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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

Einstein, Albert, German-born physicist and Nobel laureate (1879-1955). Typed letter signed ("A. Einstein").Los Angeles, California, 9 Jul 1952.

[Oil exploration] - Christensen, J. A. Appraisal of the Offshore Petroleum Possibilities of Oman and Muscat. A …Rome, December 1965.

Jungwirth, Maria, painter (1894-1968). 25 fashion designs (some signed and with autogr. captions).No place, c. 1913/1915.

Musa, Qadi Iyad bin. Kitab al-Shifa bi-tarif huquq al-Mustafa [The book of healing by defining …Ottoman Turkey, 8 Nov. 1744 CE = 2 Shawwal 1157 H.

What’s gone: some recent sales

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

[Ships Logs] - F. R. Openshaw, Royal Navy midshipman (fl. 1900s). "Log of H. M. Ships Highflyer & Hyacinth". Autograph manuscript logs …Indian Ocean and the Gulf, 1902-1904.

Tusi, Muhamad ibn Muhamad ibn al-Hasan al-. Kitab Uqlidis fi ilm al-handasa [An exposition on mathematics and geometry …Early Safavid Persia, first half of the 16th century.

[U.S. Air Force / NASA]. Lunar Astronautical Charts.St. Louis, Missouri, 1962-1967.

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Serving the great universities, museums, and national libraries worldwide

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What’s new: recent acquisitions

Einstein, Albert, German-born physicist and Nobel laureate (1879-1955). Typed letter signed ("A. Einstein").Los Angeles, California, 9 Jul 1952.

[Oil exploration] - Christensen, J. A. Appraisal of the Offshore Petroleum Possibilities of Oman and Muscat. A …Rome, December 1965.

Jungwirth, Maria, painter (1894-1968). 25 fashion designs (some signed and with autogr. captions).No place, c. 1913/1915.

Musa, Qadi Iyad bin. Kitab al-Shifa bi-tarif huquq al-Mustafa [The book of healing by defining …Ottoman Turkey, 8 Nov. 1744 CE = 2 Shawwal 1157 H.

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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.

[Ships Logs] - F. R. Openshaw, Royal Navy midshipman (fl. 1900s). "Log of H. M. Ships Highflyer & Hyacinth". Autograph manuscript logs …Indian Ocean and the Gulf, 1902-1904.

Tusi, Muhamad ibn Muhamad ibn al-Hasan al-. Kitab Uqlidis fi ilm al-handasa [An exposition on mathematics and geometry …Early Safavid Persia, first half of the 16th century.

[U.S. Air Force / NASA]. Lunar Astronautical Charts.St. Louis, Missouri, 1962-1967.