News - Librairie Camille Sourget

04/01/2020
The highlights of 2019
The team of Camille Sourget bookshop wishes you a HAPPY NEW YEAR 2020. We wish you a decade filled (...)
02/10/2019
Camille Sourget at the Biennale Paris
On September of 2019, our bookshop had the honor of participating once again in the Biennale Paris, the Parisian (...)
28/03/2019
Camille Sourget at TEFAF Maastricht
This month the bookshop had the honor of taking part (...)
15/01/2019
Launch of INCIPIT, our monthly Gazette!
The Bookshop Camille Sourget is excited to launch its latest project! INCIPIT is a monthly Gazette that will focus on (...)
29/11/2018
From West to East: the Bookshop Camille Sourget goes back to China in Print
For the second time in its history, the Bookshop Camille Sourget is honored to participate to China in Print, (...)
18/09/2018
A magical artfair under the glass dome of the Grand Palais for the Bookshop Camille Sourget.
This year the Bookshop Camille Sourget (...)
08/03/2018
The Bookshop Camille Sourget is setting out to conquer TEFAF Maastricht!
For the first time, the Bookshop Camille Sourget was honored to be included in the limited list of exhibitors of (...)
07/07/2018
Our brand new catalogue of rare and precious books is online!
Discover our newest catalog of rare and precious books and its exceptional selection of 60 books from the 15th (...)
22/10/2017
An exciting documentary about Gutenberg and printing!
A great documentary about Gutenberg and the printing adventure was broadcasted by Arte last week. It gives an idea (...)
19/09/2017
Our brand new catalogue of rare and precious books is online!
Discover our newest catalog of rare and precious books and its exceptional selection of 51 books from the 15th to (...)
07/09/2017
Ambassador of bibliophily at the Biennale des Antiquaires
This year the Bookshop Camille Sourget has once again the priviledge to represent worldwide bibliophily at the Biennale des Antiquaires (...)
25/07/2017
Discover our brand new catalogue of rare and precious books!
It is a pleasure to present our 24th catalogue of rare and precious books, from the 16th to the 20th (...)
28/06/2017
Untill July 5th, La Librairie Camille Sourget exhibits in Masterpiece London 2017!
Tomorrow,29th of june 2017, it's the grand opening of Masterpiece in London! For the first time, the Librairie Camille Sourget (...)
04/05/2017
Our brand new catalogue of rare and precious books is online.
It is a pleasure to present our 23rd catalogue of rare and precious books, from the 15th to the 20th (...)
09/03/2017
The gretest bookshop of New York is opened!
As every year, the bookshop Camille Sourget will take part in the New York Antiquarian Book Fair! For (...)
21/02/2017
Springtime has arrived at the bookshop Camille Sourget.
We invited spring to settle earlier in the window of our bookshop for a few weeks, in (...)
11/02/2017
Italy is in the air...
This week, Italy has the place of honour at the bookshop Camille Sourget ! Come on a trip with us (...)
06/01/2016
Soon the 2017 New York Antiquarian Book Fair!
The most passionate international bibliophiles wouldn't miss it for anything in the world, (...)
15/12/2016
Isaac Newton masterwork becomes most expensive science book sold
A first edition of Sir Isaac Newton’s Principia Mathematica has become the most expensive printed scientific book ever (...)
09/11/2016
The Bookshop Camille Sourget is setting out to conquer Asia.
We are delighted to take part for (...)
10/09/2016
Ambassador of bibliophily at the Biennale des Antiquaires until September 18th
The Bookshop Camille Sourget has the priviledge to represent worldwide bibliophily at the Biennale des Antiquaires until September 18th. You (...)
24/04/2016
Tic tac, the finest bookshop in the world closes tonight
Don't wait next year to discover the finest bookshop in the world. Meet us at the Grand Palais, booth A4. (...)
19/04/2016
Salon International du Livre rare in Paris
We are pleased to take part in the Salon International du Livre rare of Paris which will be held (...)
04/04/2016
NY Antiquarian Book Fair, the greatest bookshop in the New World
Antiquarian Book Fair of New York, Spring 2016. On this occasion, the Park Avenue Armory becomes the greatest (...)
25/03/2016
Our brand new catalogue of rare and precious books
Catalogue of rare and precious books from the 16th to the 20th century, from the Hours of Notre Dame to (...)
18/12/2015
Our brand new catalogue of rare and precious books
Catalogue of rare and precious books from the 15th to the 20th century, from Plautus to Wells. We would like (...)
27/10/2015
Catalogue Hors-Série n°6 - Autumn 2015
Discover here our new “Catalogue hors-série – Autumn 2015”. A selection of 56 works you can look at (...)
18/07/2015
Our brand new catalogue of rare and precious books
Catalogue of rare and precious books from the 15th to the 20th century, from Pierre de Provence to Duras. We (...)
05/05/2015
Catalogue Hors-Série - Spring 2015
Discover here our new “Catalogue hors-série – Spring 2015”. A selection of 50 works you can look at here or (...)
01/04/2015
Our 16th catalogue of rare and precious books
Catalogue of rare and precious books from the 15th to the 20th century, from Breydenbach to Pagnol. We (...)
29/10/2014
Catalogue Hors-Série - Autumn 2014
Discover here our brand new “Catalogue hors-série – Automn 2014”. A selection of 55 works you can look at here (...)
17/10/2014
Our window of precious books this week
Discover below the window of rare books of this week: Burroughs, Edgar Rice. Tarzan of the (...)
10/07/2014
Our brand new catalogue of rare and precious books
Catalogue of rare and precious books from th 15th to the 20th century, from Bartolus de Saxoferrato to Burroughs. We (...)
11/04/2014
Our brand new catalogue of rare and precious books
Catalogue of rare and precious books from th 15th to the 20th century, from the Manuscrit enluminé du Val de (...)
11/04/2014
Opening night at the Grand Palais
This past Thursday was the opening night of the International Paris Antiquarian Book Fair. Booksellers and bibliophiles gathered once (...)
05/04/2014
The greatest ephemeral library of the New Continent
Until April 6th, New York welcomes the greatest ephemerial library of the New Continent. More than 200 bookdealers from all (...)
04/04/2014
Opening of the NY Antiquarian Book Fair
Follow us during the NY Antiquarian Book Fair. Last Thursday was the opening of the NY Antiquarian Book Fair, (...)
06/03/2014
Catalogue Hors-Série - Winter 2014
Discover here our brand new “Catalogue hors-série - Winter 2014”. A selection of 53 works you can look at here (...)
18/12/2013
Our brand new catalogue of rare and precious books
Catalogue of rare and precious books from th 13th to the 20th century, from the Lectionnaire de l'Abbaye Saint-Victor de (...)
13/11/2013
Catalogue Hors-Série - Autumn 2013
Discover here our brand new “Catalogue hors-série - Autumn 2013”. A selection of 46 works you can look at here (...)
10/07/2013
Our brand new catalogue of rare and precious books
Catalogue of rare and precious books from th 15th to the 20th century, from Sebon to Yourcenar. We make the (...)
28/04/2013
Third day of exhibition at the Grand Palais
Bookdealers feel like they were home under the dome of the Grand Palais since it is already the third day (...)
27/04/2013
Second day of exhibition at the Grand Palais
While we have a quite moment, which is something rare during a book fair, we offer you a guided visit (...)
26/04/2013
The Paris Antiquarian Book Fair is open!
Yesterday evening was the grand opening of the Paris Antiquarian Book Fair, at the Grand Palais. For the occasion, it (...)
24/04/2013
The most important Antiquarian Book Fair in the world : one day to go
Usually, the Grand Palais is firstly considered as a majestuous iron structure bathed in the light of the (...)
18/04/2013
Catalogue Hors-Série
Discover here our brand new “Catalogue hors-série - Spring 2013”. A selection of 50 works you can look (...)
15/04/2013
Last day of exhibition - 5th day
Now is the final day of exhibition and as the doors are closing down, we carefully pack again the books (...)
14/04/2013
A Saturday in New York - Day 4
Fourth day at the Fair, really crowded and interesting ! Here are some new pictures of our booth ... (...)
13/04/2013
New York - Day 3
Friday was another busy day at the Park Avenue Armory! Unfortunately, rain was a spoilsport and stopped us from enjoying the (...)
12/04/2013
Grand opening - Day 2
The opening of the New York Antiquarian Book Fair, on Thursday evening, was a real success! We wanted you to (...)
11/04/2013
Your Parisian bookshop in New York City - Day 1
The Bookshop Camille Sourget opens an annexe in New York for a small week. Upon the Antiquarian Book Fair, (...)
16/11/2012
New opening hours
The Bookshop Camille Sourget is glad to announce its new and extended opening hours. You can visit our bookshop from (...)
26/10/2012
Antiquarian books, a pleasing investment - Figaro Magazine - October 19th 2012
« Antiquarian books, an immersion within the fine pages of the days gone. » Please, find herebelow a very interesting (...)
25/10/2012
"Les Contemplations", an exhibition at Victor Hugo's House
Until the 20th of January 2013, Victor Hugo's House presents a small exhibition dedicated to The Contemplations, a poetry collection (...)
25/09/2012
Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the Arts
2012 marks the tricentennial of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's birth. On this occasion, many events and exhibitions were held throughout the year (...)
14/09/2012
The 2012 European Heritage Days
On the 15th and 16th of September will take place the 2012 edition of the European Heritage Days. Created in (...)
12/09/2012
Bougainville and the explorers at the Senate
From the 13th to 16th of September, the Orangerie of the Jardin du Luxembourg hosts an exhibition which should (...)
26/06/2012
The Rare Book Week of Melbourne
It’s already June and you could believe that the time of fine bibliophilic discoveries is almost over as summer (...)
02/06/2012
The art of illumination honored at the National Library of France
The National Library of France exhibits, from March 6 to June 10, around 100 Flemish manuscripts of the XVth century, (...)
10/05/2012
ILAB launches its mobile app for smartphone
The International Ligue of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) has just launched a few weeks ago a mobile application available for the (...)
04/05/2012
New opening hours
The bookshop Camille Sourget is glad to announce that from now on the bookshop is going to be open from (...)
21/04/2012
Two French girls in New York - The bookshop Camille Sourget at the Antiquarian Book Fair
From April 12th to 15th was held the 52nd New York Antiquarian Book Fair in the prestigious Park Avenue (...)
19/04/2012
2012 International Antiquarian Book Fair in Paris
The bookshop Camille Sourget will exhibit at the International Antiquarian Book Fair in Paris that will take place at the (...)
11/04/2012
New York Antiquarian Book Fair 2012
The Booshop Camille Sourget will participate in the New York Antiquarian Book Fair that will take place from April (...)
07/02/2012
Gaston Fébus at the Cluny Museum
The Cluny Museum, National museum of the Middle Ages, hosts a very nice exhibition about Gaston Fébus, until March, 5th (...)
30/01/2012
Jean-Jacques Rousseau honnored in 2012
The French National Assembly and the National Library of France associate in 2012 to commemorate the tercentenary of the birth (...)
18/01/2012
A "hospital" for old books…
While browsing the articles of the Café Littéraire Essentiam, we discovered the existence of a "hospital" for antiquarian books in (...)
10/01/2012
The anticipated Encyclopedic Book Dictionary is out!
Spotted in the Gazette Drouot, the edition of a monumental book dictionary… Dictionaries have always interested a lot the bibliophiles. (...)
23/11/2011
How to preserve your antiquarian books?
Antiquarian books are very fragile and require special care, especially those with a morocco binding. Besides the famous "213" wax, (...)
10/11/2011
Virtual exhibitions at the B.n.F.
Bibliophiles always are eager for knowledge and culture, we know it well. That is why we want to share with (...)
20/10/2011
International Antiquarian Book Fair
The 24th edition of the Paris International Antiquarian Book Fair will be held from 26th to 29th April 2010 at (...)
24/06/2011
The first edition of the Grand Meaulnes breaks record in Paris
182 861 €… That’s the price reached by the copy of the first edition of the Grand Meaulnes by Alain Fournier (...)
18/04/2011
New York Antiquarian Book Fair
Here are a few pictures showing the last day of the New York Antiquarian Book Fair. Sunday the 10th of (...)
03/11/2009
Romanticism
One of only 50 copies from the much sought-after first edition of Joubert’s Pensées, printed by Chateaubriand, the author’s intimate (...)
02/07/2009
The evolution of antiquarian books prices, now in English.
«Fine books are the best investment, both financially and culturally.» (Madame de Pompadour and Damascène Morgand.) A STUDY OF (...)
05/06/2009
International Antiquarian Book Fair Grand Palais
From June 19th to 21st 2009, the International Antiquarian Book Fair occupied the Grand Palais. It is from (...)
13/05/2009
Publication of the catalogue 5
Catalogue of fine books from the 16th to the 20th century. From Seyssel to Staline. We are (...)
29/04/2009
A selection of great 20th century French first editions.
A masterpiece of French modern prose. En Français dans le texte, n° 323. VALERY, Paul. La Soirée avec Monsieur (...)
18/04/2009
Visite virtuelle
07/04/2009
New York Antiquarian Book Fair
Here are a few pictures showing the last day of the New York Antiquarian Book Fair. Sunday the 5th of (...)
19/03/2009
The New York Antiquarian Book Fair 2009
The bookshop Camille Sourget will participate in the New York Antiquarian Book Fair that will take place in April 2009 (...)
04/03/2009
European literature in the 16th century
25/02/2009
The representation of kings and emperors
17/02/2009
French poetry in the 19th century
10/02/2009
The West Indies
First complete edition of the “Histoire des Antilles” uniformly bound in full vellum at the time of publication. DU (...)
03/02/2009
Travels through Asia
20/01/2009
Books printed in Italy
05/12/2008
Opening of the bookshop in Paris' 6th district
It is a great pleasure for us to announce the opening of our new bookshop located in the heart (...)
03/07/2020
Ambassador of bibliophily at the Biennale des Antiquaires
This year the Bookshop Camille Sourget has once again the priviledge to represent worldwide bibliophily at the Biennale des (...)

04/01/2020

The highlights of 2019

The team of Camille Sourget bookshop wishes you a HAPPY NEW YEAR 2020. We wish you a decade filled with art, books and exciting discoveries !

We also want to take this opportunity to highlight some magical memories of 2019. This past year was a fruitful one for the bookshop with a lot of art fairs and special events:

- TEFAF Maastricht, from March 16^th to 24^th.
What a great adventure! And what an honor to be included for the first time on the list of exhibitors of one of the most beautiful international art fairs. We were particularly proud to present among others treasures the 27 volumes of Piranese’s Works.

- Inspiring meetings at the New York Antiquarian Book Fair, last March as well, where a good number of passionate bibliophiles were able to discover our precious books including our beautiful copy of Brazilian ornithology by Descoutilz.

- Then came the Biennale of Paris, where we were thrilled to include the mythic Atlas by Joan Blaeu.

- We also participated to an exceptional group exhibition, Winter Art Masters, at the Oscar Graf gallery in London. Along with 20 other renowned gallerists, we exhibited a masterwork. In our case, a precious illuminated mansucript from Rouen from the 15th century, illustrated with 13 very fine paintings.

- Last but not least, we launched our Gazette, Incipit, in January. A project we are particularly proud about and that we intend to pursue in 2020.

02/10/2019

Camille Sourget at the Biennale Paris

On September of 2019, our bookshop had the honor of participating once again in the Biennale Paris, the Parisian highlight on the international art market calendar.

For this 31^st edition, we wanted to surprise and amaze visitors of the Grand Palais by creating, as usual, a unique setting to present our rare and precious works. This year, it is the decor and atmosphere of the bookstore, with its ancient bookshelves, that have been transposed in situ to offer a sumptuous and warm setting to our antiquarian books.

We were delighted to welcome during this event art lovers from around the world, came to admire and browse through our chosen books in various themes. Indeed, illuminated manuscripts from the 15^th century have accompanied, during these few days, sought-after first editions of French literature, sumptuous botanical books or rare ornithology treatises abundantly illustrated.

A big thank you to the organizers of the Biennale for this unique event in France, and thank you to the 38,700 visitors who came to meet us during these few days of September!

We also thank the journalists who mentioned the bookshop in their articles devoted to the world of art:
Point de vue : La Biennale Paris. Noblesse oblige
Connaissance des Arts : Le classique résiste
La Gazette Drouot Supplément : Fleuron du livre botanique
Petites Affiches : Les Causes criminelles illustrées

28/03/2019

Camille Sourget at TEFAF Maastricht

This month the bookshop had the honor of taking part in TEFAF for the first time, “the world’s leading destination art fair”.

We were delighted to meet art lovers from all over the world who came to admire and browse our chosen books as well as our catalogue published for the occasion.
We invite you to discover one of them, Monstrelet’s Chronicles, presented by Camille Sourget for the TEFAF-series “Meet The Experts”.

Many thanks to TEFAF, the exhibitors and the countless visitors who made these two weeks magical and unforgettable!

If you want a taste of the fair, click here to relive TEFAF Maastricht 2019.

The New York Times: Tefaf Maastricht Refocuses Its Lineup
National Review: The world’s most exclusive fair has widened its purview
Le Point : Tefaf Maastricht comme dans un musée
Le Monde : Maastricht, une foire d’histoire de l’art
Le Journal des Arts : Tefaf une édition de haute volée
Connaissance des Arts : Virage moderne à la Tefaf Maastricht

15/01/2019

Launch of INCIPIT, our monthly Gazette!

The Bookshop Camille Sourget is excited to launch its latest project! INCIPIT is a monthly Gazette that will focus on a selection of 25 rare books and keep you updated with the bookshop's latest news as well as any bibliophily-related infos.

29/11/2018

From West to East: the Bookshop Camille Sourget goes back to China in Print

For the second time in its history, the Bookshop Camille Sourget is honored to participate to China in Print, Asia’s leading fair for the lovers of rare books, manuscripts, maps, photographs, and ephemera. This internationally renowned event happens every year in Hong Kong within the Hong Kong Maritime Museum.

In order to satisfy the visitors' expectations, we have carefully selected a remarkable collection of 35 rare and precious books from the 16^th to the 20^th century that you can discover in our dedicated catalogue by clicking here.

A big thank you to the organizers of the fair and to the many visitors who made this week so thrilling.

The fairs are always an opportunity to meet new book-lovers and we were delighted to meet Charles Wong, a journalist from Hong Kong, who wrote a beautiful article about the bookshop after a really interesting discussion around Marivaux. You can read Charles's article here.

18/09/2018

A magical artfair under the glass dome of the Grand Palais for the Bookshop Camille Sourget.

This year the Bookshop Camille Sourget had once again the privilege to represent bibliophily at the Biennale Paris, the not-to-be-missed event of the art market, which took place from 8 until 16September.

It was the perfect opportunity for us to show our most beautiful books in a wonderful spot, this year decorated by the talented Jean-Charles de Castelbajac.

Amongst our treasures were visible a sumptuous Venetian binding on a dogale made in Venice in 1597 which earned the price of the second most beautiful artpiece of the fair, as well as an exceptional collection of Piranesi’s works in 27 volumes with 1189 amazing engravings.

Their presence was noted, as reflected in this insight of a few press articles mentioning them:

The Art Newspaper, 14 September 2018: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/gallery/la-biennale-picks

Beaux-Arts magazine, September: https://www.beauxarts.com/produit/beaux-arts-magazine-n411/

We wish you a pleasant read and hope to see you soon on the various fairs we will take part in, but also at our bookshop located rue de Seine in Paris, where we will welcome you with open arms!

08/03/2018

The Bookshop Camille Sourget is setting out to conquer TEFAF Maastricht!

For the first time, the Bookshop Camille Sourget was honored to be included in the limited list of exhibitors of the Showcase of TEFAF 2018, a major reference for worldwide art lovers for this event of international renown.

In order to satisfy the visitors' expectations for this prestigious fair, we had carefully selected a remarkable collection of 30 rare and precious books. These works were exhibited at Showcase S5 from March 8th to 18th along with some of the most beautiful pieces of art present on the international market.

Our initiative was successful, as reflected in this insight of a few press articles mentioning our being present at TEFAF!

We wish you a pleasant read and hope to see you soon on the various fairs we will take part in, but also at our bookshop located rue de Seine in Paris, where we will welcome you with open arms!

Presse

Antiques trade gazette, 24 octobre 2017: "New schedule and exhibitors for next TEFAF Maastricht"

Arte magazine, 14 février 2018 : « TEFAF Maastricht 2018, anticipazioni sulla fiera »

Masdearte, 7 mars 2018: « Un óleo inédito de Ribera, a la venta en TEFAF 2018 »

Connaissance des Arts, 9 mars 2018 : « La TEFAF mise sur les VIP »

First online, 10 mars 2018 : « Arte, a TEFAF Maastricht 2018 tutti più grandi galleristi al mondo »

LimburgActueel, 11 mars 2018 : « Maastricht naar goede gewoonte gehuld in 'fijne kunsten' »

Artflix daily, 12 mars 2018 : « Collectors Descend on TEFAF Maastricht for Rare and Wonderful Works of Art »

Feednoticias, 12 mars 2018 : « TEFAF 2018: la gran feria de arte comenzó con récord de ventas »

Arte magazine, 14 février 2018 : « TEFAF Maastricht 2018: less footfall but fair expectations delivered in final sales report »

Blog :

Albert Ehrnrooth, 15 mars 2018 : « The bucket list antique fair »

07/07/2018

Our brand new catalogue of rare and precious books is online!

Discover our newest catalog of rare and precious books and its exceptional selection of 60 books from the 15th to the 20th century!

From the very rare edition of L'Hystoire et cronicque du petit Jehan de Saintré by Antoine de La Sale to the famous Pensées by Pascal, from the delicacy of Joseph Roques's watercolours to the vibrant beauty of the 30 plates of the Oriental Album by Prisse d'Avennes... Dive into our new catalog and its varied selection of wonderful works.

A catalog that will delight the most diverse bibliophilic tastes, and embellish the richest collections. Let yourself be seduced!

Read it online here or in our Parisian bookshop where we will be delighted to welcome you.

22/10/2017

An exciting documentary about Gutenberg and printing!

A great documentary about Gutenberg and the printing adventure was broadcasted by Arte last week. It gives an idea of the mystery and the beauty behind the making of the beautiful books we sell. Watch it by clicking on this link.

Interestingly enough, the documentary aired around the same time as the auction held by Alde auction house "Manuscrits et livres de la collection Maurice Burrus" where the first book printed in Strasbourg in 1460, the Mentelin Bible, was sold for more than a million euros! You can find more information this book by clicking here!

Do not hesitate to visit our Bookstore 93 rue de Seine to discover treasures of the first steps of the printing!

19/09/2017

Our brand new catalogue of rare and precious books is online!

Discover our newest catalog of rare and precious books and its exceptional selection of 51 books from the 15th to the 19th century!

From the very rare first edition of the famous Voyage au Canada by Gabriel Sagard to the famous Lettres sur la danse by Noverre, from the magnificence of Rigaud's original gouache to the incredible beauty of the 18 engravings of Proverbios by Goya ... Dive into our new catalog and its varied selection of wonderful works.

A catalog that will delight the most diverse bibliophilic tastes, and embellish the richest collections. Let yourself be seduced!

Read it online here or in our Parisian bookshop where we will be delighted to welcome you.

07/09/2017

Ambassador of bibliophily at the Biennale des Antiquaires

This year the Bookshop Camille Sourget has once again the priviledge to represent worldwide bibliophily at the Biennale des Antiquaires until September 17th.

You will have the opportunity to discover the most precious and the rarest books in the world in the stand S30.

We share this exclusive experience with you on social media, so don't hesitate to follow us!

Grand Palais - Avenue Winston Churchill - 75008 Paris.
From 11am to 9pm
Nocturne until 11pm Tuesday the 12th and Thursday the 13th of September