Collection of catalogues issued by Martin Breslauer, Inc., 1900-2000

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Summary

Abstract:
Collection consists of various catalogs issued by the Breslauer firm through the years; earlier catalogs are in German and later ones are in English; the books "by or about" are all in German.
Extent:
0.8 linear ft. (2 document boxes)
Language:
and Earlier catalogs are in German and later ones are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Collection of Catalogues issued by Martin Breslauer, Inc. (Collection 1895).UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of various catalogs issued by the Breslauer firm through the years; earlier catalogs are in German and later ones are in English; the books "by or about" are all in German.

A detailed paper inventory is on file in the collection file. Inquire at the Special Collections reference desk.

Biographical / historical:

Martin Breslauer started his antiquarian bookselling trade in 1898 in Berlin, where it flourished for almost 4 decades before he had to sell 2/3 of the company's unparalleled reference collection in order to help his family escape Nazi Germany. He died of a heart attack in 1940, in London, where his family had relocated. His son Bernard, still in his early 20s, took over the business, learning as he went along and succeeding immensely. The company flourished and retained its prestige as preeminent antiquarian booksellers. By 1977, Bernard Breslauer moved the business to New York, continuing his trade there. He died in 2004. (More information can be found at: www.breslauerfdn.org/biography.html)

Processing information:

Processed by Lindsay Chaney in 2015 in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT) with assistance from Jillian Cuellar.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Collection of Catalogues issued by Martin Breslauer, Inc. (Collection 1895).UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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