Hosea Baskin
Hosea Baskin's father was an avid book collectors and his mother still is, and his aunt and uncle were booksellers, so it seemed inevitable that he would end up in the field. Following several occupations in the rare book field, Hosea founded Cumberland Rare Books in Northampton, MA in 1995. Cumberland Rare Books specializes in Printed Books and Manuscripts 1500-1700, Renaissance, Reformation, Classics, Humanism, and Illustrated Books. ABAA Member since 1999. Interviewed by Michael Ginsberg at the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair.