The subject of that work is: the story of edition of artist book in France since the 70's. I have chosen the following problematic: which places for the editor and freedom of artist in creating books. The practice of artist book begins in France at the end of the 60's. A few occasional editors as galleries published book for a first time, then some specialised editors appear at the end of the 90's. The compared studies of Incertain Sens Éditions and the Cneai leads us to estimate the places of editor in creation and diffusion of artist book. The artist book emerge from a dialog of the editor and the artist.