[Art] Group of 13 Titles on Modern Art, Etc.

1. [Berard, Christian] Colette. Gigi. Paris, (1950). First and limited edition, #370/300 numbered copies (from a total of 500). Folio. Illustrations by Berard. Publisher's wrappers; in slip case and chemise.

2. [Calder, Alexander] Derriere Le Miroir. (Paris: Maeght, Issue No. 156, February 1966). Folio. With illustrations by Calder (including one large folding in rear pocket). Rebound.

3. Calder, Alexander. Three Young Rats and Other Rhymes. New York: Curt Valentin, 1944. First edition. Folio. Illustrations by Calder. Publisher's quarter cloth over yellow boards; lacking original dust-jacket, in custom dust-jacket.

4. [Davis, Stuart] Stuart Davis New York 1926 Facsimile of a sketchbook. Verona: Stamperia Valdonega, (1991). First and limited edition, #17/1,000 numbered copies. 8vo. Illustrations by Davis. Publisher's quarter cloth; in original slip case.

5. [Klee, Paul] Voltaire. Candide. New York: Pantheon Books, Inc., (1944). First and limited edition thus, #7/50 numbered copies (from a total of 625), with two sets of prints of the book's illustrations. 8vo. Illustrations by Klee. Publisher's quarter morocco over grey cloth, stamped in gilt; in custom slip case.

6. [Leger, Fernand] Maurois, Andre. Mon ami Leger... Paris: Louis Carre, 1952. First edition. 8vo. Illustrations by Leger. Publisher's stiff printed pictorial wrappers; in original glassine.

7. [Matisse, Henri] Fry, Roger. Henri-Matisse. Paris: Editions des Chroniques du Jour/New York: E. Weyhe, (1935). First edition, American issue, #274/400 numbered copies (from a total of 650). 4to. Illustrations by Matisse. Rebound; ownership stamp on second front free leaf.

8. [Picasso, Pablo, et al.] Hommage. Monaco, December 1943. First and limited edition, #576/1,000 numbered copies (from a total of 1,030). Illustrations by Picasso, Bonnard, Dufy, Matisse, et al. Publisher's wrappers; ownership stamp at front.

9. [Picasso, Pablo, et al.] Prints from the Mourlot Press. Paris: Mourlot, 1964. First edition. 8vo. Illustrations by Picasso, Braque, Miro, Matisse, et al. Publisher's wrappers.

10. [Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de] Julien, Edouard. The Posters of Toulouse-Lautrec. Monte-Carlo: Andre Sauret, (1951). 4to. Illustrations by Toulouse-Lautrec. Publisher's wrappers and glassine.

11. [Vilacasas, Joan] Sis Contes. No place: Societat Anonima Horta, (1957). First and limited edition, #XX/XXV numbered copies (from a total of 508), signed by Vilacasas, and with a signed and dated original drawing by her. 8vo. Illustrations by Vilcasas. Publisher's wrappers and chemise.

12. [Villon, Francois] Orlan, Pierre Mac. Francois Villon. Paris: Aux Editions Arc-En-Ciel, 1944. First edition. 8vo. Illustrations by Daniel Pipard. Publisher's wrappers.

13. [Wild, Roger] Nouveaux Visages Contemporains. Paris: Editions Rombaldi, 1942. First edition. 8vo. Illustrations by Wild. Publisher's wrappers and glassine.

Condition varies. Scattered library labels and ink stamps. Sold with all faults and not subject to return.

Christopher Brink

Associate Vice President, Head of Sale, Senior Specialist, Books & Manuscripts

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Darren Winston

SVP, Head of Department, Books and Manuscripts, Philadelphia

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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.

The Collected Library

[Art] Group of 13 Titles on Modern Art, Etc.

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[Art] Group of 13 Titles on Modern Art, Etc.

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