Reiss & Sohn

Reiss & Sohn is a German antiquarian book and art auction house founded in 1971. Operating from Germany, it conducts regular auctions of rare books, manuscripts, maps, graphic art and related collectibles. The firm is known in the antiquarian trade for offering significant private libraries and collections, including historical fencing books, travel accounts, cartographic works and early printed books. Its auction calendar includes spring and autumn sales, with catalogues published in advance and live bidding available. The house has handled notable items such as a 1536 Book of Hours from Paris, a 1528 Ptolemy Almagest with annotations by Georg Joachim Rheticus, and a 1590 Waghenaer maritime atlas. Reiss & Sohn remains a private, independent auctioneer serving collectors, institutions and dealers internationally.

Reiss & Sohn was founded in 1971 as a German antiquarian book and art auction house. Over the decades it has established itself as a specialist auctioneer in the field of rare books, manuscripts, maps and graphic art. The firm regularly holds spring and autumn auctions, offering consignments from private collections and estates. Notable auction highlights have included a 1536 Book of Hours for the Use of Chartres, a 1528 edition of Ptolemy's Almagest with annotations by Georg Joachim Rheticus, and a 1590 Waghenaer maritime atlas. In 2026, the house scheduled auctions of the Rainer Köbelin library of historical fencing books, the Apel'sche Bibliothek from Ermlitz, and part two of the Heikki A. Reenpää map collection. Reiss & Sohn continues to accept consignments for its auctions and maintains an active international bidding platform.

• 2026

  Spring auction held on 21–23 April 2026.

• 2026

  Autumn auctions scheduled for 27–29 October 2026, including the Rainer Köbelin fencing library and the Apel'sche Bibliothek.

• 1971

  Reiss & Sohn founded as an antiquarian book and art auction house.

Specialist auction house for antiquarian books, manuscripts, maps and graphic art, serving collectors and institutions internationally.

• Book auctions

• Graphic art auctions

• Manuscripts

• Maps and atlases

• Historical fencing books

1. 1Reiss & Sohn official websitereiss-sohn.de
2. 2Wikidata entry for Reiss & Sonwikidata.org