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

  • [Kafka, Franz, writer (1883-1924)]. Busse, Ludwig. Geist und Körper, Seele und Leib.Leipzig, 1903.

     35,000.00
  • Ibn al-Rami al-Banna, Muhammad ibn Ibrahim. Kitab al-I'lan bi-Ahkam al-Bunyan.North Africa, late 18th century CE.

     15,000.00
  • Buck, Pearl S., American novelist, Nobel laureate (1892-1973). Typed letter signed ("Pearl S. Buck").Perkasie, Pennsylvania, 3 Nov 1952.

     400.00
  • Lawrence, Thomas Edward, British explorer, intelligence officer, and writer (1888-1935). Autograph letter signed. ("TEShaw").No place, 2 May 1930.

     6,500.00

What’s available: our stock, updated daily

What’s gone: some recent sales

  • [Qur'an Juz' - China]. An illuminated Qur'an, Juz' XX, written in Beijing by a Muslim woman.Khanbaliq Cambaluc, Beijing, 10 Nov. 1623 CE = 17 Muharram 1033 H.

     125,000.00
  • Liszt, Franz, Komponist und Pianist (1811-1886). Eigenh. Brief mit U. ("F. Liszt").Weimar, 25 Sep 1885.

     3,500.00
  • [Slave Trade]. Instructions for the Guidance of the Captains and Commanding Officers of …London, 1892.

     35,000.00
  • Megiser, Hieronymus. Institutionum linguae Turcicae, libri quatuor [...].Leipzig and Breslau, 1612.

     58,000.00