The Bibliothèque nationale du Québec (BNQ), a legal deposit library established in 1968, holds an extensive collection of over 900 artists’ books. This special collection also includes illustrated books of French and Québécois origin; modern editions with fine bindings and limited ‘editions de luxe’. As of 1992, legal deposit expanded to include prints. This collection now comprises over 8,000 items. The artists’ books collection includes three major types: the fine limited edition, the book object and the unlimited edition, which reveal a range of work where the book is the site for visual experimentation. The BNQ is privileged to preserve this vital heritage, to promote its study and to make it known in the widest sense.