At the colorado antiquarian book seminar cabs you can learn about antiquarian bookselling from some of the best booksellers and librarians. Colorado antiquarian book seminar colorado college. The 2021 seminar will run from july 1116 on the campus of st. The organizers and faculty of cabs do an excellent job of educating bookish folks on the finer points of rare book identification, valuation, and conservation while also providing courses on the. I applied for a scholarship in 2012, but didnt get it.
I was a speaker at that seminar, talking about auctions, even though i had just a few years of experience in the field, and i really didnt know very much. The first in a series of annual keepsakes in which we will publish brief written pieces of special interest to cabs students and graduates. In midjuly, i had the opportunity to go to the colorado antiquarian book seminar cabs in colorado springs. Scholarships available for cabs booksellers boot camp. We were feverishly scribbling collational formulae in our notebooks as he added, the fact that it is ridiculous is totally irrelevant. He is in love with the book as a work of art, as an historical artifact, as a cultural bellwether, and as importantly, if not more so, for being just a good story to read. The seminar was taught by a faculty consisting of professors from the rare book school at the university of virginia, the curator of the rosenwald collection at the library of congress, and many of the top booksellers in the country. The colorado antiquarian book seminar, better known as cabs in the rare book world, will take place this week. Aug 26, 2014 the colorado antiquarian book seminar 2014. Its a weeklong seminar held in colorado springs each summer where the foundations of buying, researching, cataloging, and selling antiquarian books are taught.
Now accepting applications for the 2019 colorado antiquarian. Colorado antiquarian book seminar cabs antiquarian book trade. Lorne bair, apart from being present for the whole seminar, sitting either with the faculty or at the back of the room, is a leading light along with rob of the colorado antiquarian book seminar, our alma materand is also one of the worlds leading dealers in. Even experienced book dealers attend to keep abreast of the latest scholarship and learn from their peers. Cabs 2017 the colorado antiquarian book seminar abaa ilab. For 27 years, the colorado antiquarian books seminar cabs has provided a training ground for rare book collectors, dealers, and librarians to meet and share their knowledge. Aug 29, 2014 bookselling blogs and listservs mentioned the colorado antiquarian book seminar cabs. Learn about the antiquarian book trade from some of the best booksellers in the country. Cabs 2018 the colorado antiquarian book seminar this week, the colorado antiquarian book seminar will take place an unmissable opportunity for booksellers to learn about the rare book trade and get hands on advice from. Yes, gabe is a member of the antiquarian booksellers association of america, the international league of antiquarian booksellers, the independent online booksellers association, and the midwest antiquarian booksellers association. The colorado antiquarian book seminar cabs received an anonymous donation last year which forms the basis of an endowment fund. To all our dear friends of cabsminnesota, especially the class of 2020.
Beginning at the crack of dawn, amy attended lectures on all aspects of the book business from proper cataloging techniques to book buying and research strategies. The antiquarian booksellers association of america and the colorado antiquarian book seminar have shared a close relationship. I am a long time bookseller, having owned a used bookstore since 1996 in upstate new york. Colorado antiquarian book seminar cabs 16 july 2017 21 july 2017 more than 2000 students have graduated from the seminar since its inception, many of whom have gone on to become prominent members of the bookselling community.
Originally called the antiquarian book market seminar, the colorado antiquarian book seminar launched in 1978 thanks to a collaboration between dean margaret goggin of the graduate school of librarianship and information at the university of denver and jacob chernofsky, editor and publisher of ab bookmans weekly. Ioba standard the journal of the independent online. In 2017, he attended the colorado antiquarian book seminar cabs on the abaa southeast chapter scholarship. The antiquarian book school foundation is a section 501c3 nonprofit organization and contributions are deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Every year, bibliopolis offers two full tuitionpaid scholarships to the colorado antiquarian book seminar cabs, which is held annually in colorado springs. Midwest chapter abaa antiquarian booksellers association. He is a 2011 graduate of the colorado antiquarian book seminar cabs, and has served as coorganizer of the annual rochester ny antiquarian book fair since 20. He is also a 2011 graduate of the colorado antiquarian book seminar cabs. Colorado college is responding to coronavirus covid19 developments. To all our friends of cabs minnesota, with regret, we are writing to announce that we must cancel this years summer program which was to be held at st. Due to the covid19 emergency, cabs 2020 has been postponed until 2021. The seminar was taught by a faculty consisting of professors from the rare book school at the university of. Rebecca romney posts about her time at the colorado antiquarian book seminar cabs last week.
In its 42nd year, cabs is open to novice and experienced booksellers, collectors, and archivistslibrarians who are. Midwest chapter abaa antiquarian booksellers association of america. Antiquarian book seminars formerly colorado antiquarian book seminar cabs weeklong intensive course held at st. In less than a week, the colorado book seminar, in the trade often referred to as cabs will start. That there was an annual seminar in colorado about the antiquarian book market was something which had registered vaguely on my radar. The summer 2016 issue of the standard features several pieces on the colorado antiquarian book seminar cabs, including an essay on the ioba scholarship program, and accounts from three ioba scholarship attendees of the 2016 seminar. I am now also a 2014 colorado antiquarian book seminar cabs alumnus and grateful recipient of an antiquarian booksellers association of america abaa scholarship to attend cabs during the first week of august. The colorado antiquarian book seminar is pleased to announce the publication of the innaugural edition of the cabs lecture series and the formation of a friends of cabs group. Antiquarian book seminar proprietor attends cabs wow. Published on 08 april 2020 the following message was sent to members of the rare book trade on tuesday, 7 april 2020. He was a moonlighting bookseller for a few years before attending the colorado antiquarian book seminar cabs in 2016, where the people he met was the final push he needed. For the last 36 years cabs has delivered extraordinary insider information to interested booksellers, wouldbe booksellers, rare book and special collections librarians and collectors.
Colorado antiquarian book seminar cabs and a new website, and the proprietors relinquished their shares to a taxexempt, notforprofit corporation called the antiquarian book school foundation. Olaf college in minnesota every summer in colorado until 2019. Below are the different classifications of condition we use when cataloging books. The colorado antiquarian book seminar, now in its 41st year, provides an opportunity for leading specialists to share their expertise and experience with booksellers, librarians, and collectors in a comprehensive survey of the rare book market, both antiquarian and modern.
York antiquarian book seminar provides an opportunity for leading specialists to share their expertise and experience with booksellers, librarians and collectors in a comprehensive survey of the outofprint, antiquarian, rare and used book markets. I culled inventory, moved books into my house and focused on the online business. Several organizations offer continuing education in rare books and manuscripts, including. Ayr hill books is the product of several years of preparation that includes completion of the colorado antiquarian book seminar in 2015, an intense weeklong professional course that covered all aspects of independent book selling.
The other scholarship could be used at cabs, the rare book school rbs, the california rare book school calrbs or the london rare book school. Applicants should visit the cabs website for details and entry deadlines. A wonderful opportunity for students to learn from experts in the antiquarian book trade. The colorado antiquarian book seminar rebecca romney.
Lorne bair remarks, cabs is very conscious of the role it plays in the book trade, as a gateway for many who may be just testing the waters of. Now, in its 40th year, the seminar provides an opportunity for leading specialists to share their expertise and experience with booksellers, librarians, and collectors in a comprehensive survey. Cabs 2018 the colorado antiquarian book seminar ilab. Begun in 2011, by cabs graduate and bookshop owner, anthony smithson, and codirected by bookseller jonathan kearns, the york antiquarian book seminar is a threeday enlightenment and indoctrination in the basics of the book tradethe key lesson for being a successful bookseller was repeated over and over again by instructors and guest. Aug 26, 2014 i am a long time bookseller, having owned a used bookstore since 1996 in upstate new york. He has over fifteen years of experience in the book trade, during which time he has become adept at evaluating used and collectible books. Colorado antiquarian book seminar plans diversity initiatives. View mary snapps profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Jun 01, 2011 2008 colorado antiquarian book seminar cabs journal, or teaching an old dog some new tricks by joe perlman june 1, 2011 1 comment summer 2011 vol. Insider recap of the 2015 colorado antiquarian book seminar. Store manager amy spent a week in the mountains at the colorado antiquarian book seminar cabs in colorado springs.
Gabe is a member of the antiquarian booksellers association of america, the international league of antiquarian booksellers, the independent online booksellers association, and the midwest antiquarian booksellers association. The word then in my title refers to 1979, the first year this seminar was held officially. Colorado antiquarian book seminar more than 2000 students have graduated from the colorado antiquarian book seminar cabs since its inception in 1978. Bookselling blogs and listservs mentioned the colorado antiquarian book seminar cabs. To that end, biblio is pleased to continue a decadelong tradition of offering a scholarship for the 2019 colorado antiquarian book seminar cabs. Past cabs attendees include book trade rookies as well as seasoned sellers interested in keeping their skills and knowledge fresh. Jul 25, 2016 the colorado antiquarian book seminar cabs is often called boot camp for booksellers. Scholarships available for cabs booksellers boot camp by rebecca rego barry on april 24, 2018 if you have an inkling that you might want to pursue a career in the antiquarian book trade, and you havent yet heard of or checked out the colorado antiquarian book seminar, stop what you are doing and get thee to the cabs website. Independent online booksellers association wikipedia. We are grateful to the cabs faculty who encouraged, taught, inspired and helped us arrive where we are today. Specialists share their expertise and experience with booksellers, librarians, and collectors in this comprehensive survey of the outofprint, antiquarian, rare.
Dedicated to the collecting, preservation, and selling of antiquarian books need a great dentist in the lowry neighborhood of denver. On the first day of the colorado antiquarian book seminar cabs, terry belanger stood solemnly in front of our class and commanded us to follow the rulebook with supine acquiescence. The colorado antiquarian book seminar, founded in the late 1970s, provides training for dealers in outofprint, used, and antiquarian books. Keynote address for the 2011 colorado antiquarian book seminar that was then, this is now. She was attending cabs the colorado antiquarian book seminar. In its 36th year, cabs provides an opportunity for leading specialists tot share their expertise and experience with booksellers, librarians, and collectors in a comprehensive survey of the rare book market, both antiquarian and modern.
Colorado antiquarian book seminar plans diversity initiatives the. Colorado antiquarian books seminar cabs scholarship. Gabe is also an alumnus and active supporter of the colorado antiquarian book seminar cabs. The 2020 colorado antiquarian book seminar, cabs will not take place. Schedule for the colorado antiquarian book seminars. The colorado antiquarian book seminar cabs is held annually at colorado college, colorado springs. Nulty entered a guilty plea on eight of 216 counts of theft. In late 20 the physical shop, which was finally breaking even but still not paying its owner, closed. Bcw is proud to support bookrelated activities in the community with our contest and awards. She is a graduate of the colorado antiquarian book seminar and rare book school, a member of the grolier club, and the founder of the annual brooklyn holiday book fair. John nulty, formerly employed by the national library of ireland, received a suspended sentence for the theft of rare books worth nearly 200,000 over the course of nine years. In the nearterm, the seminar will use the funds immediately to relaunch a more robust and informative website.
I have placed all my online book listings on hold with the all of the listing services, balanced my accounts for july, emptied the water from the dehumidifiers, paid the. Colorado antiquarian book seminars make a donation. One of these scholarships was reserved for the colorado antiquarian book seminar cabs. The colorado antiquarian book seminar, 1604 e yampa st. In its 42nd year, cabs is open to novice and experienced booksellers, collectors, and archivistslibrarians who are interested in learning. Registration for the 2014 colorado antiquarian book seminar is in full swing.
The excellent colorado antiquarian book seminar cabs. Learn about the antiquarian book trade from the best booksellers and librarians in the country. Specialists share their expertise and experience with booksellers, librarians, and collectors in this comprehensive survey of the outofprint, antiquarian, rare and used book markets. We are the midwest chapter of the abaa antiquarian booksellers of association of america. The colorado antiquarian book seminar, colorado springs, co. The list of acronyms and abbreviations related to cabs colorado antiquarian book seminar. The colorado antiquarian book seminar home facebook. University of puget sound collins memorial library book collecting contest. Some of you who visited the shop during the first week of august may have noticed something missing your proprietor, laurelle swan. The colorado antiquarian book seminar cabs is often called boot camp for booksellers. Cabs 2017 the colorado antiquarian book seminar abaa.
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