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.

What’s new: recent acquisitions

  • Carlson, Evans, American Navy military observer in China (1896-1947). Typed letter signed.Hankou, 27 Aug 1938.

     3,500.00
  • Kunike, Adolph. Zwey hundert vier und sechzig Donau-Ansichten nach dem Laufe des Donaustromes …Vienna, 1826.

     75,000.00
  • Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, Italian historian of the New World (1457-1526). Autograph receipt of funds, signed in full.Milan, 6 Nov 1515.

     65,000.00
  • 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.

     4,500.00

What’s available: our stock, updated daily

What’s gone: some recent sales

  • [Mattioli, Pietro Andrea]. Original large-format woodblock of Aquilegia vulgaris (columbine).Prague, ca. 1562.

     12,500.00
  • [Hinduism]. Sanskrit scroll.India, Rajasthan, 19th century.

     3,500.00
  • Al-Qabisi, Abu Al Saqr 'Abd Al-'Aziz Ibn 'Uthman Ibn 'Ali (Alchabitius). Libellus isagogicus (Al-madkhal), with the commentary of Johannes de Saxonia …Likely Germany Limburg an der Lahn, 1500-1524.

     165,000.00
  • Vitruvius Pollio, Marcus. [De architectura libri decem].Venice, 22 May 1511.

     75,000.00