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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

  • Hillary, Sir Edmund, Bergsteiger (1919-2008). Ausschnitt mit eigenh. U.London?, Oktober 1953.

    $272.00

  • Karyotakis, Kostas. Nepenthe [Nipenthi]. Poiemata vraveumena sto Philadelpheio diagonismo.Athens, 1921.

    $9,237.00

  • Pechstein, Max, German expressionist painter and printmaker (1881-1955). 2 autograph letters signed ("HMPechstein" and "Max Pechstein").Berlin, 31 March 1948 and 15 March 1952.

    $9,237.00

  • Soliman, M. Soliman / Fetouh, Magdi A. El. Carboniferous of Egypt: Isopach and Lithofacies maps.No place, 1970.

    $272.00

What’s available: our stock, updated daily

What’s gone: some recent sales

  • Hoffmann, E. T. A., writer (1776-1822). Autograph letter signed ("Hoffmann").Berlin, 21 Jul 1816.

    $30,429.00

  • Géricault, Théodore. Five complete series by the greatest horse painter of 19th century, including …Paris, 1822-1823.

    $38,036.00

  • [Herbarius]. Herbolario volgare, nelquale se dimostra a conoscer le herbe [...].Venice, June 1536.

    $4,890.00

  • Mandeville, John. Reysen und Wanderschafften durch das Gelobte Land.Strasbourg, 1488.

    $489,037.00