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

  • Gaubil, Antoine, Jesuit missionary, astronomer, and historian at the Imperial Court in Beijing (1689-1759). "Catalogue Chinois des Étoiles". Autograph manuscript.Beijing, 1734.

    $135,844.00
  • Lawrence, Thomas Edward, British explorer, intelligence officer, and writer (1888-1935). Autograph letter signed. ("TEShaw").No place, 2 May 1930.

    $7,064.00
  • Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901). Autograph letter.Osborne House Isle of Wight, 7 Aug 1861.

    $2,391.00
  • [League of Arab States, Secretariat General]. Fourth Arab Petroleum Congress. Organized by the Secretariat General of …Beirut, 1963.

    $489.00

What’s available: our stock, updated daily

What’s gone: some recent sales

  • [Ships Logs] - F. R. Openshaw, Royal Navy midshipman (fl. 1900s). "Log of H. M. Ships Highflyer & Hyacinth". Autograph manuscript logs …Indian Ocean and the Gulf, 1902-1904.

    $103,241.00
  • Schubert, Franz, composer (1797-1828). Collection of three engraved cores: Op. 1 (Erlkönig), 2 (Gretchen am Spinnrade), …Vienna, 1821-1827.

    $8,151.00
  • [United Arab Emirates]. Photograph of Sheikh Zayed raising the flag of independence at al-Diyafah …Dubai, 2 Dec 1971.

    $38,036.00
  • [Hinduism]. Illuminated Hinduistic manuscript.India, early 19th century.

    $10,324.00