[Literature] [Graves, Robert] Hoppe, Emil Otto. Portrait Photograph

1916 (printed later, ca. 1930). Gelatin silver print; 7 5/8 x 5 1/2 in. (195 x 140 mm). Portrait of English poet and novelist Robert Graves in the uniform of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Copyright stamp on verso, press caption mounted on same, dated March 26, 1930: "Poet Author of Sensational War Book / Mr. Robert Graves / whose remarkable book on the war, 'Goodbye To All That', has created a sensation...". In mat, 10 5/8 x 8 1/2 in. (270 x 216 mm). Reese, Graves 1; "Robert Graves: A Centennial Exhibition" Grolier Club of New York, March to May 1995, No. 1

Fine profile portrait of English poet and novelist Robert Graves (1895-1985), taken during his service in the First World War.

Graves enlisted in the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers immediately following the outbreak of hostilities. He quickly saw combat and began to write realistic accounts of his experiences, and developed a reputation as a war poet, before he was seriously wounded at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Nearly a decade after the war he published his autobiographical account, Goodbye To All That, and this photograph was used for American publicity of the work. The book was first published in London in 1929.

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Raised in northern New Jersey, Darren moved to New York City in 1988 and began his career there as a bookseller in 1995. He spent the next 18 years selling to private clients and at East Coast book fairs. In 2003 he moved with his young family to Sharon, Connecticut where, in 2009, he opened his own bookshop. Darren Winston, Bookseller offered rare and vintage books, prints, fine art, and more, and hosted over 50 book signings and art shows. He was a trustee and, later, Board President, of the Sharon Historical Society, and for six years a trustee of Indian Mountain School in Lakeville, Connecticut.

Darren has hosted the radio program "Darren Winston's Book Report" for NPR-affiliate WHDD since 2009, appeared in the 2014 book-themed documentary The Paper Trail, and in 2024 he joined Antiques Roadshow as a books and manuscripts appraiser. From 1999 to 2005, Darren was the buyer and consultant to the Fine and Rare Books Department at Asprey, the British luxury goods company, at its New York headquarters. While there he spearheaded various in-store events including readings by Salman Rushdie and Dominick Dunne.

In 1993, Darren was hired as a Creative Consultant to Columbia Records, where he assisted in the repackaging of their 12-record Aerosmith back catalogue. He later sold his extensive collection of Aerosmith memorabilia, which he began amassing at the age of 14, directly to the band.

Darren now lives on the Main Line, outside Philadelphia, with his wife, two children, and dog. The family travels frequently to his wife's native England and Scotland. When not bookselling, he plays guitar in Pumped, an Aerosmith tribute band. Darren also appears on the top-rated PBS television program Antiques Roadshow.

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