This week's catalogue offers a wide-ranging survey of African American history and culture, anchored by several extraordinary highlights: a letter from a free Black community in Canada comprised largely of fugitive slaves, and a scarce edition of the first African American anti-slavery songster, as seen here.
We are delighted to present this week's wide ranging list of new acquisitions. Highlights include a freshly catalogued cache of material from the General Theological Library; a first American edition of The Hobbit, in its iconic dust jacket; and the first History of Virginia printed in Virginia.
Not restricted to glitz and glamor, this performing arts catalogue includes contractual disagreements, a peek behind the scenes of Ginsberg's rock and roll album, and an archive of post-punk film in the East Village.
This catalogue, including selections from the Gilder Lehrman Collection, covers a wide swath of Americana from the first depiction of the American flag, an early printing of the Star Spangled Banner, rare maps from the Revolution and Civil War and more.
Founded in 1978, James Cummins Booksellers has grown to include two New Jersey locations as well as the main store in Manhattan. Our stock covers a wide range of collecting interests exceeding 50,000 titles, with particular emphasis in British and American Literature, Sporting Books, Private Press and Illustrated Books, 19th-Century Color Plate Books, Americana, Travel, Sets and Fine Bindings, History, and Authors' Manuscripts and Letters.
James Cummins Bookseller has been a member of the ABAA since 1980, and is a member of the ABA and ILAB.
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