[Literature] Dickens, Charles. Group of Nine Finely Bound First Editions

1. Sparks, Timothy (Charles Dickens)
Sunday Under Three Heads...
London: Chapman and Hall, 1836. First edition. 16mo. 49 pp. Full crushed green levant, stamped in gilt; top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed; brown-coated endpapers, by Riviere & Son. Eckel pp. 102-03

2. Overs, John
Evenings of a Working Man, Being the Occupation of His Scanty Leisure
London: T.C. Newby, 1844. First edition. 16mo. 205, (2) pp. With a preface by Charles Dickens. Full crushed green levant, stamped in gilt; all edges gilt; brown endpapers; original cloth bound at rear, by Riviere & Son. Eckel pp. 146-47

3. The Cricket on the Hearth. A Fairy Tale of Home
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846. First edition. 16mo. 174 pp. Full green morocco, elaborately decorated in gilt; maroon-coated endpapers; all edges gilt, by Riviere & Son; book-plate of James Henry Smith on first free leaf; original cloth bound at rear. Eckel pp. 119-120

4. The Battle of Life. A Love Story.
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846. First edition. 16mo. 175 pp. Bound as above; book-plate of James Henry Smith on first free leaf; original cloth bound at rear. Eckel pp. 121-123

5. The Haunted Man and The Ghost's Bargain...
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848. First edition. 16mo. 188 pp. Bound as above; book-plate of James Henry Smith on first free leaf; closed tear in upper gutter of ad leaf at front; original cloth bound at rear. Eckel pp. 124-125

6. A Child's History of England
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1852. In three volumes. First edition. 16mo. Full tan calf, tooled in gilt, red and green morocco spine labels, first volume boards lightly soiled and scuffed; top edges gilt; gray endpapers, by Morrell; book-plate of Ellen O'Neil Logan on front paste-down in each volume; contemporary gift inscription on half-title in first volume. Eckel pp. 128-130

7. The Poor Traveller: Boots at The Holly-Tree In: and Mrs. Gamp
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1858. First edition. 16mo. 114, (1) pp. Full red levant, tooled in gilt, boards lightly soiled, joints lightly rubbed; top edge gilt; marbled endpapers, by Ramage; armorial book-plate of Joseph Turner on front paste-down; original green wrappers bound-in; scattered foxing. Eckel p. 215

8. Is She His Wife? Or, Something Singular...
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1877. First American edition. 32mo. 80, (4) (ads) pp. Full crushed green levant, stamped in gilt; all edges gilt; brown-coated endpapers; original cloth bound at rear; by Riviere & Son; contemporary ownership signature on half-title. Eckel pp. 159-161

9. Mr. Nightingale's Diary: A Farce in One Act
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1877. First American edition. 32mo. 96, (2, ads) pp. Bound as above; original cloth bound at rear; by Riviere & Son (unsigned). Eckel pp 164-65

From the private library of Dr. David L. Harrar II, Sunnyvale, California

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.

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[Literature] Dickens, Charles. Group of Nine Finely Bound First Editions

Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana

[Literature] Dickens, Charles. Group of Nine Finely Bound First Editions

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