[Native Americana]. Lewis, James Otto. The North American Aboriginal Port-Folio

New York: Published from the London Edition, 1844. One part only (all issued?). 4to (291 x 236 mm). Eight letterpress leaves, one blank leaf at end; lithographed title-page and six lithographed plates with hand-coloring by E. Jones. (Some slight soiling to title-page, a few corners with some edgewear.) Original printed wrappers, stabbed and sewn (front wrapper detached, lacking lower wrapper, some edgewear, tears, and creasing). Provenance: Montclair Art Museum, LeBrun Library (book-plate, sold Christie’s 14 December 2000, lot 357). Not in Field, Howes, Bennett, or Sabin

A rare edition, with the original wrapper, of what was likely all that was issued of the American quarto edition. In an article about the lithographer, E. Jones, Harry T. Peters described the work as comprising a "cover and six plates," though he likely mistook the lithographed title-page for the cover. The lithographed wrapper contains a different design than the lithographed title-page, and both were executed by E. Jones. The edition was apparently printed from new stones. The Siebert copy lacked the printed wrapper and was one inch shorter. Exceedingly rare, the present copy is the only copy we trace at auction in over 50 years.

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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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[Native Americana]. Lewis, James Otto. The North American Aboriginal Port-Folio

Printed and Manuscript Americana

[Native Americana]. Lewis, James Otto. The North American Aboriginal Port-Folio

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