Berlin, A. Asher & Co
Owner Id4419
TypeCorporate body
Biographical dates - Period of existence1839-1938
Other InformationFounded by Adolphus Asher (Abraham Isaac Ascher, 1800-1853) in 1830, first doing business as A. Asher's Library, from 1839 as A. Asher & Co. Until Asher's death in 1853, essentially his personal business, though with various partners. Succeeded by Albert Cohn, his last partner, who traded under the firm name until 1874, when the antiquarian business was sold and continued under the same name, with various owners, until 1938 (see David Paisey, "Adolphus Asher (1800-1853): Berlin Bookseller, Anglophile and Friend to Panizzi", British Library Journal, 12 (1997), 131-53, footnote 7 at pp. 150-151 for details of the firm's history) [A. Panzanelli]
Variant NamesA. Asher's Library
Other Identifierhttp://thesaurus.cerl.org/record/cnc00025503
http://www.asherbooks.com/history.html
http://www.bl.uk/eblj/1997articles/pdf/article14.pdf
Activity
Start (year)1852
End (year)1938
MARC Area Codee-gx
Profession / Type of InstitutionBooktrade
CharacterisationNo characterisation/lay
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