I was flicking through a friend’s images on facebook and was immediately reminded about where I was this time last year. Paul sent me to America to further my education with books.
It started at the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar where book minded people go to learn more about these extraordinary objects. It was a unique and memorable experience which helped me develop my knowledge about books and bookselling.
I will not bore people with the details but the seminars began with a stimulating speech about book collecting by Mark Dimunation (Chief of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division for the Library of Congress) and ended with an inspiring talk about ethics by Rob Rulon-Miller (bookseller).
A star-studded cast of American book people including Daniel DeSimone (Curator of the Rosenwald Collection at the Library of Congress), Tom Congalton (Between the Covers), Librarian Steven Smith (University of Texas) Ken Royal Johnson (Royal Books -ex-FBI agent turned modern first specialist), and Greg Gibson (Ten Pound Island Book Co.)
At high point in Colorado Springs. Me on top of Pikes Peak 14,000 feet after a 21km hike through the mountains.
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