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Michel Lévy Frères

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Michel Lévy Frères
Founded1836
Founder
SuccessorCalmann-Lévy
Country of originFrance
Headquarters locationParis
Publication typesBooks

Michel Lévy frères was a Paris publishing house founded in 1836 by Michel Lévy with his brothers Nathan and Kalmus (Calmann). Michel served as publisher until his death in 1875, upon which Kalmus succeeded him and renamed the company Calmann-Lévy.

Michel Lévy frères published such authors as Honoré de Balzac, Gustave Flaubert, and Antoinette Henriette Clémence Robert; some of their works were illustrated by Eugène Lampsonius.

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