Éditions Tallandier
Éditions Tallandier is a French publishing house founded in 1901. It is the successor to La Librairie Illustrée, itself the successor to Librairie, founded in 1871.
Although the company's initial development was based mainly on publishing collections of popular novels, Éditions Tallandier is best known for its catalog of historical essays, which, at the beginning of the twentieth century, earned the company its letters of nobility with works by Madelin, Calmette, Lavedan, and Lavisse. They continue to publish the works of historians such as Emmanuel de Waresquiel, Jean Tulard, Marc Ferro, and Michel Winock.
In the 2010s, their catalog expanded to include essays on the contemporary world.
History
Heirs of Librairie Polo – La Librairie Illustrée
Founded in 1871 by and, Librairie Polo became one of the leading names in popular publishing in less than twenty years. By 1875, the company had rebranded as “La Librairie Illustrée” and gained recognition for publishing illustrated periodicals such as La Caricature,,, and. In 1890, Decaux, ill, retired and left his shares to his employee and friend Désiré Armand Montgredien, who founded Montgredien & Cie.Brothers Charles and Jules Tallandier, initially partners in Montgredien & Cie, which they had founded in 1896 with Désiré Armand Montgredien, took over La Librairie Illustrée in 1900. Then, in October 1901, Jules took over the publishing business from his brother, who had retired for health reasons, and bought out Montgredien's shares. The company then took the name “Librairie Illustrée Montgredien & Cie, Jules Tallandier, Successeur”, and in 1902 became “Librairie Illustrée – J. Tallandier, Éditeur”.
Éditions Jules Tallandier before 1918
Inheriting the popular weekly founded in 1877 by, Tallandier launched a number of newspapers, history periodicals, and popular periodicals. He also launched collections of popular novels, and between the wars became one of the leading publishers of periodical novel collections, along with Arthème Fayard and.Tallandier since 1918
In 1931, the Hachette group acquired 60% of the capital and took over distribution via. Editions Tallandier was initially run by Jules Tallandier's son-in-law,, who had married Germaine Tallandier. After Jules Tallendier's death on January 12, 1933, management was handed over to. During the Occupation, the company's headquarters were transferred to Clermont-Ferrand. Henri Manhès was arrested for acts of resistance and deported on January 22, 1944. Rémy Dumoncel was arrested on May 4, 1944, for acts of resistance, and died in deportation in 1945. After World War II, his son, grandson of Jules Tallandier and the company's emblematic chairman, ran Editions Taillandier for 40 years. Jacques Marchandise was briefly Chairman until 1981 when Matra bought out Hachette.In November 1997, François de L'Espée, former sales director of Larousse, bought out the entire share capital of Tallandier.
Since 1999, Editions Tallandier has been owned by the Artémis Group and, since 2015, by Xavier de Bartillat, who acquired the shares of La Martinière and was appointed chairman and CEO of Tallandier.
In 2010, the catalog included over a thousand titles, with around sixty new releases per year. In 2020, the catalog led over 2,100 titles, including 450 for the Texto collection and around 100 new titles each year.
Tallandier is distributed by CDE and Madrigall.
Collections
Current collections
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Former periodical collections
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