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This book market features old and rare books but there are also records and a few other things, too. Prices are a little high, my bibliophile spouse feels, but one can still find some good things here at quite reasonable prices, and it is great fun to look.

There are many old and rare book sellers here. Most of the books are in French, but other languages are on offer, as well.

You can get here to the Porte de Brancion area via Tramway 3 and several métro and city bus stops serve this area, too. This used to be the slaughterhouse and meat market district of Paris, in the 15th arrondissement, and the books are shown under former marketplace roofs during the weekends. There is a famous bakery and pastry shop across the street, also. It is now a quiet, upscale area but until fairly recently was grungy. When I last visited this book market in 1994, the area was decidely "rough."

Paris is full of specialty markets, none of which are open seven days per week. Check in advance for where they are and when they are open.

I have two channels on YouTube: CUTECATFAITH and SLOBOMOTION. My website is cutecatfaith.com. I am American by birth but have been a French citizen for many years now. My spouse was born in Montreuil so is a genuine Parisian. The year he was born, Montreuil was still considered to be 75, or Ville de Paris. Now, it is 93, or Seine-Saint-Denis, but it is adjacent to the Paris city limits. We live in Saint-Denis, which is also adjacent to Paris, but to the North. The ring of suburbs all around Paris and contiguous to it have a bad reputation, but many are posh, all are fascinating and very "real," and all are accessible via public transportation.