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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

Bartholdi, Frédéric-Auguste, sculptor (1834-1904). Print with autograph signature.Paris, no date.

Khusraw Dihlavi, Amir. Diwan-i Amir Khusraw Dihlavi.Indo-Persia, Timurid Empire, ca. 1460-1480 CE.

Freud, Lucian, British painter and draughtsman (1922-2011). Autograph letter signed.4 Delamere Terrace, London, ca. 1960.

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

What’s gone: some recent sales

[Polanco, Juan Alfonso, SJ]. Izpravnik za erei ispovidnici, i za pokornik.Rome, 1635.

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

Mahler, Gustav, Komponist und Dirigent (1860-1911). Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Orchesterbegleitung.Wien, Leipzig, Paris, 1900?.

[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.

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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

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What’s new: recent acquisitions

Bartholdi, Frédéric-Auguste, sculptor (1834-1904). Print with autograph signature.Paris, no date.

Khusraw Dihlavi, Amir. Diwan-i Amir Khusraw Dihlavi.Indo-Persia, Timurid Empire, ca. 1460-1480 CE.

Freud, Lucian, British painter and draughtsman (1922-2011). Autograph letter signed.4 Delamere Terrace, London, ca. 1960.

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

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Early printing to 1600

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What’s gone: some recent sales

[Polanco, Juan Alfonso, SJ]. Izpravnik za erei ispovidnici, i za pokornik.Rome, 1635.

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

Mahler, Gustav, Komponist und Dirigent (1860-1911). Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Orchesterbegleitung.Wien, Leipzig, Paris, 1900?.

[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.