[Black Sun Press] Group of 7 Crosby Continental Editions Titles

1. Hemingway, Ernest. The Torrents of Spring. (Paris: The Black Sun Press, 1932). 12mo. Publisher's stiff printed tan wrappers, light edge wear; in original printed glassine; red printed ad slip for Raymond Radiguet's The Devil in the Flesh tipped in at rear. Minkoff B-1

2. Faulkner, William. Sanctuary. Paris: (The Black Sun Press), 1932. 12mo. Publisher's stiff printed tan wrappers, toned and spotted, light rubbing and wear along edges; ownership signature on half-title; foxing to text. Minkoff B-3

3. Philippe, Charles-Louis. Bubu of Montparnasse. Paris: (The Black Sun Press), 1932. 12mo. Publisher's stiff printed tan wrappers, loss in upper right corner of front wrapper, dampstaining on rear wrapper, light wear along edges; remnants of glassine on front and rear flaps. Minkoff B-4

4. Saint-Exupery, Antoine de. Night-Flight. Paris: (The Black Sun Press), 1932. 12mo. Publisher's stiff printed tan wrappers, unevenly toned, light wear along edges; top edge of some texts leaves at front bumped; text lightly toned. Minkoff B-7

5. Boyle, Kay. Year Before Last. Paris: (The Black Sun Press)/New-York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1932. 12mo. Publisher's stiff printed tan wrappers, unevenly toned, spine faded, scattered wear along edges; text toned. Minkoff B-8

6. Fournier, Henri-Alban (Alain-Fournier). Big Meaulnes. Paris: (The Black Sun Press), 1932. 12mo. Publisher's stiff tan wrappers, toned, light wear; light to moderate toning to text. Minkoff B-9

7. McAlmon, Robert. Indefinite Huntress and Other Stories. Paris: (The Black Sun Press), 1932. 12mo. Publisher's stiff printed tan wrappers, lightly toned and soiled; printed slip from The Albatross press laid in. Minkoff B-10

A near-complete run of Caresse Crosby's ill-fated Crosby Continental Editions (CCE) series. Begun in 1931 as a competitor to the popular Tauchnitz Editions, CCE sought to provide inexpensive paperback reprints of avant-garde and modernist literature. Her enterprise faced competition with the emergence of Albatross Books (also in 1932), and Caresse ceased publishing under the imprint by the end of 1932 after publishing only 10 titles. It was briefly reprised in the United States following World War II, but published only three titles (one being a reissue).

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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.

Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana

[Black Sun Press] Group of 7 Crosby Continental Editions Titles

Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana

[Black Sun Press] Group of 7 Crosby Continental Editions Titles

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