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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

  • Suttner, Bertha von, writer and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (1843-1914). Autograph quotation signed.Prague, 3 Feb 1906.

    € 550.00

  • Hume, W[illiam] F[raser]. The Rift Valleys & Geology of Eastern Sinai.London, 1901.

    € 450.00

  • Johannes Paul II., Papst (d. i. Karol Józef Wojtyla, 1920-2005). Ms. Brief mit eigenh. U.Krakau, 10 Jun 1978.

    € 1,200.00

  • [United Arab Republic]. The U.A.R. Year Book 1960.Cairo, 1960.

    € 600.00

What’s available: our stock, updated daily

What’s gone: some recent sales

  • Engels, Friedrich, political theorist (1820-1895). Autograph letter signed ("Frédéric Engels").London, 11 Mar 1873.

    € 400,000.00

  • Mahler, Gustav, Komponist und Dirigent (1860-1911). Programmzettel mit eigenh. U. ("Mahler").Wohl Wien, 13 Feb 1902.

    € 8,500.00

  • Roberts, David. Egypt & Nubia, from Drawings Made on the Spot With Historical Descriptions …London, 1846-1849.

    € 95,000.00

  • [Astrological Volvelle]. [Dell' hore planetarie].Italy Genoa?, ca. 1650?.

    € 12,500.00