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 and became an ABAA member in 1999.  

Cumberland Rare Books specializes in Printed Books and Manuscripts 1500-1700, Renaissance, Reformation, Classics, Humanism, and Illustrated Books.