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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

Hillary, Sir Edmund, Bergsteiger (1919-2008). Ausschnitt mit eigenh. U.London?, Oktober 1953.

Bellen, R. C. van. The Stratigraphy of the Main Limestone of the Kirkuk, Bai Hassan, and Qarah …London, 1956.

Pechstein, Max, German expressionist painter and printmaker (1881-1955). 2 autograph letters signed ("HMPechstein" and "Max Pechstein").Berlin, 31 March 1948 and 15 March 1952.

Makki ibn Abi Talib Hammush al-Qaysi al-Qayrawani al-Andalusi al-Qurtubi al-Maliki. Al-Kashf 'an wujuh al-qira'at al-sab' wa-'ilaliha wa-hujajiha [Unveiling …Andalusia, ca. 1300 / late 12th or early 13th century CE.

What’s gone: some recent sales

Wagner, Richard, Komponist (1813-1883). Portraitphotographie mit eigenh. Widmung als vollständiges Notenmanuskript …Wien, 1861.

Liszt, Franz, Komponist und Pianist (1811-1886). Eigenh. Brief mit U. ("F. Liszt").Weimar, 25 Sep 1885.

Brentano, Franz, Philosoph und Psychologe (1838-1917). Eigenh. Brief mit U.Aschaffenburg, 6 Feb 1874.

Reissig, Kornelius Khristianovich. Sozviezdiia predstavlennyia na XXX tablitsakh. [Presentation of constellations …St Petersburg, 1829.

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Serving the great universities, museums, and national libraries worldwide

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Exhibiting at fairs internationally

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What’s new: recent acquisitions

Hillary, Sir Edmund, Bergsteiger (1919-2008). Ausschnitt mit eigenh. U.London?, Oktober 1953.

Bellen, R. C. van. The Stratigraphy of the Main Limestone of the Kirkuk, Bai Hassan, and Qarah …London, 1956.

Pechstein, Max, German expressionist painter and printmaker (1881-1955). 2 autograph letters signed ("HMPechstein" and "Max Pechstein").Berlin, 31 March 1948 and 15 March 1952.

Makki ibn Abi Talib Hammush al-Qaysi al-Qayrawani al-Andalusi al-Qurtubi al-Maliki. Al-Kashf 'an wujuh al-qira'at al-sab' wa-'ilaliha wa-hujajiha [Unveiling …Andalusia, ca. 1300 / late 12th or early 13th century CE.

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What’s gone: some recent sales

Wagner, Richard, Komponist (1813-1883). Portraitphotographie mit eigenh. Widmung als vollständiges Notenmanuskript …Wien, 1861.

Liszt, Franz, Komponist und Pianist (1811-1886). Eigenh. Brief mit U. ("F. Liszt").Weimar, 25 Sep 1885.

Brentano, Franz, Philosoph und Psychologe (1838-1917). Eigenh. Brief mit U.Aschaffenburg, 6 Feb 1874.

Reissig, Kornelius Khristianovich. Sozviezdiia predstavlennyia na XXX tablitsakh. [Presentation of constellations …St Petersburg, 1829.