Bernard Shapero Explained

Bernard Shapero
Birth Place:London
Education:Highgate School
Occupation:Rare book dealer
Spouse:Emma Lewis
Children:3

Bernard John Shapero (born August 1963) is a British dealer in antiquarian rare books and works on paper, the founder of Shapero Rare Books of 106 New Bond Street, Mayfair, London.[1] In 2005, Slate called him "London's most successful rare-book dealer and arguably the top dealer in the world today".[2]

Early life

Bernard John Shapero was born in August 1963,[3] and started dealing in books in the late 1970s, while still a pupil at Highgate School.[4] [5] His father was a collector of armour and gold coins.[2]

Career

In October 2005, Shapero purchased the Doria Atlas for £1.46 million, the highest price ever paid for an atlas, although this record was surpassed by the Cosmographia the following year.[6] In April 2004, the atlas had been saved from a fire at Wardington Manor in Oxfordshire, when local residents formed a human chain to remove items from the library.[7]

Shapero Rare Books owned about 6,000 books, ranging in price from £50 to over £200,000, and £6,000 on average. The business was sold by Shapero to Philip Blackwell, a director of the family business Blackwell Publishing.[8]

Personal life

Shapero lives in Hampstead, London, in a house which is half Victorian and half an "ultra-modern" extension,[1] with his wife Emma Lewis, and their three children.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The modern Hampstead pad of rare-book seller Bernard Shapero . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624232302/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/style/homes_and_gardens/My_Place/article1444047.ece. dead. 24 June 2016. The Sunday Times. 17 June 2016.
  2. Web site: Book Hunting in Britain. Jacob. Weisberg. 7 November 2005. Slate. 17 June 2016.
  3. Web site: Bernard John SHAPERO – Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House). Companies House, Government of the United Kingdom. 17 June 2016.
  4. Web site: Mr. Bernard Shapero. london-wealth.com. 17 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160810224651/http://www.london-wealth.com/mr-bernard-shapero/. 10 August 2016. dead.
  5. Web site: News – Highgate School. highgateschool.org.uk. 17 June 2016.
  6. News: Atlas favoured by Columbus goes on sale for £1 million . Milmo . Cahal . Independent . 6 October 2006 . 12 June 2016.
  7. News: Rare atlases snatched from fire . Bennett . Will . The Daily Telegraph . 31 May 2005 . 12 June 2016.
  8. Web site: Antiquarian Bookseller Completes Successful Stock Market IPO « May - 2014 « Rare Book Hub - Rare Books, Book Auctions, Antiquarian Book Collecting . 2023-04-10 . rarebookhub.com.
  9. Web site: Sheila Markham Rare Books. sheila-markham.com. 17 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160628022724/http://www.sheila-markham.com/Archives/shapero.htm. 28 June 2016. dead.

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