[Art] [Miro, Joan]. Group of 8 Titles

1. Hirtz, Lise
Il etait une petite pie
(Paris): Edition Jeanne Bucher, 1928. First and limited edition, #276/280 numbered copies on Arches paper (from a total of 300). 4to. Illustrations by Miro. Limp blue wrappers, printed label on front wrapper, closed tears in upper and lower front wrapper; scattered wear in gutters; split in gutter in rear; in green cloth fall-down-back box.

2. Miro Recent paintings
New York: Pierre Matisse, 1953. First and limited edition, #475/1,250 numbered copies (from a total of 1,350). 4to. With color and black and white illustrations after Miro. Publisher's stiff wrappers; in original printed pictorial dust-jacket; ownership stamp on front free endpaper.

3. Joan Miro Drawings and Lithographs in the Collection of Juan de Juanes
Greenwich, Connecticut: Published in collaboration with Editorial Seix Barral, S.A. by New York Graphic Society, (1960). 4to. First and limited edition, #184/738 numbered copies. Lacking the signed lithograph. With color illustrations after Miro. Gatherings loose as issued in publisher's stiff wrappers; in original pictorial dust-jacket; in matching fall-down-back box.

4. Miro 1959-1960
New York: Pierre Matisse Gallery, 1961. First and limited edition, #1,068/1,200 numbered copies (from a total of 1,275). 4to. Illustrated with color lithographs by Miro and photographic reproductions. Gatherings and plates loose as issued in original stiff wrappers; in original printed pictorial dust-jacket with printed wraparound label.

5. Trace sur l'eau
(Paris): Maeght Editeur, (1963). First edition. Oblong 4to. With mounted illustrations by Miro. Publisher's stiff wrappers; in original printed pictorial dust-jacket.

6. Miro "Cartones" 1959-1965
New York: Pierre Matisse Gallery, 1965. First and limited edition, #87/1,200 numbered copies (from a total of 1,275). 4to. Illustrated with color lithographs by Miro and photographic reproductions. Gatherings and plates loose as issued in publisher's stiff wrappers; in original printed pictorial dust-jacket.

7. Miro Oiseau Solaire Oiseau Lunaire Etincelles
New York: Pierre Matisse Gallery, 1967. First and limited edition, regular copy, #144/1,200 numbered copies on Arches paper (from a total of 1,275). Illustrated with plates by Miro. 4to. Publisher's stiff printed wrappers; in original die-cut dust-jacket; in glassine; one plate loose.

8. Joan Miro Lithographe II 1953-1963
Paris: Maeght Editeur, (1975). First edition. 4to. Preface by Raymond Queneau. Numerous illustrations after Miro. Publisher's cream cloth, stamped in black; in original pictorial dust-jacket, with original printed wraparound label.

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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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[Art] [Miro, Joan]. Group of 8 Titles

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[Art] [Miro, Joan]. Group of 8 Titles

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