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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.

What’s new: recent acquisitions

  • Hayek, Friedrich August, Austrian-British economist (1899-1992). "Notes for lectures". Autograph manuscript signed ("F. A. Hayek").No place or date.

    $13,041.00

  • Fiammelli, Giovanni Francesco. Il principe difeso [...]. Nel quale si tratta di fortificazione, oppugnazione, …Rome, 1604.

    $2,717.00

  • Britten, Benjamin, English composer, conductor, and pianist (1913-1976). Autograph signature, co-signed by Sir Peter Pears (1910-1986).N. p. o. d.

    $283.00

  • Lawrence, D[avid] H[erbert]. Lady Chatterley's Lover.Florence, 1928.

    $6,520.00

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What’s gone: some recent sales

  • Gauguin, Paul, French painter (1848-1903). Autograph letter signed "Paul Gauguin".Tahiti, July 1901.

    $81,506.00

  • [Astronomy]. Astronomical manuscript in Arabic.No place, late 18th century ca. 1785 CE / 1200 H.

    $13,584.00

  • Einstein, Albert, German physicist and Nobel laureate (1879-1955). Typed letter signed ("A. Einstein").Nassau Point, Peconic, Long Island, NY, 1 Jul 1939.

    $7,607.00

  • [Saud ibn Abdulaziz Al Saud]. The picture story of a memorable visit to the United States by His Majesty …No place or publisher, 1957.

    $4,890.00