Éditions Jeanne Laffitte

Éditions Jeanne Laffitte is a publishing house that specializes in reprints of rare and hard-to-find books, using photographic reproduction and digital technologies. It has published hundreds of works on all regions of France and has featured authors from the Provence region, including Jean-Claude Izzo, Philippe Joutard, and Émile Témime. Its catalog reflects a focus on Marseille and Provence, with works by authors and photographers such as Camille Moirenc, Gilles Martin-Raget, and Arrouas. The catalog also includes works on oenology and gastronomy.

Jeanne Laffitte is a publisher who became famous for her talent as a great seeker of bibliographic rarities. Specializing in reprints – a process of photographic reproduction, page by page – and now using new digital technologies, Jeanne Laffitte brings back to life works that were previously extremely rare, untraceable, or little known, in faithful paperback or hardcover replicas. After producing several hundred publications on all regions of France, she welcomed authors from her region, such as Jean-Claude Izzo for his first work on Clovis Hugues, Philippe Joutard for his history of Marseille in 13 events, and Émile Témime, or more recently Michel Goury. Her catalog shows her choices for Marseille and Provence through works by authors or photographers like Camille Moirenc, Gilles Martin-Raget, and Arrouas. Oenology and gastronomy are not forgotten, with fundamental works like Viala Vermorel and Favre – or of course more modest ones.

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