Founded by Friedrich Daniel Bassermann (1811 - 1855) and Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Mathy (1807 1868) as Verlag Bassermann & Mathy.
After Mathy left the company in 1854, renamed to Bassermann'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung.
Moved to Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg in 1865.
Moved to Munich, Bavaria in 1878.
Was sold and merged to Falken Verlag in Niedernhausen/ Taunus, Hesse in 1973.
Revived as subsidiary / imprint in 1988, mostly operating as Bassermann Verlag.
Falken & Bassermann were taken over by Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH in 1998.
After a failed sales attempt, Falken was closed at the end of 2001 / early 2002 due to persistent financial problems and Bassermann moved to the headquarters of Random House in Munich.
