Crosby, Harry (1898 -1929); Henrietta M. Crosby, editor ; Roger Lescaret, printer; Bacharach, David [?] photographer — War Letters. Harry Crosby. First Limited Edition

Paris: The Black Sun Press, MCMXXXII. 4to. 17.7 x 23cm. VIII, 312, [2]pp. Original publisher's half tree calf; spine repaired and rubbed..One of 125 unnumbered copies on Navarre paper. Photogravure frontispiece dated 1921, and signed, possibly by David Bachrach (1845-1921), founder of Bachrach Brothers Photography Studio in Baltimore, Maryland in 1868.. Harry Crosby's "War Letters" is a collection of letters he wrote home during his service in the American ambulance corps during World War I. Published posthumously in 1932 by The Black Sun Press, the book offers a personal and often poignant account of his experiences. Crosby, a poet and publisher, later co-founded The Black Sun Press with his wife, Caresse, and the book was edited by his mother, Henrietta Crosby.,, Henrietta (Grew) Crosby (1872-1957) · Parents (2). Henry Sturgis Grew. Henry Sturgis Grew, of Boston. 1834-1910. Jane (Wigglesworth) Grew... Minkoff, A-43.OCLC Number / Unique Identifier: 2723816..... Provenance.. Collection of Dr. Gregory R. Bonomo. .