[Literature] Pound, Ezra. Provenca

John Reed to Lincoln Steffens

Boston: Small, Maynard and Company, (1910). First edition, first impression. Inscribed on front free endpaper by radical American journalist John Reed to American journalist--and leading muckraker of the period--Lincoln Steffens: "Christmas 1911 / To Steff, the Poet, / from / Reed the poetaste". Original printed tan paper-covered boards, spine slightly darkened, small stain bottom of front board; text partially unopened; without the rare dust-jacket; in quarter crimson morocco slip case and chemise. Gallup A6

A fine first edition of this fragile production, inscribed by radical American journalist John Reed (1887-1920) to fellow journalist, and leading muckraker, Lincoln Steffens (1866-1936). A family friend, Steffen helped launch Reed's career, first as a mentor at Harvard, and later by landing him a job at the American Magazine. Reed would go on to report first-hand the outbreak and aftermath of the Bolshevik Revolution, immortalized in his most famous work Ten Days that Shook the World (1919). Steffens, equally drawn into the orbit of communist politics, visited the U.S.S.R. in 1919, after which he famously quipped, "I have seen the future, and it works."

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From the Collection of Jay R. Butterman. New York, New York

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Darren Winston, Senior Vice President at Freeman’s, has served as Head of Department for Books & Manuscripts, Philadelphia, since 2018. He has been a trustee of the Rosenbach Museum and Library since 2022, is a member of The Manuscript Society, The Bibliographical Society of America, and Philadelphia’s Philobiblon Club.

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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