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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.

What’s new: recent acquisitions

  • Powell, Earl "Bud", American jazz pianist and composer (1924-1966). Signed contract.New York, 26 Jul 1949.

    € 4,500.00

  • [Hydrographic Office]. [UK Admiralty Charts: The Arabian Gulf].London, 1967.

    € 2,000.00

  • Martin Heidegger, Philosoph (1889-1976). Eigenh. Briefkarte mit zweifacher U.Freiburg i. Br., 25 Feb 1973.

    € 1,200.00

  • [British Armed Forces]. Infantry training book.England, early 1920s.

    € 2,000.00

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What’s gone: some recent sales

  • [Astrological Volvelle]. [Dell' hore planetarie].Italy Genoa?, ca. 1650?.

    € 12,500.00

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

    € 7,000.00

  • Petrini, Paolo. [Wall Maps of the World and Four Continents].Naples, ca. 1700.

    € 480,000.00

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

    € 35,000.00