Black Sun Press

The founding printers and directors of the Black Sun Press were Harry and Caresse Crosby.

• Jolas, Eugène. Secession in Astropolis. (1929) Paris; New York. Limited edition of 135 copies. 10 copies numbered 1 to 10 printed on Japan paper and signed by the author; 100 copies numbered 11 to 110 printed on Holland Van Gelder Zonen paper; and 25 copies hors commerce. UMCP has copy numbered 73. Special Collections Stacks PS3519 .O33 S4.


• Boyle, Kay. Short Stories. (1929) Paris. The first edition of the Éditions Narcisse. Limited edition of 165 copies. 15 copies printed on Japanese paper and signed; 150 numbered copies on Holland Van Gelder Zonen paper. UMPC has copy numbered 2 and signed. Special Collections Stacks PZ3 .B69796Sh.


• Pound, Ezra. Imaginary Letters. (1930) Paris. Limited edition of 375 copies. 50 signed copies numbered 1-50 were printed on Japanese Vellum; 300 copies numbered 51-350 were printed on Navarre paper; and 25 copies hors commerce. UMCP has copy numbered 279. Special Collections Stacks PS3531 .O82 I6.


• Crane, Hart. The Bridge. (1930) Paris. With three photographs by Walker Evans. Limited edition of 283 copies. 200 numbered copies on Holland paper, 50 numbered copies on Japanese vellum signed by the author, 25 review copies hors commerce and, 8 special copies marked A to H. Special Collections Stacks PS3505 .R272 B7.


• Crosby, Harry. Transit of Venus. (1931) Paris. With a preface by T.S. Eliot. Limited edition of 570 copies printed by Harry Crosby from Dorique type. 20 lettered copies printed on Japanese vellum; 50 numbered copies on Holland paper; 500 copies on uncut Navarre. UMCP's copy is unnumbered/unlettered. Special Collections Stacks PS3505 .R883 T7.


• Radiguet, Raymond. Devil in the Flesh. (1932) Paris: Crosby Continental Editions. Translated by Kay Boyle, with an introduction by Aldous Huxley. Published by the Black Sun Press. Printed by F. Paillart, Paris. Special Collections Stacks PQ2635 .A25 D513.


• McAlmon, Robert. Indefinite Huntress and Other Stories. (1932) Paris: Crosby Continental Editions. Modern masterpieces in English, number 10. Published by The Black Sun Press and printed by F. Paillart, Paris-Abbeville. Special Collections Stacks PS3525 .A1143 I53.


• Radiguet, Raymond. Devil in the Flesh. (1948, c1932) Paris: Crosby Continental Editions. Translated by Kay Boyle, with an introduction by Aldous Huxley. Special Collections Stacks PQ2635 .A25 D513.




Resources about the Black Sun Press


• Minkoff, George Robert. A Bibliography of the Black Sun Press. (1970) Great Neck, NY: G.R. Minkoff. With an introduction by Caresse Crosby. Limited edition of 1,250 copies. Special Collections Folio Z232 .B622 M54.




 

 

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