Within this selection from the library of the General Theological Seminary you'll find a leaf of the Old Testament in the 48-line edition printed by Schoeffer in Mainz in 1472, a first edition of the Sixtine Vulgate Bible, as well interesting Americana, and scientific and theological material.

A.J. Liebling, author of The Sweet Science, The Earl of Louisiana, and Between Meals, New Yorker writer par excellence, famously remarked that he could “write better than anyone who could write faster, and faster than anyone who could write better.” This group of material, from the collection of Michael Zinman, spans his entire career, with a manuscript literary notebook from his college days, including letters to Dr. Leo Stone (a Dartmouth classmate and lifelong friend), editorial correspondence revealing a previously unknown pseudonym, the dedication copy of Back Where I Came From and other intimate association copies, and the Cartier-Bresson portrait, inscribed to him by the photographer.

Our first catalogue of 2026 offers a further glimpse into Michael Zinman's "critical mess" — as he called his fifty plus years of collecting. Within you'll find material representative of this period in his Americana collecting: Bibles, bindings, children's books, imprints, literature, risqué material, and more.

We invite you to visit Booth #213 at the 47th annual Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair, taking place this weekend beginning Friday, November 7th at the Hynes Convention Center.

It’s that time of year when the air turns crisp, shop windows glow, and good cheer abounds in anticipation of another holiday season. Here at James Cummins Bookseller, we’ve been busy curating a trove of literary and historical delights for all of your gift-giving—and perhaps, receiving—needs.