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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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Heidegger, Martin. Hegel und die Griechen.Tübingen, 1960.

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

Ateeqi, Abdul Rahman Salim Al-, Kuwaiti politician and statesman (1928-2020). Typed letter signed.Kuwait, 12 May 1974.

Makki ibn Abi Talib Hammush al-Qaysi al-Qayrawani al-Andalusi al-Qurtubi al-Maliki. Al-Kashf 'an wujuh al-qira'at al-sab' wa-'ilaliha wa-hujajiha [Unveiling …Andalusia, ca. 1300 / late 12th or early 13th century CE.

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[La Pira, Gioacchino, Italian painter (active 1839-1870) - attrib.]. A group of ten masterly gouaches of Naples and surroundings from the collection …Naples, ca. 1855-1866.

[Logbook of HMS Effingham in the Gulf]. Larken, Francis Wyatt Rawson, Royal Navy officer (1911-1985). Unpublished manuscript journal of a British voyage to the Gulf, containing …Middle East, mainly Arabian Peninsula, Persia, Africa, and India, 1928-1931, with additional material to 1951.

Liszt, Franz, Komponist und Pianist (1811-1886). Eigenh. Brief mit U. ("F. Liszt").Weimar, 25 Sep 1885.

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

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Serving the great universities, museums, and national libraries worldwide

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What’s new: recent acquisitions

Heidegger, Martin. Hegel und die Griechen.Tübingen, 1960.

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

Ateeqi, Abdul Rahman Salim Al-, Kuwaiti politician and statesman (1928-2020). Typed letter signed.Kuwait, 12 May 1974.

Makki ibn Abi Talib Hammush al-Qaysi al-Qayrawani al-Andalusi al-Qurtubi al-Maliki. Al-Kashf 'an wujuh al-qira'at al-sab' wa-'ilaliha wa-hujajiha [Unveiling …Andalusia, ca. 1300 / late 12th or early 13th century CE.

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What’s gone: some recent sales

[La Pira, Gioacchino, Italian painter (active 1839-1870) - attrib.]. A group of ten masterly gouaches of Naples and surroundings from the collection …Naples, ca. 1855-1866.

[Logbook of HMS Effingham in the Gulf]. Larken, Francis Wyatt Rawson, Royal Navy officer (1911-1985). Unpublished manuscript journal of a British voyage to the Gulf, containing …Middle East, mainly Arabian Peninsula, Persia, Africa, and India, 1928-1931, with additional material to 1951.

Liszt, Franz, Komponist und Pianist (1811-1886). Eigenh. Brief mit U. ("F. Liszt").Weimar, 25 Sep 1885.

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