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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

  • Matisse, Henri, French artist (1869-1954). Portrait postcard inscribed and signed.No place, 12 Mar 1942.

    € 6,500.00

  • Ginguené, Pierre Louis. Histoire littéraire d'Italie.Paris, 1811-1812.

    € 350.00

  • Osswald, Erwin, General der Wehrmacht (1882-1947). Eigenh. Brief mit U.Bad Tölz, 17 Jul 1936.

    € 350.00

  • [Beauchamp-Proctor, William, British Navy officer (1781-1861). Dictionary of Egypt].No place, ca. 1820.

    € 2,800.00

What’s available: our stock, updated daily

What’s gone: some recent sales

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

    € 4,500.00

  • Mahler, Gustav, Komponist und Dirigent (1860-1911). Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Orchesterbegleitung.Wien, Leipzig, Paris, 1900?.

    € 18,000.00

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

    € 50,000.00

  • Aldini, Giovanni. Essai théoretique et expérimental sur le galvanisme, avec une série …Paris, 1804.

    € 9,500.00