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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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Serving the great universities, museums, and national libraries worldwide

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Exhibiting at fairs internationally

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What’s new: recent acquisitions

Villers, Charles de, philosopher (1765-1815). Autograph letter signed.Lübeck, 7 Dec 1808.

[Qur'an - Ming Dynasty]. Illuminated Chinese Qur'an.China, 1494/95 CE = 900 H.

Powell, Earl "Bud", American jazz pianist and composer (1924-1966). Signed contract.New York, 26 Jul 1949.

[Photos] - Middle Eastern Diplomacy. A trove of more than 600 photographs.Kuwait City, Manama, Muscat, Beirut, Tunis, Khartoum, London, Seattle, Washington D.C., and other places, 1950s to early 2000s.

What’s gone: some recent sales

Ptolemaeus, Claudius [translated by Angelus, Jacobus, edited by Germanus, Nicolaus]. [Russia, Black Sea] Octava Europe tabula.Ulm, 16 Jul 1482.

Mahler-Werfel, Alma, Komponistin und Schriftstellerin (1879-1964). Eigenh. Brief mit U.New York, 13 Nov 1947.

[British Army]. Exercise Gulf.Headquarters Army Emergency Reserve, Longmoor, Hants., 1959.

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

Free shipping worldwide extended to all registered customers

Serving the great universities, museums, and national libraries worldwide

Gift Ideas

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

Villers, Charles de, philosopher (1765-1815). Autograph letter signed.Lübeck, 7 Dec 1808.

[Qur'an - Ming Dynasty]. Illuminated Chinese Qur'an.China, 1494/95 CE = 900 H.

Powell, Earl "Bud", American jazz pianist and composer (1924-1966). Signed contract.New York, 26 Jul 1949.

[Photos] - Middle Eastern Diplomacy. A trove of more than 600 photographs.Kuwait City, Manama, Muscat, Beirut, Tunis, Khartoum, London, Seattle, Washington D.C., and other places, 1950s to early 2000s.

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What’s gone: some recent sales

Ptolemaeus, Claudius [translated by Angelus, Jacobus, edited by Germanus, Nicolaus]. [Russia, Black Sea] Octava Europe tabula.Ulm, 16 Jul 1482.

Mahler-Werfel, Alma, Komponistin und Schriftstellerin (1879-1964). Eigenh. Brief mit U.New York, 13 Nov 1947.

[British Army]. Exercise Gulf.Headquarters Army Emergency Reserve, Longmoor, Hants., 1959.

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