CHICAGO — The inaugural Chicago Art Book Fair (CABF), which opened last night, takes place in an odd setting. Spread across two floors of the Chicago Athletic Association — a luxury, Venetian Gothic hotel that overlooks Millennium Park — the fair is bisected by a game room, bar, and study area that harken back to the building’s origins as a gentlemen’s club. Yet, unexpected as it might be, the swanky setting is a smart and perfectly fitting one for CABF, which was conceived as an open event for small press arts publishing that draws people beyond a niche crowd of art book lovers. {read}