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

  • Einstein, Albert, German-born physicist and Nobel laureate (1879-1955). Autograph letter signed ("A. Einstein").Princeton, New Jersey, 4 Dec 1949.

    $30,000.00
  • Schwediaur, F[rançois Xavier]. Traité complet sur les symptomes, les effets, la nature et le traitement …Paris, 1798.

    $621.00
  • Heine, Heinrich, Dichter (1797-1856). Brief mit eigenh. U. ("Heinrich Hein[e]").Paris, 1 Nov 1850.

    $19,286.00
  • Said, Nuri al-. Muhadarat 'an 'l-harakat al-'askariya li-l-jaish al-'arabi fi 'l-Hijaz …Baghdad, 1947.

    $3,750.00

What’s available: our stock, updated daily

What’s gone: some recent sales

  • Mackay, Ulrich Sinclair Peter, RAF pilot (1904-1945). Two photo albums of private and operational (restricted) photos of campaigns …Mainly Middle East, 1928-1931.

    $48,215.00
  • Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, Dichter (1749-1832). Autographa.Weimar, Dezember 1811.

    $16,072.00
  • Hese, Johannes Witte de. Itinerarius Joannis de Hese presbyteri a Hierusalem describens dispositiones …Deventer, 1504.

    $48,215.00
  • [Mattioli, Pietro Andrea]. Original large-format woodblock of Aquilegia vulgaris (columbine).Prague, ca. 1562.

    $13,393.00