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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.

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What’s new: recent acquisitions

Mann, Thomas & George R. Marek, German writer and Nobel laureate (1875-1955) & music producer and biographer (1902-1987). "Das Gesetz" and "The Law". 2 typescripts with numerous autograph corrections, …New York, October 1943.

[London Conference]. Photograph from the London Conference.London, 17 Feb 1939.

Wolf, Johann Christian, Philologe und Bibliothekar (1690-1770). Eigenh. Albumblatt mit U.Hamburg, 24 May 1736.

Ibn Batuta / Samuel Lee (ed.). The Travels of Ibn Batuta. Translated from the abridged Arabic manuscript …London, 1829.

What’s gone: some recent sales

Sun Yat-sen, Chinese revolutionary, first president and founding father of the Republic of China (1866-1925). Autograph letter signed ("Y-S Sun").Canton Guangzhou, 29 Nov 1921.

Chimani, Leopold. Bunte Scenerien aus dem Menschenleben. Ein Bilderbuch ganz neuer Art.Wien, 1836.

Sulayman al-Tajir / Abu Zaid Hasan ibn Yazid, al-Sirafi / Renaudot, Eusèbe (ed.). [Silsilat al-tawarik - Italian]. Antiche relazioni dell' Indie, e della …Bologna, 1749.

Kafka, Franz, Schriftsteller (1883-1924). Eigenh. Postkarte mit U. ("K").Prag, 23. II. 1922.

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Serving the great universities, museums, and national libraries worldwide

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Unconditional guarantee of authenticity

All shipments fully insured and trackable door-to-door

Exhibiting at fairs internationally

An international team of experts to answer your questions

What’s new: recent acquisitions

Mann, Thomas & George R. Marek, German writer and Nobel laureate (1875-1955) & music producer and biographer (1902-1987). "Das Gesetz" and "The Law". 2 typescripts with numerous autograph corrections, …New York, October 1943.

[London Conference]. Photograph from the London Conference.London, 17 Feb 1939.

Wolf, Johann Christian, Philologe und Bibliothekar (1690-1770). Eigenh. Albumblatt mit U.Hamburg, 24 May 1736.

Ibn Batuta / Samuel Lee (ed.). The Travels of Ibn Batuta. Translated from the abridged Arabic manuscript …London, 1829.

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What’s gone: some recent sales

Sun Yat-sen, Chinese revolutionary, first president and founding father of the Republic of China (1866-1925). Autograph letter signed ("Y-S Sun").Canton Guangzhou, 29 Nov 1921.

Chimani, Leopold. Bunte Scenerien aus dem Menschenleben. Ein Bilderbuch ganz neuer Art.Wien, 1836.

Sulayman al-Tajir / Abu Zaid Hasan ibn Yazid, al-Sirafi / Renaudot, Eusèbe (ed.). [Silsilat al-tawarik - Italian]. Antiche relazioni dell' Indie, e della …Bologna, 1749.

Kafka, Franz, Schriftsteller (1883-1924). Eigenh. Postkarte mit U. ("K").Prag, 23. II. 1922.