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

  • Hughes, Ted, British poet (1930-1998). Autograph letter signed ("Ted") and four drawings by Hughes.Devon, 8 May 1989.

    $6,964.00
  • Ibn Sina (Avicenna). Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb [The Canon of Medicine].Eastern Mediterranean, 17th century dated 800 H / 1397/98 in colophon, likely copying the earlier date of a source manuscript.

    $144,644.00
  • Herzog, Maurice, French mountaineer (1919-2012). Typed letter signed.Paris, 19 Jun 1959.

    $375.00
  • [Survey of Palestine]. Palestine Survey Maps.Jerusalem?, 1949 and 1951.

    $2,143.00

What’s available: our stock, updated daily

What’s gone: some recent sales

  • [Tridentinisches Konzil]. Orationes Tridentinae.Versch. Orte, 1562-1563.

    $30,000.00
  • Ali Riza Effendi, First Lieutenant in the Ottoman Army. Medine-i Münevvere Civarlarina Memuriyet Hatirasi [Memoirs of public service …Ottoman Empire, Syria and Hejaz, Sept./Oct. 1916 CE = Eylül 1332 Rumi Calendar.

    $16,072.00
  • [Hinduism]. Sanskrit scroll.India, Rajasthan, 19th century.

    $3,750.00
  • Rowling, J[oanne] K., English writer (b. 1965). Original miniature manuscript.N. p., 2004.

    $160,716.00