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

  • Tesla, Nikola, Serbian-American inventor (1856-1943). Autograph letter signed ("N. Tesla").New York, 26 Jan 1894.

    $27,122.00
  • Husami al-Din Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Akhsikathi. Al-Husami [Al-Muntakhab fi Usul al-Madhhab].Uzbekistan or China, 1385 CE = 787 H.

    $43,395.00
  • Pottier, François, French missionary in China and Vicar Apostolic of Sichuan (1726-1792). Autograph document signed. Co-signed by Pierre Lacerre, designated Vicar …Macau, 23 Nov 1755.

    $3,797.00
  • (Douglas, H. P. / Glen, Graham Cunningham, eds.). Persian Gulf Pilot. Comprising the Persian Gulf and its approaches from …London, 1932.

    $16,273.00

What’s available: our stock, updated daily

What’s gone: some recent sales

  • Rowling, J[oanne] K., English writer (b. 1965). Original miniature manuscript.N. p., 2004.

    $162,732.00
  • Blaeu, Joan / Martini, Martinus. Novus Atlas Sinensis. Le Theatre du Monde, ou Nouvel Atlas […] Sixiesme …Amsterdam, 1655.

    $52,074.00
  • [United Arab Emirates]. Photograph of Sheikh Zayed raising the flag of independence at al-Diyafah …Dubai, 2 Dec 1971.

    $37,971.00
  • Pierotti, Ermete, Italian engineer, topographer and archaeologist (1820-1880). "Le Mont Moria". Album of original photographs and manuscript plans of …Jerusalem, February/March 1861.

    $97,639.00