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Introducing our New Department: Rare Science Books
by Laura Massey
Science Specialist Laura Massey introduces and gives an overview of eight new Science Categories Available to browse on our website.
TEFAF Maastricht 2019
16-24 March 2019
Widely considered the preeminent fine art & antiques fair, TEFAF Maastricht continues to develop apace, drawing in thousands of collectors, interior designers and the simply curious from Europe and around the world. Shapero @ TEFAF Maastricht 2019 As supporters of...
Widely considered the preeminent fine art & antiques fair, TEFAF Maastricht continues to develop apace, drawing in thousands of collectors, interior designers and the simply curious from Europe and around the world.
Shapero @ TEFAF Maastricht 2019
As supporters of TEFAF Maastricht from the very beginning, we are always delighted to have the opportunity to exhibit again at this premier fine art fair, and will be exhibiting some of the finest rare books and works on paper from both the Shapero Bookshop and the Gallery at Stand 231 this year. Contact us for more information on visiting our Stand at TEFAF Maastricht 2019, or if you would like to make an arrangement to meet up with one of our specialists at or around the Fair.
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.
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GuidesA Guide to Guidebooks
by Lucinda BoyleKarl Baedeker was head of a successful publishing business, when in 1832 he acquired the publishing house of Franz Röhling which four years earlier had published a travel guide Rheinreise von Mainz bis Cöln: Ein Handbuch für Schnellreisende by Professor...
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LiteratureUkrainian Modernism
A visit to the Royal Academy in London by Eleanor MooreThe Royal Academy's new exhibition, In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine 1900-1930s, is the most comprehensive exhibition to date in the UK, celebrating a period of bold artistic experimentation. Despite profound upheaval, there was a true flourishing...
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TravelProvenance
Julian MacKenzie chooses books from the collections of 3 great bibliophiles, currently on our shelves.The great thing about collecting books is that they were produced as multiples giving lots of collectors a chance to own a copy. To distinguish between copies the most desirable factors are condition and provenance and for me the greatest...
