Web Catalogues

Below is a list of our most recently posted online catalogues. If you are interested in receiving our catalouges by mail please call (212) 688-6441 or e-mail us at info@jamescumminsbookseller.com

  • Black Voices

    Black Voices

    This Black History Month we celebrate the Black artists, writers, and activists who've shaped the world we live in today. Highlights include the first edition of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass; four Harmon Foundation catalogues of African American artists, including the groundbreaking 1928 exhibition; and an inscribed first edition of Obama's first book.

  • February New Arrivals

    February New Arrivals

    With the changing of the months comes freshly catalogued items new to our shelves. Highlights in this catalogue of new acquisitions include two detailed letters from George Eliot to her illustrator, Frederic Leighton, demonstrating her extensive research into Italian history for her novel Romola, her anxiety over its factual minutiae, and her satisfaction with Leighton's interpretation of her work.

  • Travel and Exploration

    Travel and Exploration

    Grab your compass, sextant, and sense of adventure for this catalogue of travel and exploration. Highlights include a rare carte-de-visite portrait of the second Maori King, Tawhiao; a well-preserved copy of A Journal, kept on a Journey from Bassora to Bagdad...attributed to either Charles Eversfield or Samuel Evers; and a collection of rare proof sheets and printed lectures relating to Henry Morton Stanley's expedition to provide aid to the Emin Pasha, undertaken from 1887-1889, with numerous handwritten corrections

  • Once Upon a Time

    Once Upon a Time

    More than simply damsels in distress, dreams are realized or shattered within these stories, deadly lessons are learned, and legends are made. From Fontaine's foibles of human nature to the chivalry of King Arthur, this catalogue features the stories that shaped us including fairy tales, fables, and myths. Highlights include an attractive set of the Alice books, with the suppressed first printing, second issue of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; and the rare true second edition of Cervantes' Novelas Ejemplares.

  • New Arrivals 2025

    New Arrivals 2025

    It's fitting that our first catalogue of 2025 is a list of freshly catalogued acquisitions. Among our new arrivals you'll find a scarce early use of the term "planetary system," an attractive set of the Smithers reprint of Burton's classic translation of the Arabian Nights, and a signed Baby Sumo limited edition of Bondage by Araki, as seen here.

  • Giftable Bindings

    Giftable Bindings

    It's never too early to start gathering gifts for the holiday season. Whether shopping for a seasoned collector, a burgeoning bibliophile, or simply wanting to brighten your own shelves — nothing is as dependably popular as a fine binding.

  • Strictly Business

    Strictly Business

    From classic works of economic thought to a whimsical letter from one of "the fathers of industrial research," Willis R. Whitney, regarding the keys to success, this catalogue abounds with business history, economics, banking, and finance.

  • Boston Book Fair 2024

    Boston Book Fair 2024

    The 46th annual Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair opens this Friday and we are thrilled to offer many new arrivals in booth #514.