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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

Johannes Paul II., Papst (d. i. Karol Józef Wojtyla, 1920-2005). Ms. Brief mit eigenh. U.Krakau, 10 Jun 1978.

Makki ibn Abi Talib Hammush al-Qaysi al-Qayrawani al-Andalusi al-Qurtubi al-Maliki. Al-Kashf 'an wujuh al-qira'at al-sab' wa-'ilaliha wa-hujajiha [Unveiling …Andalusia, ca. 1200 / late 12th or early 13th century CE.

Pedrini, Teodorico, Italian missionary, musician, and composer at the Imperial Court in Beijing (1671-1746). Autograph document signed. Co-signed by the bishop of Beijing, Polycarpo …Beijing, 1642-1646.

[Jainism]. [Illustrated Jain manuscript].India or Pakistan, 19th century or earlier.

What’s gone: some recent sales

Haydn, Joseph. Ariana a Naxos. Cantata a Voce Sola. Accompagnata col Clavicembalo o Forte-Piano.London, Juni 1791.

Montaigne, Michel de. Essais de Messire Michel Seigneur de Montaigne, Chevalier de l'Ordre du …Bordeaux, 1580.

Wagner, Richard, Komponist (1813-1883). "Prière d'Elisabeth". Eigenh. musikalisches Albumblatt mit U.Paris, 7 Jun 1861.

Mao Zedong, Chinese statesman (1893-1976). Autograph inscription signed in: Mao Zedong, "Hsin min-chu-chu-i lun" ("On …No place, 1942.

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Serving the great universities, museums, and national libraries worldwide

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Unconditional guarantee of authenticity

All shipments fully insured and trackable door-to-door

Exhibiting at fairs internationally

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What’s new: recent acquisitions

Johannes Paul II., Papst (d. i. Karol Józef Wojtyla, 1920-2005). Ms. Brief mit eigenh. U.Krakau, 10 Jun 1978.

Makki ibn Abi Talib Hammush al-Qaysi al-Qayrawani al-Andalusi al-Qurtubi al-Maliki. Al-Kashf 'an wujuh al-qira'at al-sab' wa-'ilaliha wa-hujajiha [Unveiling …Andalusia, ca. 1200 / late 12th or early 13th century CE.

Pedrini, Teodorico, Italian missionary, musician, and composer at the Imperial Court in Beijing (1671-1746). Autograph document signed. Co-signed by the bishop of Beijing, Polycarpo …Beijing, 1642-1646.

[Jainism]. [Illustrated Jain manuscript].India or Pakistan, 19th century or earlier.

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Haydn, Joseph. Ariana a Naxos. Cantata a Voce Sola. Accompagnata col Clavicembalo o Forte-Piano.London, Juni 1791.

Montaigne, Michel de. Essais de Messire Michel Seigneur de Montaigne, Chevalier de l'Ordre du …Bordeaux, 1580.

Wagner, Richard, Komponist (1813-1883). "Prière d'Elisabeth". Eigenh. musikalisches Albumblatt mit U.Paris, 7 Jun 1861.

Mao Zedong, Chinese statesman (1893-1976). Autograph inscription signed in: Mao Zedong, "Hsin min-chu-chu-i lun" ("On …No place, 1942.