Heirs of Librairie Polo – La Librairie Illustrée Founded in 1871 by and , 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”. which later became
Historia), and popular periodicals (such as ). He also launched collections of popular novels (such as “”), 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, (1888–1945), 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. After
World War II, his son (1919–2013), grandson of Jules Tallandier and the company's emblematic chairman, ran Editions Taillandier for 40 years. Jacques Marchandise (1918–2002) was briefly Chairman until 1981 when
Matra bought out Hachette. In November 1997, François de L'Espée (1943–1998), former sales director of
Larousse, bought out the entire share capital of Tallandier. Since 1999, Editions Tallandier has been owned by the
Artémis Group (66.6%) and, since 2015, by Xavier de Bartillat, who acquired the shares of
La Martinière (initially acquired for 34% in 2001) and was appointed chairman and CEO of Tallandier. In 2020, the catalog led over 2,100 titles, including 450 for the Texto collection (paperbacks) and around 100 new titles each year. Tallandier is distributed by CDE and
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