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Established in 1883 and considered the trade’s leading business in Austria ever since, we have been dealing in rare books, manuscripts and autographs for more than a century, serving private collectors and institutional customers all over the world.

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What’s new: recent acquisitions

Charles III & Diana, as Prince of Wales (b. 1948) & Princess of Wales (1961-1997). Autograph Christmas and New Year's card, inscribed by Diana and signed …United Kingdom, 1986.

Leupold, Jacob. Theatrum machinarum.Leipzig, 1724-1727.

Lennon, John, English singer, songwriter and musician (1940-1980). Autograph drawing signed.No place, 1977?.

Hassan, A. A. Sixth Arab Petroleum Congress. Organized by the Secretariat General of …Cairo, 1967.

What’s gone: some recent sales

[Slave Trade]. Instructions for the Guidance of the Captains and Commanding Officers of …London, 1892.

[Logbook of HMS Effingham in the Gulf]. Larken, Francis Wyatt Rawson, Royal Navy officer (1911-1985). Unpublished manuscript journal of a British voyage to the Gulf, containing …Middle East, mainly Arabian Peninsula, Persia, Africa, and India, 1928-1931, with additional material to 1951.

Gauguin, Paul, French painter (1848-1903). Autograph letter signed "Paul Gauguin".Tahiti, July 1901.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, Dichter (1749-1832). Autographa.Weimar, Dezember 1811.

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Serving the great universities, museums, and national libraries worldwide

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Unconditional guarantee of authenticity

All shipments fully insured and trackable door-to-door

Exhibiting at fairs internationally

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What’s new: recent acquisitions

Charles III & Diana, as Prince of Wales (b. 1948) & Princess of Wales (1961-1997). Autograph Christmas and New Year's card, inscribed by Diana and signed …United Kingdom, 1986.

Leupold, Jacob. Theatrum machinarum.Leipzig, 1724-1727.

Lennon, John, English singer, songwriter and musician (1940-1980). Autograph drawing signed.No place, 1977?.

Hassan, A. A. Sixth Arab Petroleum Congress. Organized by the Secretariat General of …Cairo, 1967.

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What’s gone: some recent sales

[Slave Trade]. Instructions for the Guidance of the Captains and Commanding Officers of …London, 1892.

[Logbook of HMS Effingham in the Gulf]. Larken, Francis Wyatt Rawson, Royal Navy officer (1911-1985). Unpublished manuscript journal of a British voyage to the Gulf, containing …Middle East, mainly Arabian Peninsula, Persia, Africa, and India, 1928-1931, with additional material to 1951.

Gauguin, Paul, French painter (1848-1903). Autograph letter signed "Paul Gauguin".Tahiti, July 1901.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, Dichter (1749-1832). Autographa.Weimar, Dezember 1811.