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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

  • Waroquier, Henry de, French painter (1881-1970). Autograph letter signed.Paris, 5 Dec 1956.

    € 220.00

  • [Ethiopian Divinatory Text]. Awda Nagast [The Circle of the King].Ethiopia, late 18th or early 19th century CE.

    € 9,500.00

  • Reinhardt, Max, Regisseur, Intendant, Theatergründer (1873-1943). Portraitpostkarte mit eigenh. U. verso.O. O. u. D.

    € 450.00

  • Ibn Batuttah. Voyages d'Ibn Batoutah. Texte arabe, accompagné d'une traduction par C. …Paris, 1853-1859.

    € 8,500.00

What’s available: our stock, updated daily

What’s gone: some recent sales

  • [Qur'an Juz' - China]. An illuminated Qur'an, Juz' XX, written in Beijing by a Muslim woman.Khanbaliq Cambaluc, Beijing, 10 Nov. 1623 CE = 17 Muharram 1033 H.

    € 125,000.00

  • [Hinduism]. Illuminated Hinduistic manuscript.India, early 19th century.

    € 9,500.00

  • Liszt, Franz, Komponist und Pianist (1811-1886). Eigenh. Brief mit U. ("F. Liszt").Weimar, 25 Sep 1885.

    € 3,500.00

  • [Herbarius]. Herbolario volgare, nelquale se dimostra a conoscer le herbe [...].Venice, June 1536.

    € 4,500.00