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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

  • Crick, Francis, Physiker, Molekularbiologe und Nobelpreisträger (1916-2004). Albumblatt mit eigenh. U.O. O. u. D.

    $239.00

  • [Jainism - Indian miniature]. [Jain cosmographical diagram].Gujarat or Rajasthan, late 19th/ early 20th century.

    $815.00

  • [Trucial States - Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi]. Two early documents.Sharjah and Ras Al-Khaimah, 1943 and 1966.

    $16,309.00

  • [Biblia arabica]. Biblia Sacra arabica, Sacrae Congregationis de Propaganda Fide iussu edita. …Rome, 1671.

    $81,544.00

What’s available: our stock, updated daily

What’s gone: some recent sales

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

    $489,265.00

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

    $30,443.00

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

    $48,926.00

  • [Astronomy]. Astronomical manuscript in Arabic.No place, late 18th century ca. 1785 CE / 1200 H.

    $13,591.00