Mercier Press
| Founded | 1944 |
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| Founder | Seán Feehan |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Headquarters location | Cork |
| Distribution | Gill(Ireland)[1] Dufour Editions (USA)[2] |
| Nonfiction topics | Irish History, Biography, Sport, Politics, Business and Current Affairs |
| Fiction genres | Literature, Kids |
| Official website | www |
Mercier Pressis apublisherbased inCork,Ireland.It is the longest established independent Irish publishing house.[3]
History[edit]
The company was founded in 1944 bySeán Feehan,and initially published religious books. In 1946 they publishedThis Tremendous Loverby Dom Eugene Boylan which sold over a million copies. At theFrankfurt Book FairFeehan secured the translation rights of German books on philosophy and religion that sold well. In the 1960s they launched a successful range of paperbacks on Irish literature, culture, religion and history.[4]
Feehan remained chairman until his death in 1991, after which John Spillane took over until 2003, when Clodagh Feehan was appointed manager director.[4]
In the 1960s and 1970s the Mercier paperback books had a distinctive cover style.[5]This usually consisted of an illustration, in both pen & ink and brush & ink, and always in two colour. The format and back cover layout remained the same on each book. The artist John Skelton (1925–2009) was Mercier's main cover designer – he worked as an art director and book illustrator before concentrating full-time on painting in 1975.
References[edit]
- ^"Our Clients".Gill Distribution.Archivedfrom the original on 20 October 2017.Retrieved20 October2017.
- ^"Publishers – Dufour Editions".Archivedfrom the original on 8 October 2017.Retrieved20 October2017.
- ^"Mercier Press web-site".Mercier Press.Archivedfrom the original on 24 November 2012.Retrieved27 November2012.
- ^ab"Irish publisher whose printed pages keep turning in pace with history".Under the Radar.Dublin. The Irish Times. 26 February 2010.
- ^John M. Feehan. An Irish Publisher and His World. Mercier Press, Cork, 1969
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