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

  • Nietzsche, Friedrich, German philosopher and poet (1844-1900). Autograph letter signed ("Friedrich Nietzsche").Basel, 27 Sep 1876.

     85,000.00
  • [Farasnama]. Farasnama [The Coloured Book of Horses]. Hippiatric manuscript.India, ca. 1800 CE.

     35,000.00
  • Burton, Richard Francis, English explorer and diplomat (1821-1890). 10 autograph letters signed and one autograph postcard signed ("R.F. Burton", …London, Trieste and Geneva, 27 May 1882 to 12 May 1884, 8 November 1888, and no date.

     45,000.00
  • [League of Arab States, Secretariat General]. Fourth Arab Petroleum Congress. Organized by the Secretariat General of …Beirut, 1963.

     450.00

What’s available: our stock, updated daily

What’s gone: some recent sales

  • [Ships Logs] - F. R. Openshaw, Royal Navy midshipman (fl. 1900s). "Log of H. M. Ships Highflyer & Hyacinth". Autograph manuscript logs …Indian Ocean and the Gulf, 1902-1904.

     95,000.00
  • [U.S. Air Force / NASA]. Lunar Astronautical Charts.St. Louis, Missouri, 1962-1967.

     15,000.00
  • Liszt, Franz, Komponist und Pianist (1811-1886). Eigenh. Brief mit U. ("F. Liszt").Weimar, 25 Sep 1885.

     3,500.00
  • Ptolemaeus, Claudius [translated by Angelus, Jacobus, edited by Germanus, Nicolaus]. [Russia, Black Sea] Octava Europe tabula.Ulm, 16 Jul 1482.

     50,000.00