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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

Carlson, Evans, American officer and military observer (1896-1947). Autograph letter signed."Hq., 8th Route Army, Somewhere in Shansi", 20 Dec 1937.

Beatson, Alexander. [Original watercolour painting of Tipu Sultan, mounted in:] A View of the …London, 1800.

Mahmud II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1785-1839, ruled 1808-1839). Courier Order (Firman).Constantinople, August 1818 CE = first days of Shawwal 1233 H.

[Schematismus]. Hof- und Staats-Schematismus des österreichischen Kaiserthums. I. (-II.) …Wien, 1819.

What’s gone: some recent sales

Keynes, John Maynard, British economist (1883-1946). Typed letter signed ("JMK").London, 28 Aug 1941.

(Harsdörffer, Georg Philipp). Vollständig vermehrtes Trincir-Buch, Handlend: I. Von den Tafeldecken, …Nuremberg, 1654.

San Román de Ribadeneyra, Antonio de. Historia general de ly Yndia Oriental. Los descobrimientos, y conquistas …Valladolid, 1603.

[Logbook of HMS Effingham in the Gulf]. Larken, Francis Wyatt Rawson, Royal Navy officer (1911-1985). Unpublished manuscript journal of a British voyage to the Gulf, containing …Middle East, mainly Arabian Peninsula, Persia, Africa, and India, 1928-1931, with additional material to 1951.

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Serving the great universities, museums, and national libraries worldwide

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Unconditional guarantee of authenticity

All shipments fully insured and trackable door-to-door

Exhibiting at fairs internationally

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What’s new: recent acquisitions

Carlson, Evans, American officer and military observer (1896-1947). Autograph letter signed."Hq., 8th Route Army, Somewhere in Shansi", 20 Dec 1937.

Beatson, Alexander. [Original watercolour painting of Tipu Sultan, mounted in:] A View of the …London, 1800.

Mahmud II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1785-1839, ruled 1808-1839). Courier Order (Firman).Constantinople, August 1818 CE = first days of Shawwal 1233 H.

[Schematismus]. Hof- und Staats-Schematismus des österreichischen Kaiserthums. I. (-II.) …Wien, 1819.

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What’s gone: some recent sales

Keynes, John Maynard, British economist (1883-1946). Typed letter signed ("JMK").London, 28 Aug 1941.

(Harsdörffer, Georg Philipp). Vollständig vermehrtes Trincir-Buch, Handlend: I. Von den Tafeldecken, …Nuremberg, 1654.

San Román de Ribadeneyra, Antonio de. Historia general de ly Yndia Oriental. Los descobrimientos, y conquistas …Valladolid, 1603.

[Logbook of HMS Effingham in the Gulf]. Larken, Francis Wyatt Rawson, Royal Navy officer (1911-1985). Unpublished manuscript journal of a British voyage to the Gulf, containing …Middle East, mainly Arabian Peninsula, Persia, Africa, and India, 1928-1931, with additional material to 1951.