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

  • Doyle, Arthur Conan, British writer and physician (1859-1930). "The Bully of Brocas Court". Autograph manuscript signed twice ("A. Conan …Windlesham, Crowborough, ca. 1920/1921.

    $81,175.00
  • [Iran - Qur'an]. Safavid Qur'an.Shiraz, 22 Feb. 1616 CE = 4 Safar 1025 H.

    $48,705.00
  • Shackleton, Sir Ernest Henry, Polar explorer (1874-1922). Album leaf signed.No place, 22 Jul 1921.

    $1,353.00
  • Gilani, Abdul-Karim bin Ibrahim al-. Kitab al-Kahf wal-raqim fi sharh Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim [A commentary …Ottoman Empire, 15 Sept. 1720 CE = 13 Dhu'l Qa'da 1132 H.

    $3,788.00

What’s available: our stock, updated daily

What’s gone: some recent sales

  • Tusi, Muhamad ibn Muhamad ibn al-Hasan al-. Kitab Uqlidis fi ilm al-handasa [An exposition on mathematics and geometry …Early Safavid Persia, first half of the 16th century.

    $48,705.00
  • Gauguin, Paul, French painter (1848-1903). Autograph letter signed "Paul Gauguin".Tahiti, July 1901.

    $81,175.00
  • [La Pira, Gioacchino, Italian painter (active 1839-1870) - attrib.]. A group of ten masterly gouaches of Naples and surroundings from the collection …Naples, ca. 1855-1866.

    $135,292.00
  • Wittgenstein, Ludwig, Austrian philosopher (1889-1951). Autograph picture postcard signed.Cambridge, 28. II. 1929.

    $2,706.00