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

  • Schopenhauer, Arthur, German philosopher (1788-1860). Autograph letter signed.Frankfurt am Main, 27 Feb 1854.

     28,000.00
  • Husami al-Din Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Akhsikathi. Al-Husami [Al-Muntakhab fi Usul al-Madhhab].Uzbekistan or China, 1385 CE = 787 H.

     40,000.00
  • Waroquier, Henry de, French painter (1881-1970). Autograph letter signed.Paris, 5 Dec 1956.

     220.00
  • League of Arab States. Map of Arabian Oil. Kharitat al-batrul al-Arabi.Egypt, ca. 1963.

     6,500.00

What’s available: our stock, updated daily

What’s gone: some recent sales

  • La Fontaine, Jean de, French writer (1621-1695). Autograph document signed "De la fontaine".No place, 5 Jan 1660.

     15,000.00
  • Firdawsi, Abu’l-Qasim. Shah Nameh [The Book of Kings].Northern India, 23 Jan. 1687 CE = 9 Rabi I 1098 H.

     45,000.00
  • [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.

     125,000.00
  • Mao Zedong, Chinese statesman (1893-1976). Autograph inscription signed in: Mao Zedong, "Hsin min-chu-chu-i lun" ("On …No place, 1942.

     1,000,000.00