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Are you thinking of becoming a rare bookseller? Or have you just started to sell collectible books? The Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar is a week-long educational event held in Colorado Springs in July, 2016 for booksellers, librarians and collectors that offers expert discussion about rare books. This is your opportunity to enter for a chance […]

Today we have a guest post from Zoe Abrams, winner of one of the ABAA-sponsored scholarships to this year’s Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar. Zoe was kind enough to recount her experiences at the seminar. Reproduced below: ***** On the first day of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS), Terry Belanger stood solemnly in front of our […]

Have you just started to sell collectible books? The Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar is a week-long educational event held in Colorado Springs in July, 2015 for booksellers, librarians and collectors that offers expert discussion about rare books. This is your opportunity to enter for a chance to win admission to attend the event, including instructional […]

Are you thinking of becoming a rare bookseller? Or have you just started to sell collectible books? The Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar is a week-long educational event held in Colorado Springs in August, 2014 for booksellers, librarians and collectors that offers expert discussion about rare books. This is your opportunity to enter for a chance […]

Are you thinking of becoming a rare bookseller? Or have you just started to sell collectible books? The Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar is a week-long educational event held in Colorado Springs in August, 2013 for booksellers, librarians and collectors that offers expert discussion about rare books. The Book Seminar provides an opportunity for leading specialists […]

Are you thinking of becoming a rare bookseller? Or have you just started to sell collectible books? The 2012 Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar is a week-long educational event held in Colorado Springs in August, 2012 for booksellers, librarians and collectors that offers expert discussion about rare books. This is your opportunity to enter for a […]

Well it’s over. This was definitely one of the more exciting and fun weeks I can remember. We had a wonderful dinner tonight and received our certificates. Everyone is now packing and preparing to return home. After going at this for eight years with no guidance, direction or companionship I feel like I have finally […]

Boe Rushing reports from the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar – it’s day five. —- Just when I thought things couldn’t get any better today happens. I’ll keep it short because it is very late. Greg Gibson, the nautical specialist, gave the most touching talk of the seminar. After a discussion on auctions we had one. […]

Boe Rushing reports from the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar – it’s day four. ———————– Day four began with me realizing I have been living in a bubble for four days. The dorms where most of us are staying have no TVs and we’ve hardly been in our rooms anyway. It’s all books all the time. […]

Boe Rushing reports from the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar – it’s day three. (Hey, Boe – great blogging – you’re relentless) —————————– Most everyone here has now caught up with their sleep and adjusted to the altitude. That was a good thing because we covered a lot of material today. The first session was on […]