The Montreal Antiquarian Book Fair

The 24th Annual Montreal Antiquarian Book Fair will take place
Saturday Sept. 29 (12-6pm) and Sunday Sept. 30 (11-5pm) in the atrium
of Concordia University's McConnell building, 1400 de Maisonneuve
Blvd. W.
Admission is $6.00 for both days.
For further information: 514-845-5640

Confrérie de la Librairie Ancienne du Québec


MONTREAL, SEPT. 17, 2007

MEDIA RELEASE

24th ANNUAL

MONTREAL

ANTIQUARIAN

BOOK FAIR


30 DEALERS - 10,000 BOOKS
from $25 -$25,000












CANADA'S MOST IMPORTANT ANTIQUARIAN REGIONAL BOOK FAIR. LOCAL AND
INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BOOKDEALERS. AN IMMENSE VARIETY OF BOOKS:

ART BOOKS - BOOKS ON ANTIQUES - BOOKS ON BOOKS - CANADIANA -
CHILDREN'S BOOKS - COOK BOOKS - LITERATURE - MILITARY HISTORY -
MONTREAL HISTORY - MUSIC - NATURAL HISTORY - POETRY - HISTORY OF
MEDICINE - HISTORY OF SCIENCE - SIGNED FIRST EDITIONS - ILLUSTRATED
BOOKS - FINE BINDINGS - MAPS.
HIGHPOINTS IN THIS YEAR'S FAIR INCLUDE:


ANSEL ADAMS IMAGES 1923-1974, SIGNED.

JAMES LEE BURKE HALF OF PARADISE, FIRST EDITION, FIRST BOOK.

MARC CHAGALL THE LITHOGRAPHS OF CHAGALL, SIGNED.

SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN COMPLETE WORKS.

LEONARD COHEN SPICE BOX OF EARTH, SIGNED.
FIRST EDITION.

CHARLES DARWIN ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES, 1860, FIRST AMERICAN EDITION.

FOSTER HEWITT DOWN THE ICE, 1934, SIGNED.

FRIDTJOF NANSEN FARTHEST NORTH: BEING A RECORD OF A VOYAGE OF
EXPLORATION OF THE SHIP FRAM 1893-96 AND OF A FIFTEEN MONTH'S SLEIGH
JOURNEY BY DR. NANSEN AND LIEUT. JOHANSEN, 1897.

* BEATRIX POTTER THE TALE OF BENJAMIN BUNNY
SIGNED.

THOMAS PYNCHON V. FIRST EDITION, FIRST BOOK.

* LARGE MAP OF THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER, 1751.

A SELECTION OF VERY GOOD 18TH CENTURY SEA CHARTS.

For further information call or email Adrian King-Edwards, The Word
Bookstore, 514-845-6-5640,



TWO SUGGESTED LOCAL DEALER PROFILES

FRANCISCO URIBE - LIKE MANY LOCAL BOOKDEALERS FRANCISCO WORKS FROM HIS
HOME WHERE HIS BOOKS CAN BE VIEWED BY APPOINTMENT. HE IS WELL KNOWN
BY MONTREAL BIBLIOPHILES FOR THE DIVERSITY OF HIS MULTILINGUAL STOCK.
HE SPECIALIZES IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH, GERMAN AND RUSSIAN, BUT
BEING A MAGNET FOR THE UNUSUAL, IT WASN'T SURPRISING THAT LAST YEAR
SOME OPERA SCORES IN ALBANIAN TURNED UP AT HIS BOOTH. ORIGINALLY FROM
BOGOTA COLOMBIA, HE IS A CYCLIST ACTIVIST IN HIS SPARE TIME.





S. W. WELCH - OPEN STORE. PROMINENT MONTREAL BOOKDEALER SINCE 1984,
HE RECENTLY WAS DRIVEN OUT OF HIS LANDMARK LOCATION ON ST. LAURENT
WHERE HE ENTERTAINED FANS FOR 17 YEARS. HE IS NOW IN COZIER QUARTERS
ON ST. VIATEUR NOT FAR FROM THE BAGEL FACTORY. STEVE CONSISTENTLY
TURNS UP EXCITING BOOKS FOR HIS POPULAR STORE. HE IS THE MONTREAL
AUTHORITY ON VINTAGE PAPERBACK COVER ART. EVERYONE LOOKS FORWARD TO
SEEING WHAT GEMS HE HAS TUCKED AWAY OVER THE YEAR TO DISPLAY AT THE
FAIR.



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL ADRIAN
KING-EDWARDS, THE WORD BOOKSTORE, 514-845-5640