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 military observer in China (1896-1947). Archive of an American military observer in China.China and California, 1939-1940.

     15,000.00
  • Lunel, Francisco, et al. Littere decisorie et processu ville de La Almunya super açuti et cequie …Zaragoza, 1557.

     25,000.00
  • Andersen, Hans Christian, Danish poet (1805-1875). Lykke Peer. With autograph inscription signed.Copenhagen, 1870.

     15,000.00
  • Quintilianus, Marcus Fabius. [De institutione oratoria].Florence, October 1515.

     3,950.00

What’s available: our stock, updated daily

What’s gone: some recent sales

  • Katib Chelebi (Haji Khalifa/Mustafa ibn Abdallah). Kitab-i Cihânnümâ. [Jihan-numa, The mirror of the world].Constantinople, 3 July 1732.

     150,000.00
  • Sun Yat-sen, Chinese revolutionary, first president and founding father of the Republic of China (1866-1925). Autograph letter signed ("Y-S Sun").Canton Guangzhou, 29 Nov 1921.

     150,000.00
  • Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de, French painter and illustrator (1864-1901). Autograph letter monogrammed "HTL".Paris, ca. 1884/1885.

     4,500.00
  • Hese, Johannes Witte de. Itinerarius Joannis de Hese presbyteri a Hierusalem describens dispositiones …Deventer, 1504.

     45,000.00