Shapero Rare Books

There is exactly one rare book dealer trading on Bond Street, and Shapero Rare Books is it. On a street given over to fashion, jewellery and pictures, a shop of antiquarian books and works on paper is an anomaly that has lasted.

The business was established in 1979 by Bernard Shapero and has grown into an internationally recognised dealer, with a team whose combined experience runs to well over two centuries. In a trade where attribution and condition decide value far more than rarity does, that depth is the product.

What rare books Bond Street specialists hold here

Travel and natural history, Russian and Continental books, illustrated works, atlases and antique maps, alongside modern first editions. Items are catalogued in detail, with condition stated plainly rather than implied, which is the difference between a dealer and a shop.

Ask, even if you are not buying

The staff will talk through a subject without expecting a sale, and browsing is genuinely welcome. That makes this one of the most approachable specialist dealers in the district, and a good place to learn what separates a fine copy from a nice one.