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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

Celan, Paul, Romanian born German-language poet (1920-1970). "Chanson einer Dame im Schatten". Autograph poem signed ("Paul Celan").Paris, August 1949.

Watson, James D., American Nobel laureate, molecular biologist, and geneticist (b. 1928). DNA: The Secret of Life.New York, 2003.

Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901). Autograph letter.Osborne House Isle of Wight, 7 Aug 1861.

[Lazzat Un Nisa]. Laddhat un-nisa [The Pleasure of Women].Northern India, ca. 1820s / early 19th century.

What’s gone: some recent sales

[Portuguese Mission in Asia]. Compendio historico dos seminarios da India, e Makao, regidos pelos padres …No place, 1800-1805.

[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.

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

Mahler, Gustav, Komponist und Dirigent (1860-1911). Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Orchesterbegleitung.Wien, Leipzig, Paris, 1900?.

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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

An international team of experts to answer your questions

What’s new: recent acquisitions

Celan, Paul, Romanian born German-language poet (1920-1970). "Chanson einer Dame im Schatten". Autograph poem signed ("Paul Celan").Paris, August 1949.

Watson, James D., American Nobel laureate, molecular biologist, and geneticist (b. 1928). DNA: The Secret of Life.New York, 2003.

Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901). Autograph letter.Osborne House Isle of Wight, 7 Aug 1861.

[Lazzat Un Nisa]. Laddhat un-nisa [The Pleasure of Women].Northern India, ca. 1820s / early 19th century.

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What’s gone: some recent sales

[Portuguese Mission in Asia]. Compendio historico dos seminarios da India, e Makao, regidos pelos padres …No place, 1800-1805.

[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.

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

Mahler, Gustav, Komponist und Dirigent (1860-1911). Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Orchesterbegleitung.Wien, Leipzig, Paris, 1900?.