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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

  • Martin Heidegger, Philosoph (1889-1976). Eigenh. Briefkarte mit zweifacher U.Freiburg i. Br., 25 Feb 1973.

    $1,304.00

  • [Lazzat Un Nisa]. Laddhat un-nisa [The Pleasure of Women].Northern India, ca. 1820s / early 19th century.

    $19,561.00

  • Arp, Hans, Maler, Graphiker und Bildhauer (1886-1966). Originalphotographie mit eigenh. U.O. O. u. D.

    $2,717.00

  • Kindleben, Christian Wilhelm. Galanterieen der Türken."Frankfurt und Leipzig" = Altona, 1783.

    $4,890.00

What’s available: our stock, updated daily

What’s gone: some recent sales

  • Firdawsi, Abu’l-Qasim. Shah Nameh [The Book of Kings].Northern India, 23 Jan. 1687 CE = 9 Rabi I 1098 H.

    $48,904.00

  • Sarre, Friedrich / Herzfeld, Ernst. Archäologische Reise im Euphrat- und Tigris-Gebiet.Berlin, 1911-1920.

    $8,151.00

  • [Biblia germanica - NT]. Luther, Martin. Das Newe Testament Mar. Luthers.Wittenberg, 1530.

    $81,506.00

  • [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.

    $103,241.00