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November 12, 2010: John Cumming: Bibliophile

"Boles said Cumming had a 19th Century printing shop in his basement where he printed a number of books in hand-set type, including original diaries and collections of letters with historical importance. He produced a book a year on average and often hunted the shelves of type shops for new type faces, Boles said."

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