Monday, July 15, 2024

🔴 Rare Book Cafe COFFEE BREAK No. 71: Carol Mobley and Rocky Mountain Book & Paper Fair in August


Co-hosts Ed Markiewicz and Lee Linn chat with Carol Mobley, who runs the Rocky Mountain Book & Paper Fair, which will be August 17-18 in Castle Rock, CO. 

The show features antiquarian booksellers not only from Colorado but also from all across the country. They’re offering a wide variety of used and rare books as well as ephemera at all price points. 

Ed and Lee also discuss the latest issue of Book Lovers’ Paradise Magazine, which is now available and includes an article by Carol about collecting kitchen appliance ephemera. 

The magazine is for collectors of books, maps, prints, photographs and ephemera. It is free and can be found at https://issuu.com/tallansmith/docs/bl... 

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Our Rare Book Cafe COFFEE BREAK series offers short programs, usually on a single topic. Watch for more in the series. 

Co-hosts Ed Markiewicz and Lee Linn are veteran antiquarian booksellers. Ed owns Montgomery Rare Books & Manuscript and Lee owns The Ridge Books in Calhoun, Georgia. 

Rare Book Cafe COFFEE BREAK is made possible by the Florida Antiquarian Book Fair, the oldest and largest rare, used, and collectible book fair in the southeastern United States. The Florida Antiquarian Book Fair will be presented March 1-2, 2025 at The Coliseum in downtown St. Petersburg. More information at floridaantiquarianbookfair.com 

The program also is made possible by Biblio.com, a website featuring used, rare, and out-of-print books from independent booksellers. Biblio is celebrating 20 years of serving book lovers. It’s better than ever. Biblio spotlights “the core of our business model: the independent booksellers who bring their expertise, enthusiasm, and professionalism to soon the used and rare book trade.” 

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Music by Kevin MacLeod Hyperfun Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) 

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Rare Book Cafe is a gathering of collectors and lovers of old, rare, and collectible books. It is a virtual cafe, accessible anywhere in the world, where the subjects are priceless and the conversation is free. It is truly the book lovers' rendezvous. Join us on our Facebook group Book Lovers’ Rendezvous. 

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