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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

  • Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, Dichter (1874-1929). Eigenh. Briefkarte mit U.Rodaun, 13. XII. 1915?.

    $536.00

  • Laurent, Jean (photographer). Photograph album of Spain.Madrid, 1870s.

    $37,500.00

  • Reinagle, Oriana Georgina, British painter (1794-1875). Autograph letter signed ("O. G. Reinagle").London, 11 Feb 1830.

    $696.00

  • [Sri Lanka - palm leaf book]. [Sinhalese palm-leaf manuscript].Sri Lanka, 19th century.

    $1,607.00

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What’s gone: some recent sales

  • [Du Fouilloux, Jacques, et al.]. Neuw Jag unnd Weydwerck Buch, das ist ein grundtliche beschreibung vom …Frankfurt, 1582.

    $133,930.00

  • [Goethe & Schiller] - Schiller, Friedrich von, (1759-1805) und Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832), deutsche Dichter. Albumblatt mit eigenh. Einträgen beider Dichter.O. O., zwischen 1796 und 1805, bzw. Weimar, 25 Jun 1823.

    $62,144.00

  • Allaeus, Franciscus. Astrologiae Nova Methodus. Francisci Allaei, Arabis Christiani.Rennes, 1654-1655.

    $80,358.00

  • [Hinduism]. Illuminated Hinduistic manuscript.India, early 19th century.

    $10,179.00