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.
Shop online and enjoy free international shipping now.
FEATURED ITEMS
Browse All-
The Exotic and the Beautiful. Vol V
SCHEYBEYLER, CatherineOriginal price £50.00 - Original price £50.00Original price £0.00£50.00£50.00 - £50.00Current price £50.00Library of Norman R. Bobins. A catalogue of colour plate books from the library of Norman Bobins. Also including a wonderful series of hand coloure...
View full detailsOriginal price £50.00 - Original price £50.00Original price £0.00£50.00£50.00 - £50.00Current price £50.00 -
London: A Cartographic History. 1746-1950
BOYLE, Lucinda (compiler) [and] HYDE, Ralph.Original price £40.00 - Original price £40.00Original price £0.00£40.00£40.00 - £40.00Current price £40.00Drawn together from an exceptional collection of folding maps, this bibliographical catalogue literally charts social, historical and political de...
View full detailsOriginal price £40.00 - Original price £40.00Original price £0.00£40.00£40.00 - £40.00Current price £40.00 -
Impressions of Istanbul Voyage to Constantinople 1851-1890
BECKER, Sven.Original price £265.00 - Original price £265.00Original price £0.00£265.00£265.00 - £265.00Current price £265.00The Ömer Koç Collection. An essential work of reference and a beautifully produced book.This is the third volume describing the books on Istanbul f...
View full detailsOriginal price £265.00 - Original price £265.00Original price £0.00£265.00£265.00 - £265.00Current price £265.00 -
Southern Arabia.
BENT, Mabel & James Theodore.Original price £1,500.00 - Original price £1,500.00Original price £0.00£1,500.00£1,500.00 - £1,500.00Current price £1,500.00The Bents travelled in Southern Arabia during seven journeys in 1893-1897. The book is divided into sections on Southern Arabia, Maskat, the Hadhr...
View full detailsOriginal price £1,500.00 - Original price £1,500.00Original price £0.00£1,500.00£1,500.00 - £1,500.00Current price £1,500.00 -
The Exotic and the Beautiful.
THOMSON, Christine.Original price £50.00 - Original price £50.00Original price £0.00£50.00£50.00 - £50.00Current price £50.00Catalogue of late 18th century, nineteenth century fine colour plate books, describing over 800 items. Includes worldwide travel, Vol. II, Europe ...
View full detailsOriginal price £50.00 - Original price £50.00Original price £0.00£50.00£50.00 - £50.00Current price £50.00 -
The Exotic and the Beautiful,
THOMSON, Christine.Original price £50.00 - Original price £50.00Original price £0.00£50.00£50.00 - £50.00Current price £50.00Library of Norman R. Bobins. This volume is the final and third part of describing the collection of late 18th and 19th century fine colour plate b...
View full detailsOriginal price £50.00 - Original price £50.00Original price £0.00£50.00£50.00 - £50.00Current price £50.00
Leave a comment