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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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What’s new: recent acquisitions

Nicholls, Norton, English cleric (1741-1809), close friend of the poet Thomas Gray. 1 autograph letter signed with initials ("N.N.").Château d'Aubonne Canton of Vaud, 6 Aug 1771.

Campbell, Alexander Duncan. A Dictionary of the Teloogoo Language, Commonly Termed the Gentoo, Peculiar …Madras, 1821.

Jungwirth, Maria, painter (1894-1968). 25 fashion designs (some signed and with autogr. captions).No place, c. 1913/1915.

Murphy, James Cavanah. The Arabian Antiquities of Spain.London, 1815.

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Gilbert, Sir John, English painter (1817-1897) - attributed. Portrait of Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), unsigned but initialled …London, likely 1837 or soon after.

Kafka, Franz, Schriftsteller (1883-1924). Eigenh. Postkarte mit U. ("K").Prag, 23. II. 1922.

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.

Boniface VIII, Pope (ca 1230-1303). Letter of indulgence for the church "Beati Nicolai" at the monastery of …St Peter, Rome, 1298.

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Serving the great universities, museums, and national libraries worldwide

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What’s new: recent acquisitions

Nicholls, Norton, English cleric (1741-1809), close friend of the poet Thomas Gray. 1 autograph letter signed with initials ("N.N.").Château d'Aubonne Canton of Vaud, 6 Aug 1771.

Campbell, Alexander Duncan. A Dictionary of the Teloogoo Language, Commonly Termed the Gentoo, Peculiar …Madras, 1821.

Jungwirth, Maria, painter (1894-1968). 25 fashion designs (some signed and with autogr. captions).No place, c. 1913/1915.

Murphy, James Cavanah. The Arabian Antiquities of Spain.London, 1815.

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What’s gone: some recent sales

Gilbert, Sir John, English painter (1817-1897) - attributed. Portrait of Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), unsigned but initialled …London, likely 1837 or soon after.

Kafka, Franz, Schriftsteller (1883-1924). Eigenh. Postkarte mit U. ("K").Prag, 23. II. 1922.

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.

Boniface VIII, Pope (ca 1230-1303). Letter of indulgence for the church "Beati Nicolai" at the monastery of …St Peter, Rome, 1298.