James Cummins Bookseller

Americana January 2021

Timed with Americana Week in New York, we are pleased to offer a fine selection of printed and manuscript Americana, featuring the rare first edition of Roger Williams's Native American dictionary, a broadside act of the First Congress establishing the U.S. Army, a signed manuscript Texas story by O. Henry, a wonderful Audubon letter regarding the first American subscriber to the elephant folio Birds of America, the first sheet music printing of Yankee Doodle, an incredible eyewitness account of Lincoln's assassination and much more.

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Photography

To start off the New Year James Cummins Bookseller offers a selection of recent acquisitions and highlights in photography: photo books, photographic literature, cased images, and printed paper photographs, with many signed limited editions and unique items.

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20th Century American Politics

A list of items related to 20th Century American political figures. Highlights include JFK's first book, inscribed to his friend the newsman Arthur Krock, a set of Kissinger's memoirs inscribed to Robert McNamara, an inscribed copy of Speaking My Mind by Ronald Reagan, a signed copy of Eisenhower's Crusade in Europe, a typed Letter signed by Robert F. Kennedy on his last day as Attorney General, and a typed letter signed by Eleanor Roosevelt, concerning her appointment as a delegate to the United Nations.

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Gallery Open

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.

Open Shop Measures

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