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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

  • Johannes Paul II., Papst (d. i. Karol Józef Wojtyla, 1920-2005). Ms. Brief mit eigenh. U.Krakau, 10 Jun 1978.

    $1,285.00

  • Caussin de Perceval, A[rmand] P[ierre]. Essai sur l'histoire des Arabes avant l'islamisme, pendant l'époque de …Paris, 1847.

    $4,817.00

  • Mercury, Freddie / May, Brian / Deacon, John / Taylor, Roger. Queen: The Complete Works. Box set with autographed sleeve, 1985, no. 004199, …No place, 1985.

    $13,381.00

  • 'Abd al-Wahid al-Marrakushi / Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (ed.). (Kitab al-Mu'jib fi talkhis akhbar ahl al-Maghrib). The history of the …Leyden, 1847.

    $2,997.00

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What’s gone: some recent sales

  • Watt, James, Scottish inventor (1736-1819). Autograph letter signed ("James Watt").Birmingham, 29 Dec 1818.

    $2,676.00

  • Chimani, Leopold. Bunte Scenerien aus dem Menschenleben. Ein Bilderbuch ganz neuer Art.Wien, 1836.

    $13,381.00

  • Strabo. [Strabonos geographikon bibloi hepta kai deka]. Strabonis rerum geographicarum …Basel, August 1571.

    $37,467.00

  • [Regulations for pearl fishing in Kuwait]. Qanun al-ghawasin fi'l Kuwayt ("Manual of the [pearl] divers in Kuwait").Kuwait City, 1359 H / AD 1940.

    $9,099.00