The best photobook store in Paris

Tucked behind Saint-Germain-de-Prés and around the corner from Deux Magots you will find Delpire & Company.

Bill and I think it is the best photo book store in Paris.

The window caught our attention right away. It looked fresh and had books we hadn't seen elsewhere.

Théophile Calot, the shop's directeur, made us welcome. He speaks perfect english and he knows his books.

We visited in spring 2023. We liked their exhibition Wolfgang Tillmans: Books Are Liquids: first editions, posters, postcards and other ephemera.

This table was covered in treasures. I liked the polite sign.

Here is the Tillmans table from another angle. That's Calot being interviewed at the back of the shop.

Tillmans table again with his posters on the wall behind.

The table in front of the posters had some interesting books.

I take pictures of books so I can look them up online. Didn't notice there were no words on the cover of this book of Turkish wrestlers.

On our next visit I found the photographer's name, Zoran Shekerov. I now follow him on Instagram.

Do you know Jack Pierson? This monograph covers his whole career. Nice book.

On the opposite wall some Tillmans vinyl LPs with his photos on the cover. Collectable.

We returned to Delpire & Co. a half dozen times in our two month stay in Paris. 

We came away with only one book but it is a good book and it fit in our carry-on.