From the Conciergerie to the Grand Palais

In June 1984, the Syndicat national de la Librairie Ancienne et Moderne (SLAM), on the initiative of its President Jeanne Laffitte, organised the first International Antiquarian Book Fair in Paris, at the Conciergerie. In this historic location (once prison to Marie-Antoinette), the success was considerable, and every two years, booksellers from around the world began to make Paris a regular destination to exhibit a wide range of precious works.

In 1993, the Fair moved to the Maison de la Mutualité and in 1995 it became an annual event.

Since April 2007, the glass-domed Grand Palais has been host to the Antiquarian Book Fair in conjunction with the Original Print Fair. This magnificent setting provides a unique occasion to become known to a wide public and makes this show an exceptional cultural event. 
Visitors can meander along the traces of journeys taken by countless human minds over the course of centuries.  From manuscripts to avant-garde, from a letter by François I to the drafts of Marcel Proust, from a XIIIth century psalm book to a futurist manifesto, amateurs will be able to browse the shelves of an immense bookshop, with thousands of stunningly diverse documents. 



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