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Lot 81
Sale 6417 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
Sep 10, 2025
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Live / Philadelphia
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$800 -
1,200
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$832
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Lot Description
[Black Sun Press] Crosby, Caresse. Group of 3 Titles
1. Crosses of Gold A Book of Verse
Paris: (printed by Leon Pichon), 1925. First and limited edition, #98/100 numbered copies. 12mo. Illustrated with pochoir-colored plates and decorations by Daniel-Girard; the first poem, "Harry", with letters of the latter supplied in hand with hand-drawn decorations. Original tree calf, red morocco spine label, stamped in gilt, joint rubbed; marbled endpapers; by Lafon. Minkoff A-2
Caresse Crosby's first book, and the second publication by her and her husband, Harry Crosby.
2. Graven Images
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1926. First edition. 8vo. Publisher's blue paper-covered boards, printed in blue and in red, spine toned, wear along same, extremities unevenly toned; scattered spotting to text; a few short closed tears and small losses to fore-edges from when opened.
Caresse Crosby's second book.
3. Painted Shores
Paris: Editions Narcisse, 1927. First edition, out-of-series copy (from a total of 268). Title-page and text printed in black and in red. Illustrated with three color plates after Francois Quelvee. Publisher's stiff printed wrappers; in original glassine. Minkoff A-5
Her third book.



