A selection of items in all Sporting fields, with a nice group of material relating to sporting clubs, the Schwerdt copy of a classic of foxhunting, manuscript and printed accounts of hunting trips, the writings of English dry fly pioneer Frederic M. Halford, and a newly published book on polo.
James Cummins Bookseller is pleased to share a selection of recently acquired books in all fields. Highlights include all five of the lifetime editions of the Compleat Angler, a medal struck in commemoration of the abolition of slavery throughout the British dominions, an extensive and outstanding manuscript account of travel in Southern Africa by a Jewish-American immigrant, Martin Luther King Jr.'s timely "The Crisis in America's Cities" speech, an early-18th Century French Illustrated Manuscript on Astronomy and Cosmography, and an unrecorded catalogue of an 18th Century Wunderkammer.
James Cummins Bookseller is pleased to offer a fine selection of printed and manuscript Americana, including new acquisitions. Highlights include an important early American Bible, a rare work of early American Judaica, a nine-foot-long map of Broadway, an 18th century manuscript tune book and more.
James Cummins Bookseller has reopened the shop at 699 Madison Avenue to the public, and we continue to take all necessary precautions to ensure the health and safety of our staff and clients.
We encourage clients to make appointments to visit the gallery. Our hours are as before, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. We can offer curbside pickup for books ordered by phone or internet, and we are also prepared for limited walk-in visits. For details about our reopening measures, please click below.
