Espasa-Calpe

Espasa-Calpe was a Spanish publisher house which existed during the 20th century. It was created in 1925, by the union of Editorial Calpe, founded by Nicolás María de Urgoiti in 1918, and Editorial Espasa, founded by José and Pau Espasa i Anguera in 1860. The new house, named Espasa-Calpe, was owned by the paper manufacturing company Papelera Española and it became one of the most important publishers in Spain. Espasa-Calpe opened a major bookstore, Casa del Libro, in the center of Madrid. In addition, it established a headquarters in Buenos Aires, and it expanded its market to Chile, Uruguay, Peru, Mexico and Cuba. In 1991, Espasa-Calpe was acquired by Grupo Planeta, which paid 15.000 million Spanish pesetas.

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Espasa-Calpe is no longer an active publisher (defunct since 1991). Its books may still be in print through successor companies or available second-hand and in libraries.