Michel Lanteigne, Bookseller - Montréal Since 1986

   Few thousands: Children’s & Illustrated books, Nostalgia, Military History, Travel & Exploration.

Qui êtes-vous? I’ve been in the book trade since September 1979. I first started working for a local book store, Classic Book, in that year and found that it ended up being a 6 year «apprenticeship» for what became my professional career in bookselling. By 1986 I started producing mail order catalogs full-time and continued until the late 1990s after issuing over 140 different book catalogs. My main speciality had been Mystery First Editions, Vintage Paperbacks, and Science-Fiction books. As time went by, I added Travel literature, Naval & Military History and eventually Children’s & Illustrated books. I had collected Children’s Books for over 20 years and decided to make this subject which I personally enjoyed a priority. As to «outside interests», I have always enjoyed camping, mountain hiking, fishing and outdoor pursuits including archery and amateur target shooting.

Le nom et l’historique de votre librairie.

I’ve been full time bookseller since 1986 and have worked from home in Montreal since then. As with many booksellers today, my main business is done on the internet with my participation in the occasional Book Fair.

Comment entrevoyez-vous l’avenir du livre.

I believe the «future of books» is assured. Book reading and collecting has been around for at least 500 years and will continue as long as we read the written word. The remarkably recent introduction of the internet has probably been the greatest single factor in increasing the availability of books on a truly global scale. I sometimes wonder where my next customer will be from! I can now say I’ve sold books from Australia to Japan, Sweden to Spain, Brazil to Mexico and all over North America. Somehow all the «traveling» that the books I buy and sell just seems appropriate to our current global village. Our planet had recently gotten a lot smaller…

Michel Lanteigne, Bookseller
5468, Saint.Urbain, apt. 4, Montréal, Québec. H2T 2X1
Tél. : (514) 273-4963
Courriel : mlb@securenet.net Siteweb : www.abebooks.com/home/michellanteigne
Children's Book & Nostalgia, Mystery & Detective First Editions, Science-Fiction, Travels & Exploration, Naval & Military History. Mail Order / Internet. By appointment only.