Recent Arrivals from James Cummins Bookseller

Nairobi & Mombasa: W. B. Boyd & Mombasa Times (last volume), 1941. Volumes 1-4. 4 vols. 8vo. Wrappers. About fine. Volumes 1-4. 4 vols. 8vo. Author born and educated in New Zealand.

Boston: S. G. Goodrich and Co, 1829. First edition. 3 vols. 8vo (19.9 x 12 cm). Original muslin-backed boards, printed paper spine labels, uncut. Some wear to labels and extremities; some foxing, but an entirely original, unsophisticated copy. First edition. 3 vols. 8vo (19.9 x 12 cm). 'Goodrich's Kettle of Poetry'. The first comprehensive anthology of American poetry,… Read more about this item

London, 1910. Two autograph letters, signed by Lady Dorothy Stanley, to American author, William Henry Rideing, regarding her husband, noted explorer, Sir Henry Morton Stanley. Ten pages (three sheets, folded to form twelve pages, with writing on ten sides). 12mo. The letters are folded for mailing, else near fine. Two autograph letters, signed by Lady Dorothy Stanley, to… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1952. First edition, eleventh printing. 439 pp. 8vo. Two-color cloth. Some wear along bottom, tanning to upper edge, dust jacket with some chipping along top edge, light soiling; annotation to ffep. First edition, eleventh printing. 439 pp. 8vo.

London: Methuen & Co, 1919. First edition, one of 30 printed on Japan vellum. Title printed in red and black. xiii, 159 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Bound in white linen boards and a vellum spine, gilt stamped, t.e.g.Moderate soiling to vellum, a few spots along top edges, otherwise fine. First edition, one of 30 printed on Japan vellum.… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1967. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Black cloth, stamped in silver and metallic orange on cover and spine; dust jacket spine and top rear edge sunned; light edgewear to head and tail of spine. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Almost immediately upon its publication, Styron's acclaimed novel - loosely based on a first-hand account… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1966. First edition. 332 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Quarter green cloth and blue boards. Near fine in soiled dust jacket by Eric van Schmidt (of the New York van Schmidts). First edition. 332 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. A nice copy of Fariña's brilliant debut.

Paris: Cotillon, 1858. First separate edition. 57 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Brown cloth and marbled boards, preserving original wrappers. Fine. First separate edition. 57 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Presentation Copy. Inscribed on front wrapper "offert à M. Bertin, avocat par son affectionné confrère A. M. Valette". Thimm, p. 91

New York: The Review of Reviews, 1911. First edition. Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities. 10 vols. 4to. Original blue cloth, spines titled in gilt, upper covers stamped in blind, t.e.g. Near fine set, without dust jackets. First edition. Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities. 10 vols. 4to.… Read more about this item

Boston: E. P. Peabody, 1841. First edition. 158pp. 1 vols. 16mo (12 x 8 cm). Original plum cloth, embossed with a basket weave pattern. Chipped at ends of spine, a few stains to cloth; pale foxing. In unrestored, original condition. First edition. 158pp. 1 vols. 16mo (12 x 8 cm). First edition. The second title in Hawthorne's Grandfather's… Read more about this item

London: The Medici Society Limited 7 Grafton Street, 1924. First edition, Number 157 of 568 copies (550 for sale) numbered and signed by Maxwell. Printed by the Arden Press. With 113 plates (some folding) in photogravure after photographs by the author and a colored map of Kenya Colony. Laid in a pocket at the rear is a 4-page folding… Read more about this item

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1985. Expanded and updated edition. 270 pp. 8vo. Red cloth. Fine in dust jacket with some light shelfwear. Expanded and updated edition. 270 pp. 8vo. Inscribed to his editor. Inscribed to Jim Silberman, "with affection" in the year of publication. Silberman was Sacks' publisher and editor at Summit Books, who guided a few… Read more about this item

London: Printed and Published by Cooper and Budd, High Street, Peckham, 1895. First Edition. Frontispiece & 12 Specimens of various methods of illustration. viii, 111 [8, ads] pp. 1 vols. 4to. Bound in Publisher's full crimson morocco, a.e.g. Minor wear at front joint, else fine. First Edition. Frontispiece & 12 Specimens of various methods of illustration. viii, 111… Read more about this item

Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1839. First edition of the author's first book. vii, 175pp. 8vo (17 x 11 cm). Publisher's green cloth, printed paper spine label, the Essays almost entirely unopened (BAL binding A). Spine label lightly soiled, a few spots and small areas of wear on cover, one front flyleaf removed, a few intermittent foxmarks,… Read more about this item

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1967. First edition. Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. xxix, [3], 520 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Black cloth. Faintest paste toning at inner hinges as usual, a fine in near dust jacket by Dinae and Leo Dillon. Signed by editor Harlan Ellison on the front flyleaf. First edition. Illustrated by Leo and Diane… Read more about this item

Paris: Contact Editions, Three Mountains Press, 1926. First edition, One of 210 copies. 98, [1] pp. 8vo. Original French-folded printed wrappers. Entirely uncut and unopened, an exceptional copy in original condition. First edition, One of 210 copies. 98, [1] pp. 8vo. One of 200 copies (of which 10 were on Vergé d'Arches), printed by Dijon printer Maurice Darantiere… Read more about this item

München: Oskar Beck, 1923. First Edition of Volume 2 and Early Reprint of Volume One. xv, 557, [1], [10] ; vii, 655, [1], [12, ads]pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Publisher's cream cloth-backed with covers in buff paper-covered boards by Jost. First Edition of Volume 2 and Early Reprint of Volume One. xv, 557, [1], [10] ; vii, 655, [1],… Read more about this item

New York: Hill and Wang, 1965. First Edition; "First edition October 1965" stated on copyright page. 180 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Tan cloth covered boards. In price clipped dust jacket with some rubbing around the edges, book near fine, some browning to title page from laid-in newspaper leaf. Holt's ownership stamp on same preliminary blank page as Hughes' inscription;… Read more about this item

[Johnaesburg: I.E. Joseph & Co, 1918. 32 pp. 8vo. Pictorial wrappers. Vg. 32 pp. 8vo. German East Africa camp[aign during WW I.

Vp, 1990. Together 11 items, as listed below. Together 11 items, as listed below. The present group comes from the papers of Alfonso and Lucy Campbell. The Campbells attended Dexter Avenue Baptist Church and became friendly with the King family. Both became deeply involved with the Montgomery Improvement Association and during the bus boycott Alfonso served as co-chair the… Read more about this item