Rescheduled because of the pandemic, the 32nd International Rare Book and Autograph Fair is opening at the Grand Palais on 18 September. Overview and prospects.
Paul Poiret (1879-1944), Pan, directory of luxury goods in Paris: a tribute to the great French fashion houses Paris, 1928 (librairie Chrétien).
Postponing a fair by several months in a venue like the Grand Palais is no easy task. And dealing with participants from within and outside France was not simple either for the SLAM (national syndicate of antiquarian and modern books), the organiser of the International Rare Book and Autograph Fair. With 20,000 visitors, who include the world's leading collectors, the event hosts far more people than its New York equivalent, the International Antiquarian Book Fair. Now 160 exhibitors will definitely be showing up for this edition. The links between books, illustrations and prints are maintained through the presence of fifteen-odd graphic art galleries. However, the CNES (national chamber of experts specialising in objets d'art and collectors' pieces), which has jointly staged the Salon de l’Objet since 2017, has withdrawn to focus on a future online format.
Splendid Envois The written heritage is decidedly central to the fair. For…
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