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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

Stein, Gertrude, American writer, poet and art collector (1874-1946). Autograph letter signed ("Gertrude").Paris, 22 Nov. 1910 - postmark.

Sawyer, Cornelius, British mariner and draughtsman (fl. 1830s). Manuscript notebook.Mostly Bengal, 1834.

Kollwitz, Käthe, Grafikerin, Malerin und Bildhauerin (1867-1945). 1 eigenh. Brief mit U. und 4 eh. Postkarten mit U.Berlin, 1925-1929.

Chao, Ju-Kua / Hirth, Friedrich / Rockhill, W. W. Chau Ju-Kua: His Work on the Chinese and Arab Trade in the Twelfth and …St Petersburg, 1911.

What’s gone: some recent sales

[Zanzibar]. The Gazette for Zanzibar.Zanzibar, 1912-13, 1918 and 1920.

Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de, French painter and illustrator (1864-1901). Autograph letter monogrammed "HTL".Paris, ca. 1884/1885.

[Cabala]. Cabala, sive Scrinia Sacra, Mysteries of State and Government: in Letters …London, 1663.

Gilbert, Sir John, English painter (1817-1897) - attributed. Portrait of Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), unsigned but initialled …London, likely 1837 or soon after.

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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

Stein, Gertrude, American writer, poet and art collector (1874-1946). Autograph letter signed ("Gertrude").Paris, 22 Nov. 1910 - postmark.

Sawyer, Cornelius, British mariner and draughtsman (fl. 1830s). Manuscript notebook.Mostly Bengal, 1834.

Kollwitz, Käthe, Grafikerin, Malerin und Bildhauerin (1867-1945). 1 eigenh. Brief mit U. und 4 eh. Postkarten mit U.Berlin, 1925-1929.

Chao, Ju-Kua / Hirth, Friedrich / Rockhill, W. W. Chau Ju-Kua: His Work on the Chinese and Arab Trade in the Twelfth and …St Petersburg, 1911.

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What’s gone: some recent sales

[Zanzibar]. The Gazette for Zanzibar.Zanzibar, 1912-13, 1918 and 1920.

Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de, French painter and illustrator (1864-1901). Autograph letter monogrammed "HTL".Paris, ca. 1884/1885.

[Cabala]. Cabala, sive Scrinia Sacra, Mysteries of State and Government: in Letters …London, 1663.

Gilbert, Sir John, English painter (1817-1897) - attributed. Portrait of Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), unsigned but initialled …London, likely 1837 or soon after.