Books from 1950 – 1979

Between 1950 and 1979, the edition experienced a real boom, driven by the democratization of reading.
The book becomes an object of everyday life: pocket collections multiply, prices drop, and literary genres open up to the general public.
It is the era of great popular novels, polars, committed essays, but also youth literature in development.
Coloured blankets, sometimes illustrated by hand, give a recognizable graphic style.
The iconic publishers such as Gallimard, Le Livre de Poche, or Hachette are taking on their growth.
We also see the emergence of new literary voices, sometimes controversial, often modern.
The printing quality varies, but the set remains very identifiable: sober typographies, fine papers, compact formats.
These works are now sought after for their retro charm, style, or collection value.
They carry in them the spirit of post-war, reconstruction, modernity and utopia.
These are books that marked their time... and sometimes a whole generation.