14th Antique Book and Image Fair - Les Sables-d'Olonne

14th Antique Book and Image Fair

Les Sables-d'Olonne Antique Book and Image Fair has become an essential bibliophile rendezvous in western France over the years. 14th edition: Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 April 2026, 9am-6pm, Salle Audubon (60 Boulevard Pasteur). Run by LIVREBOOK association, created in January 2010 by friends wanting to promote book culture.

A dedicated antique-book association

LIVREBOOK prepared its first edition in 2011 around antique, second-hand and electronic books. Since then the fair has grown into a reference on the French Atlantic coast. Exhibitors are antiquarian-book professionals (booksellers, antique dealers, experts), guaranteeing quality and authenticity.

What you will find

• Antique books (17th to 19th century)
• Rare and original editions
• Art books, coffee-table books
• Old postcards, old papers
• Old photographs, engravings
• Autographs, manuscripts
• Collectable old comics
• Historical documents, old posters
• Second-hand and e-books

A fair for collectors

Unlike a general book fair, this specifically addresses collectors, bibliophiles and researchers. People come seeking a particular edition, completing collections, getting appraisals. Exhibitors are enthusiasts able to advise on history, provenance, value.

Les Sables-d'Olonne, art and culture town

Vendée coast sub-prefecture, around 45,000 inhabitants (with La Chaume and Olonne-sur-Mer). Known for Vendée Globe port, remblai and beaches. Also art town: Abbaye Sainte-Croix museum, Charles-Milcendeau museum, active cultural life. Salle Audubon on Boulevard Pasteur hosts cultural events.

Around

Remblai, Grande Plage, Vendée Globe port, La Chaume (fishermen's houses), Sables zoo, Olonne forest, Olonne-sur-Mer. Around: Brétignolles-sur-Mer, Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, Talmont-Saint-Hilaire.