Black Sun Press

The four variants of Crosses of Gold: First edition. Paris, 1925.  Publisher's calf binding.  Minkoff A-2 — Nouvelle édition augmentée.  Paris: Albert Messein, 1925.  Publisher's two-toned boards.  Minkoff A-2(b) — Another copy in publisher's boards, this with "The Poetry Publishing Co., Haven Road, Exeter, and at London" stamped in gilt on the front cover.  Also with a photographic portrait of Caresse tipped in directly after the title, inscribed by Caresse Crosby.  Not in Minkoff — Another copy, this in printed wrappers supplied by the Poetry Publishing Co.  Not in Minkoff.

Graven Images.  Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1926.  Publisher's flexible boards. First edition of her second book — Minifesto.  N.p., 1950.  Broadsheet in Greek.



with: The Passionate Years.  New York: Dial Press, 1953.  Publisher's cloth and dust-jacket — Madame X…. Trente-deux poèmes d'amour.  Paris: Flammarion, 1921.  Inscribed by Caresse Crosby and signed ("Harry and Caresse"), 22 December 1924.



Together, 8 items.

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