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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

Zhao, Simone Paolo, Chinese Propagande Fide missionary in China (1722-1788). Autograph document signed.N. p., 7 Apr 1750.

Allaxinus, Jacobus. Medicae aliquot disceptationes eruditissimae, quibus recentiorum & …Paris, 1535.

Britten, Benjamin, English composer, conductor, and pianist (1913-1976). Autograph signature, co-signed by Sir Peter Pears (1910-1986).N. p. o. d.

Bernstein, Leonard, Komponist, Dirigent und Pianist (1918-1990). 4 Schwarzweißphotographien.Wien u. a. O., 1960er-1970er Jahre.

What’s gone: some recent sales

Wagner, Richard, Komponist (1813-1883). "Prière d'Elisabeth". Eigenh. musikalisches Albumblatt mit U.Paris, 7 Jun 1861.

[Slave Trade]. Instructions for the Guidance of the Captains and Commanding Officers of …London, 1892.

Rowling, J[oanne] K., English writer (b. 1965). Original miniature manuscript.N. p., 2004.

Klimt, Gustav, painter (1862-1918). Portrait photograph inscribed and signed.Probably Vienna, no date.

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Serving the great universities, museums, and national libraries worldwide

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Exhibiting at fairs internationally

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What’s new: recent acquisitions

Zhao, Simone Paolo, Chinese Propagande Fide missionary in China (1722-1788). Autograph document signed.N. p., 7 Apr 1750.

Allaxinus, Jacobus. Medicae aliquot disceptationes eruditissimae, quibus recentiorum & …Paris, 1535.

Britten, Benjamin, English composer, conductor, and pianist (1913-1976). Autograph signature, co-signed by Sir Peter Pears (1910-1986).N. p. o. d.

Bernstein, Leonard, Komponist, Dirigent und Pianist (1918-1990). 4 Schwarzweißphotographien.Wien u. a. O., 1960er-1970er Jahre.

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What’s gone: some recent sales

Wagner, Richard, Komponist (1813-1883). "Prière d'Elisabeth". Eigenh. musikalisches Albumblatt mit U.Paris, 7 Jun 1861.

[Slave Trade]. Instructions for the Guidance of the Captains and Commanding Officers of …London, 1892.

Rowling, J[oanne] K., English writer (b. 1965). Original miniature manuscript.N. p., 2004.

Klimt, Gustav, painter (1862-1918). Portrait photograph inscribed and signed.Probably Vienna, no date.