Collection of catalogues issued by Martin Breslauer, Inc., 1900-2000
Finding aid prepared by Lindsay Chaney, 2015; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
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Finding aid last modified 23 June 2016.
Title: Collection of catalogues issued by Martin Breslauer, Inc.
Collection number: 1895
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.8 linear ft.
(2 document boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1900-2000
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.
Language of Materials: Earlier catalogs are in German and later ones are in English.
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.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
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.
Restrictions on Access
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.
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.
Processing Information
Biography/History
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)
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.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Martin Breslauer, Inc.--Catalogs.
Booksellers' catalogs--Great Britain.
Box 1, Folder 1
Breslauer and Meyer, firm.
1900.
Box 1, Folders 2-17
Martin Breslauer, firm (Berlin).
1904-1934.
Box 2, Folders 1-8
Martin Breslauer, firm (London).
1945-1971.
Box 2, Folders 9-11
Martin Breslauer, firm (New York).
1979-1980.
Box 2, Folders 12-13
Publications issued by the firm of Martin Breslauer.
1922-1929.
Box 2, Folders 14-18
Publications by or about Martin Breslauer and Bernard H. Breslauer.
1966-2000.
