[1][2][3] Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner specializes in oriental studies, it publishes mainly essays, texts, manuals of ancient languages and travel accounts on the Near, Middle and Far East.

[1] For several decades, it was a partner of the École nationale des langues orientales vivantes (National School of Living Oriental Languages), of which it was the sole publisher until 1971.

It published numerous collections under the aegis of this institution, both for the languages and civilizations of the Arab-Muslim world and other countries in Asia.

[2] In 1982, the founder's grandnephew, Marc Frédéric Seidl-Geuthner, took over the company, which was in difficult financial situation.

The Lebanese sociologist and architect Myra Prince took over the management of the company, which became Société nouvelle Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.