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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

Burn-Murdoch, John Francis, British Major General (1859-1931). Collection of manuscripts on military expeditions in North Africa and along …Cairo and other places, 1884-1885.

Audubon, John James. The viviparous quadrupeds of North America.New York, 1845-1848.

Karl, Erzherzog von Österreich (1771-1847). Offene Ordre.Donaueschingen, 14 Feb 1800.

Ibn Hassan, Omar. Prayers and excerpts from the Qur’an copied by ‘Omar ibn Hassan.Sudan, 19th century CE.

What’s gone: some recent sales

[Astronomy]. Astronomical manuscript in Arabic.No place, late 18th century ca. 1785 CE / 1200 H.

[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 Unpublished manuscript journal of a British voyage to the Gulf, containing …Middle East, mainly Arabian Peninsula, Persia, Africa, and India, 1928-1931, with additional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.

Mao Zedong, Chinese statesman (1893-1976). Autograph album signed by Mao Zedong and Chou Enlai.Beijing, 8 Jan 1963.

Mahler, Gustav, Komponist und Dirigent (1860-1911). Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Orchesterbegleitung.Wien, Leipzig, Paris, 1900?.

Free shipping worldwide extended to all registered customers

Serving the great universities, museums, and national libraries worldwide

Gift Ideas

Unconditional guarantee of authenticity

All shipments fully insured and trackable door-to-door

Exhibiting at fairs internationally

An international team of experts to answer your questions

What’s new: recent acquisitions

Burn-Murdoch, John Francis, British Major General (1859-1931). Collection of manuscripts on military expeditions in North Africa and along …Cairo and other places, 1884-1885.

Audubon, John James. The viviparous quadrupeds of North America.New York, 1845-1848.

Karl, Erzherzog von Österreich (1771-1847). Offene Ordre.Donaueschingen, 14 Feb 1800.

Ibn Hassan, Omar. Prayers and excerpts from the Qur’an copied by ‘Omar ibn Hassan.Sudan, 19th century CE.

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What’s gone: some recent sales

[Astronomy]. Astronomical manuscript in Arabic.No place, late 18th century ca. 1785 CE / 1200 H.

[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.

Mao Zedong, Chinese statesman (1893-1976). Autograph album signed by Mao Zedong and Chou Enlai.Beijing, 8 Jan 1963.

Mahler, Gustav, Komponist und Dirigent (1860-1911). Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Orchesterbegleitung.Wien, Leipzig, Paris, 1900?.