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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

[Roman inked wooden tablet]. Roman inked wooden tablet.Roman Empire, 4th century CE.

Mahmoud, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zaid al-. [Islam facilitates the provisions of Hajj to the Sacred House of God, including …Beirut and Damascus, no date.

Davoust, Jean, French missionary in Vietnam and Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonkin (1728-1789). Autograph document signed. Co-signed by the Vicar Apostolic of Western …Vinh, 28 Feb 1755.

[Qur'an]. An Ottoman Qur'an manuscript.Ottoman Turkey, 18th century CE.

What’s gone: some recent sales

[La Pira, Gioacchino, Italian painter (active 1839-1870) - attrib.]. A group of ten masterly gouaches of Naples and surroundings from the collection …Naples, ca. 1855-1866.

Mahler-Werfel, Alma, Komponistin und Schriftstellerin (1879-1964). Eigenh. Brief mit U.New York, 13 Nov 1947.

Einstein, Albert, German physicist and Nobel laureate (1879-1955). Autograph manuscript for "Bivector Fields II" (1944).N. p. o. d.

Géricault, Théodore. Five complete series by the greatest horse painter of 19th century, including …Paris, 1822-1823.

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Serving the great universities, museums, and national libraries worldwide

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All shipments fully insured and trackable door-to-door

Exhibiting at fairs internationally

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What’s new: recent acquisitions

[Roman inked wooden tablet]. Roman inked wooden tablet.Roman Empire, 4th century CE.

Mahmoud, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zaid al-. [Islam facilitates the provisions of Hajj to the Sacred House of God, including …Beirut and Damascus, no date.

Davoust, Jean, French missionary in Vietnam and Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonkin (1728-1789). Autograph document signed. Co-signed by the Vicar Apostolic of Western …Vinh, 28 Feb 1755.

[Qur'an]. An Ottoman Qur'an manuscript.Ottoman Turkey, 18th century CE.

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What’s gone: some recent sales

[La Pira, Gioacchino, Italian painter (active 1839-1870) - attrib.]. A group of ten masterly gouaches of Naples and surroundings from the collection …Naples, ca. 1855-1866.

Mahler-Werfel, Alma, Komponistin und Schriftstellerin (1879-1964). Eigenh. Brief mit U.New York, 13 Nov 1947.

Einstein, Albert, German physicist and Nobel laureate (1879-1955). Autograph manuscript for "Bivector Fields II" (1944).N. p. o. d.

Géricault, Théodore. Five complete series by the greatest horse painter of 19th century, including …Paris, 1822-1823.