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

  • Edison, Thomas Alva, American inventor and businessman (1847-1931). Autograph letter signed ("TaE").No place, "Sunday" August 1901.

     25,000.00
  • [Ottoman military]. Asakir-i Mansûre-i Muhammediyye [The victorious soldiers of Muhammad].Istanbul, 1829/30 CE = 1245 H.

     25,000.00
  • Mao Zedong, Chinese statesman (1893-1976). Autograph inscription signed in: Mao Zedong, "Oeuvres choisies de Mao Tse-Toung. …Beijing, 1962.

     500,000.00
  • [Trucial Cost Trade]. - Maclean, H. W. Trade with the Muscat Region. Report on the Condition and Prospects of …London, 1904.

     4,500.00

What’s available: our stock, updated daily

What’s gone: some recent sales

  • 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
  • [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.

     125,000.00
  • [Hinduism]. Sanskrit scroll.India, Rajasthan, 19th century.

     3,500.00
  • [Cabala]. Cabala, sive Scrinia Sacra, Mysteries of State and Government: in Letters …London, 1663.

     4,500.00