Search Results: Titles starting with J from Shapero Rare Books

London Waddington Graphics and Corianda Studios 1991 . Screenprint in colours, on wove paper, signed, titled and numbered from the edition of 95 in pencil, published by Waddington Graphics and Corianda Studios, 102.5 x 77cm.

London, Chatto & Windus, 1995. . Uncorrected proof copy, signed by the author; 8vo; publisher's printed wrappers, slightly rubbed and creased. A seemingly uncommon signed proof of the last novel by Iris Murdoch, which saw a altered, in some ways simpler form of her writing style now considered by some to be indicative of the effects of Alzheimer's disease.

Edward Orme, London, 1803. . Hand-coloured aquatint, some light marginal soiling and spotting. Good condition. Trimmed edges otherwise good condition. Sketched on the spot by F.B. Spilsbury and drawn by D. Orme for 'Picturesque Scenery in the Holy Land and Syria'. Abbey Travel 383.

[London, 1846-49]. . Original hand-coloured lithograph on fine paper mounted on card as issued from the subscription edition of Roberts' 'Egypt'. David Roberts' magnificent images of Egypt and the Holy Land rank amongst the finest topographical views of the nineteenth century. Roberts made a two-year journey to the Middle-East commencing in 1838, and whilst there executed numerous watercolours from which the finest were selected for the publication; The lithographs were executed by Louis Haghe. In order to help fund the project, Roberts produced a deluxe subscription edition, from which this lithograph was taken, which is notable for being the only edition to have original hand-colour, which would have been executed under the direction of the artist. Abbey 272

[c.1880]. . Albumen print. Very good tonal range and in good condition, pasted on original mount, photographers title and number in negative.

c.1880s . Albumen print. Good tonal range and in good condition, pasted on original card, title and number in negative; ink manuscript notes on card.

Miethke & Wawra, Vienna, c.1890 . Large folio, lithographed title and plates after original photographs, original pictorial folder.

[c.1858-62]. . Albumen print 37 x 47 cm. (15 x 18.5 inches) with waxed paper negative. Very good tonal range and sharp contrasts. Clean tear showing in both from lower middle margin upwards 10 cm and very small piece missing in upper margin of negative. The Jama Masjid was partly built by Akbar to align himself with great sultans of the past. It was also a means to please the Indian born Muslims who were essential allies to his court. Akbar, however was not an orthodox follower of Islam and had built another house of worship where diverse theologies are said to have been encouraged.Although trained as a medical doctor, Dr. John Murray excelled as a photographer. The Scottish-born doctor was introduced to photography around 1849, while in the Medical Service of the Army of the East India Company. Stationed near the Taj Mahal in Agra, he evidently developed a considerable interest in the Mughal architecture of the region. Throughout the forty-year period that Murray lived and worked in India, he… Read More

[c.1870]. . Albumen print. Very good tonal range and in good condition, pasted on original mount, two other photos on verso.

[c.1875]. . Albumen print, Fair tonal range and in good condition, pasted on original card.

London, Grayson & Grayson, 1934. . First edition, first impression; 8vo; five black-and-white illustrations by the author, half-title, hand-written quotation on front free endpaper, scattered light foxing, occasional toning, blue endpapers; publisher's quarter cream cloth on blue paper-backed boards, title lettered in dark blue on a blue ground, spine slightly soiled, boards slightly sunned, unclipped dustjacket (restored), spine and top edge of dustjacket sunned, otherwise in good condition, overall a very good copy; 320pp. First edition of Frank Budgen's memoir James Joyce and the Making of Ulysses with a portrait of James Joyce and four drawings to Ulysses by the author. Budgen produced several portraits of Joyce; one from 1919 is held by the National Gallery of Ireland and has been used as the frontispiece of this 1934 memoir.In Zurich in 1918 and 1919, the English painter Frank Budgen and author James Joyce met almost daily to walk, talk and drink wine. During these meetings they discussed… Read More

Near East, probabaly Mamluk territories, dated Safar 760 AH (1359 AD). . Single volume, decorated manuscript on buff paper on alternate sheets of cream and ochre colouring, in Arabic, fragmentary section comprising 10 leaves, 215 x 160 mm; single column, 11 lines informal black naskh, important words and heading in red, some light finger soiling, fol. 8 and 10 with outer edges soiled and water-stained, edges a little chipped; modern calf over pasteboards, arabesque details blind-stamped to covers. islam24 09 Imam al-Bukhari's Sahih al-Bukhari is considered one of the most comprehensive and authentic collections of Hadith in Sunni Islam. Imam al-Bukhari was a Persian Islamic scholar from Bukhara, present day Uzbekistan. born in 194 AH (810 AD). He expressed an interest in hadith from a young age and was taught by Imam Malik ibn Anas, among other notable scholars, in his early years before travelling to Mecca for Hajj and pursuing a further education there before exploring the wider Islamic world.… Read More

London, J. M. Dent & Co., 1898. . First Brock editions; 10 volumes, small 8vo (180 x 120 mm); illustrated with numerous colour plates by the Brock brothers, edited by R.B. Johnson, some minor spotting and offsetting, mostly to some endpapers and the usual slight age-toning to paper but otherwise very good plus; publisher's grey cloth decorated in blue and gilt, top edges gilt, others uncut, even toning to spines, some very minor soiling, the only one of note is a small stain to the rear board of vol. I of Emma, otherwise, near-fine A most handsome set of this very desirable edition, in exceptionally good condition. C.E. Brock originally illustrated Pride and Prejudice for Macmillan in 1895, with black and white line drawings. He then collaborated with his brother H.M. Brock on this set for Dent in 1898.

London, Smith, Elder & Co., 1892. . New edition; small 8vo (18 x 12 cm); dated ownership inscription in pen to front free endpaper recto, binder's stamp to front free endpaper verso; half red pebble-grain morocco by Mudie, marbled boards, spine lettered in gilt in 6 compartments, marbled edges, minor wear to extremities, internally clean, very good; vii, [1], 467, [1]pp. A handsome example of Charlotte Brontë's iconic gothic novel, Jane Eyre, in contemporary half morocco by Mudie.After several rejections from various publishers for The Professor, Brontë concentrated her attention on Jane Eyre, finishing her 'fair copy' on March 16th and delivering the manuscript to Smith, Elder & Co. on 19th August 1847. She made it clear to the publisher that she would not revise again: 'I know I should only further injure what may be already defective. Perhaps too the first part of "Jane Eyre" may suit the public taste better than you anticipate - for it is true and Truth has a severe charm of its own. Had I… Read More

London, Daily Express Publications, 1933. . 8vo (190 x 130 mm); engraved frontispiece of the author from the portrait by George Richmond, 5 further illustrations by E.M. Wimperis, including ones of Lowood and Thornfield Hall, internally fine; modern full crimson morocco, gilt panelled, gilt devices to spine panels, marbled endpapers and all edges gil, fine; 512 pp. Following several rejections from various publishers for The Professor, Charlotte Brontë concentrated her attention on Jane Eyre, finishing her 'fair copy' on March 16th and delivering the manuscript to Smith, Elder & Co. on 19th August 1847. She made it clear to the publisher that she would not revise again; 'I know I should only further injure what may be already defective. Perhaps too the first part of "Jane Eyre" may suit the public taste better than you anticipate - for it is true and Truth has a severe charm of its own. Had I told all [underlined - author's emphasis] the truth, I might indeed have made it far more exquisitely… Read More

London, Daily Express Publications, 1933. . 8vo (190 x 130 mm); engraved frontispiece of the author from the portrait by George Richmond, 5 further illustrations by E.M. Wimperis, including ones of Lowood and Thornfield Hall, minor marginal spotting, a little more evident to terminal leaves, otherwise very good; modern full blue morocco, gilt panelled, gilt devices to spine panels, marbled endpapers and all edges gilt, fine; 512 pp. Following several rejections from various publishers for The Professor, Charlotte Brontë concentrated her attention on Jane Eyre, finishing her 'fair copy' on March 16th and delivering the manuscript to Smith, Elder & Co. on 19th August 1847. She made it clear to the publisher that she would not revise again; 'I know I should only further injure what may be already defective. Perhaps too the first part of "Jane Eyre" may suit the public taste better than you anticipate - for it is true and Truth has a severe charm of its own. Had I told all [underlined - author's… Read More

London, Nicholson & Watson, 1948. . First edition, 4to; presentation copy, inscribed in brown crayon on the front free endpaper, 'To my friends the Aukins with much love Jankel', with a full page self portrait in brown crayon, black and white and colour illustrations throughout, with an introduction by S. W. Hayter; original cloth and pictorial dust jacket, jacket with small tears on the top margins with some loss, nicked along the lower edge.

2023 . Linocut printed in colours, on wove paper, 2023, signed, numbered and dated in pencil, from the edition of 25, printed by Artichoke Press, London, published by the artist and Shapero Modern Gallery, London, sheet 29.7 x 21.5 cm. (11¾ x 8½ in.) Set within ornate Italian-style borders, Rory's 'Months of the Year' series of flowers represent the 12 calendar months and draw inspiration from the sets of botanical prints popular in the 18th century and still prized by collectors today. Boldly printed, they have been given a modern update with a single, block colour.

2023 . Linocut printed in colours, on wove paper, 2023, signed, numbered and dated in pencil, from the edition of 25, printed by Artichoke Press, London, published by the artist and Shapero Modern Gallery, London, sheet 29.7 x 21.5 cm. (11¾ x 8½ in.) Set within ornate Italian-style borders, Rory's 'Months of the Year' series of flowers represent the 12 calendar months and draw inspiration from the sets of botanical prints popular in the 18th century and still prized by collectors today. Boldly printed, they have been given a modern update with a single, block colour.

New York, Simon and Schuster, 1963. . First American edition, first printing, Henry Miller's copy, annotated by him; 8vo; publisher's quarter blue cloth, grey boards, decoration to upper board in blue, titles to spine in black, dust-jacket somewhat worn; housed in a blue cloth folding box. Henry Miller's copy with his ownership stamp on the front free endpaper. Marginal ticks and scoring to about 70 pages in Miller's characteristic style, notes in French by him on three further pages and a series of comments and aides memoire to the front free endpaper.