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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

[Shaw, George Bernard.] Karsh, Yousuf. Portrait of George Bernard Shaw playing the spinet with Blanche Patch, …Prob. London, ca. 1948.

Hand, T[homas] H[enry] H[erbert], Royal Indian Navy surveyor and marine painter (1870-1933). "Off Linga, Persian Gulf". Original watercolour.Bandar Lengeh, Iran, ca. 1904.

Hallam, Arthur Henry, English poet (1811-1833). Autograph letter signed ("Arthur Hallam").Cambridge, ca. 1832.

Ibn Al-Baytar (Diya' al-Din Abu Muhammad ‘Abdullah ibn Ahmed al-Malaqi). Kitab-i ibn-i baytar al-mufradat [Compendium on Simple Medicines and Foods].Ottoman Empire, early 17th century CE.

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Einstein, Albert, German physicist and Nobel laureate (1879-1955). Typed letter signed ("A. Einstein").Nassau Point, Peconic, Long Island, NY, 1 Jul 1939.

[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.

[Du Fouilloux, Jacques, et al.]. Neuw Jag unnd Weydwerck Buch, das ist ein grundtliche beschreibung vom …Frankfurt, 1582.

Blanckenhorn, [Prof. Dr. Max]. Die Hedschaz-Bahn auf Grund eigener Reisestudien.Berlin, 1907.

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What’s new: recent acquisitions

[Shaw, George Bernard.] Karsh, Yousuf. Portrait of George Bernard Shaw playing the spinet with Blanche Patch, …Prob. London, ca. 1948.

Hand, T[homas] H[enry] H[erbert], Royal Indian Navy surveyor and marine painter (1870-1933). "Off Linga, Persian Gulf". Original watercolour.Bandar Lengeh, Iran, ca. 1904.

Hallam, Arthur Henry, English poet (1811-1833). Autograph letter signed ("Arthur Hallam").Cambridge, ca. 1832.

Ibn Al-Baytar (Diya' al-Din Abu Muhammad ‘Abdullah ibn Ahmed al-Malaqi). Kitab-i ibn-i baytar al-mufradat [Compendium on Simple Medicines and Foods].Ottoman Empire, early 17th century CE.

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Einstein, Albert, German physicist and Nobel laureate (1879-1955). Typed letter signed ("A. Einstein").Nassau Point, Peconic, Long Island, NY, 1 Jul 1939.

[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.

[Du Fouilloux, Jacques, et al.]. Neuw Jag unnd Weydwerck Buch, das ist ein grundtliche beschreibung vom …Frankfurt, 1582.

Blanckenhorn, [Prof. Dr. Max]. Die Hedschaz-Bahn auf Grund eigener Reisestudien.Berlin, 1907.