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UpdatesFirstly, from everyone at Shapero Rare Books, Shapero Gallery and Shapero Modern, we would like to wish you a Happy New Year!
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New Emporium Opens on Bond Street
2020 has seen an exciting period of expansion for Shapero Rare Books and Shapero Gallery, moving into two vast new spaces on New Bond Street, as well as a new ground-floor gallery on Maddox Street for Shapero Modern. -
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It's Business As Usual
We will be open for business as usual online whilst the doors to our Bookshop and Gallery at 106 New Bond Street and Shapero Modern’s Gallery at 41-43 Maddox Street are temporarily closed due to the lockdown in England which begins...
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An update from our CEO Bernard Shapero
I am delighted to be able to announce that following changes in the UK Government's guidelines we are able to reopen our Mayfair Bookshop and Gallery on Monday, 15th June 2020. If you are planning to visit in the coming weeks...
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An Update from 32 Saint George Street
As measures to slow the pace of COVID-19 within the United Kingdom are brought into place, please be assured that Shapero Rare Books are prioritising the health and safety of both our staff and our customers. From Tuesday 17th March,...
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The booksellers of Mayfair - Mayfair Curated
'This shop is a collector’s paradise. Dealing in antiquarian books and works on paper, the store specialises in a range of works including travel & voyages, natural history, children’s books, and first editions' -
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The London Magazine: Anthology of Readers
Best known for his illustrations of Roald Dahl’s books — including Fantastic Mr Fox, Matilda, The BFG and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory amongst others — Quentin Blake’s exhibition, Anthology of Readers, turned his eye to book-lovers. -
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Mr Porter: Ghost Stories That Will Scare Your Pants Off
A number of our books were featured in the Mr Porter Journal for Halloween in 2019. Ghost Stories That Will Scare Your Pants Off included the first editions of Ghost Stories Of An Antiquary by MR James; The Shining by...
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Quentin Blake: 'Even in the age of the iPad and the smart phone, books offer things that they cannot'
Our Quentin Blake exhibition was featured in the November issue of Country Life, with the artist revealing the inspiration behind the show. Affectionately caricaturing the bookish among us, Anthology of Readers featured sixty original pen, ink & watercolour drawings. To read...
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Shapero Rare Books and Shapero Modern feature in Tatler and Forbes
The past month has seen Shapero Rare Books and our Gallery, Shapero Modern included in Tatler and Forbes magazines respectively. Tatler - The best rare book shops in London 'Shapero, with its blue-painted shelves heaving with leather-bound volumes, is a quiet...
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Parallel worlds: Artist Jan Hendrix on exploring Virgil's Aeneid with Seamus Heaney
Jan Hendrix's work will be exhibited in the gallery at Shapero Modern until 18 February 2017 -
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Money Week
Books are the perfect gift. There is a book on absolutely everything: want to give a nice gift to someone interested in tiger shooting? Sailing? Growing geraniums? Your Mayfair book dealer has something for you. -
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The Telegraph Luxury
Mayfair’s grand old dealers dabble in contemporary art, a portrait’s political connections are uncovered and auction houses gear up for February sales in this week’s art market news. -
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Stellar International Art Foundation’s first London exhibition
This is Stellar International Art Foundation’s first London exhibition and will feature heretofore-unseen Paintings and Drawings from within the Stellar’s own collection over the three floors of this longstanding Mayfair Institution. The presentation precedes the Indian Art Auctions on view...
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Japanese lifestyle magazine blends Shapero's rare books and fashion.