Jim Crotts Rare Books, LLC

08/28/2024

I had the real honor to catalog and list this amazing book last night. A lovely inscription written by MLK on the front blank endpaper to the recipient in 1958. "To Marty: May you grow up in a world truly free, and may you follow a brighter star."

01/04/2024

I'm excited to announce that I have a number of books displayed at the Clemmons Library display case! If you are local, be sure to stop by and check it out!

12/01/2023

A great article!

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-to-collect-rare-books-a-beginners-guide-times-luxury-zqskw7grv?fbclid=IwAR0FGmyD25__Gelldvsbv08UsB4oPvxxAEfrAMzJ6QN73XbpA5CXDWXe_us

Tom Whipple immerses himself in the magical world of the million-pound book collectors

05/31/2023

The history (and mystery) surrounding the Mecklenburg Declaration still fascinates historians and scholars to this day! This incredibly scarce handbill printing of the Mecklenburg Declaration dates from the 1830s and is believed to have been printed in either Knoxville or Nashville, Tennessee. Check out this and so many other rare pieces of Southern Americana at Jim Crotts Rare Books, LLC.

https://www.jimcrottsrarebooks.com/pages/books/100032/the-mecklenburg-north-carolina-declaration-of-independence-handbill

07/27/2022

Be sure to check out my new website, www.JimCrottsRareBooks.com, as I'm adding new books and ephemera there, along with new items on eBay as well!

Welcome to the website of Jim Crotts Rare Books, LLC

10/14/2021