Muir William: Signed (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Springer-Verlag, NY, 1977, 1st edition, 398 pages, bibliography, index, SIGNED & INSCRIBED by the author, "Bill Manger", in ink on the free front endpaper, 132 figures and 28 color plates, 7.75"x 10.75", hardcover, blue boards with gilt titles on front and spine, titles darkened, corners lightly worn and bumped, a little light cover soil, no dust jacket as published, contents clean and tight, book good+ [(s)1011GB] 4352 (G+). Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. SECOND EDITION. second edition/first printing book is tight with no markings, short inscription and William Manger signature on first page, great copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Xvii, 332 Pp. Green Cloth, Top Edge Gilt, Deckled Edges, Paper Spine Label. First Printing, 1897 Date On Title Page, 1896 Copyright Date, Preface Dated December 1896, No Additional Printing Indicated. Inscribed " To Mrs. (?) - Muir Mackenzie, The Benediction Of Henry James Oct: 31: 1901-" Mrs. Muir Mackenzie Was A Well Known Figure In London Society; Her Daughter "Miss Muir Mackenzie" Was An Expert Governess And Henry James Appointed Her "Hereditary Grand Governess" Of His Garden At Lamb House [See His Letters]. Light Wear, No Fraying, Considerable Wear To Paper Spine Label With A Few Minute Losses But Still Quite Readable; Rear Hinge Mostly Cracked. A Very Few Light Pencil Notes And Short Underlinings In Text, Not By James. Association Copies Between The Two James Brothers Are Uncommon."By 1916. (Henry) James Found Himself In A World Where The Individual No Longer Held 'All The Power Of Origination And Initiative In His Hands', As William James Had Believed (James, Will, 174" The Trial Of Curiosity, By Rose Posnock, Oxford 1991. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Condition: Very good. - Quarto, 12 inches high by 8 inches wide. Hardcover, three volumes bound in blue, orange, and gray cloth with decorations and illustrations on the front boards, titled in black on the spines, in the original glassine dust wrappers. The books are housed in a red slipcase with a paper label on its spine. There is faint fading along the edges of the covers. The extremities of the slighlty soiled slipcase are lightly rubbed. The pagination of each volume is as follows: 1) Beauty and the Beast: 45 pages and colophon, illustrated with 9 tipped-in color plates and 3 tipped-in color textual illustrations by Edy Legrand.; 2) Dick Whittington and His Cat: 37 pages and colophon, with bright color illustrations by Robert Lawson; (3) Saint George & the Dragon: 75, [1] pages and colophon, illustrated in color by Edward Shenton. Very good. Limited edition of 2,500 sets, each volume numbered 1820. The individual volumes are as follows: 1) BEAUTY AND THE BEAST by Mme. Le Prince de Beaumont. Translated from the French by P.H. Muir and Illustrated by Edy Legrand. This volume is unsigned, as issued. 2) DICK WHITTINGTON & HIS CAT. Retold and Illustrated by Robert Lawson. SIGNED ON THE COLOPHON BY ROBERT LAWSON and Inscribed " for Charlie" and SIGNED BY JEAN HERSHOLT. 3) SAINT GEORGE & THE DRAGON. Retold by William H.G. Kingston and Illustrated by Edward Shenton. This volume is unsigned, as issued.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Hardcover. This handsome and rather uncommon set of fairy tales was published as a limited edition of 2500 copies. However, these three volumes are identified by a blind stamp on the colophon stating that they are "One of 15 copies for presentation out of series." Each of the volumes has the initials JH as the copy number, and the bookplate of Jean Hersholt is present in each volume. Dick Whittington is also signed by Hersholt and its illustrator Robert Lawson. Hersholt, perhaps best known for his role as Shirley Temple's grandfather in Heidi (1937), appeared in over one hundred films, directed several films, won a Golden Globe Award, and was nominated for an Academy Award. He was also an eminent collector of books by Hans Christian Andersen and translated many of Andersen's fairy tales into English. Each volume is hardbound in cloth with a decorative ornament and title on the cover and title to spine. Beauty is bound in blue, Dick Whittington in orange, and Saint George in pale blue-gray. The volumes are in near fine condition save for a very light musty smell and a small stain to the margin along last page of text in Beauty. They have the original glassine jackets with minor chipping and wrinkling. The books are housed in a red paper covered slipcase. The slipcase is a bit rubbed, and has a faded half-inch streak along the front edge. Jackets and slipcase are in very good condition. Books measure 8 x 12 inches. Beauty: 45 pages; Dick Whittington: 37 pages; Saint George: 76 pages. CHILD/103023. Signed. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This is a first edition complete 10 volume set of THE WRITINGS OF JOHN MUIR by John Muir, edited by William Frederic Bade with additional biographical material in volumes 9 and 10 by Bade. Edition of 750 sets, this set being number 200 with that number being handwritten in each volume on the limitation page. The sets were published over a number of years starting in 1916 and concluding in 1924. Each volume measures 231mm tall x 155mm and has a b/w frontispiece with tissue guard. The set requires approximately 410mm (16.25 inches) of shelf space when the volumes are positioned upright. The following is copied from Kimes' bibliography of John Muir's books: v. 1. Nine photogravures with printed tissues, incl. front.; 8 halftone plates of author's sketches and map tipped in. v. 2. Eight photogravures with printed tissues, inc. front.; 16 halftone plates of author's sketches and map tipped in. v. 3. Eight photogravures with printed tissues, incl. front., and map tipped in. v. 4. Eight photogravures with printed tissues, incl. front., and map tipped in. v. 5. Six photogravures with printed tissues, incl. front., and map tipped in. v. 6. Seven photogravures with printed tissues, incl. front., and map tipped in. v. 7. Five photogravures with printed tissues, incl. front.; 10 halftone plates of author's sketches and map tipped in. v. 8. Six photogravures with printed tissues, incl. front., and map tipped in. v. 9. Seven photogravures with printed tissues, incl. front., and 1 plate of author's drawing tipped in. v. 10. Five photogravures with printed tissues, incl. front., and 1 plate of author's drawing tipped in. Price: $6.00 per v. In correspondence with the Houghton Mifflin Company, we learned that The Writings was a publication of the Private Library Department and that no records were available. The set was sold by subscription only. According to the publisher's announcement of the manuscript edition, the first six volumes were to be published in the fall of 1916, and the remaining four volumes would be published as soon as "the work of compilation and editing" could be accomplished. Since A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf, included in volume one, was not published until November, 1916, the six volumes could have been available in December, but it may not have been until early in 1917. Volumes seven and eight were published in 1918; volume nine did not appear until late in 1923, and volume ten in 1924. Correspondence indicates that the war was a deterring factor in the company's publication schedule. Customers were inquiring for the last two volumes as early as 1919 and 1920. A hand-written note (Dr. Bade) on a publisher's announcement indicates that the manuscript edition, issued in a variety of formats, was completely sold. CONDITION: Each volume is bound in original green buckram, with leather title patch on spine lettered in gilt, with front and bottom edges of text block uncut, and with each volume hand-numbered (all volumes have the same number which indicates that this is not a mixed set). The spines have faded to tan (usual for this binding) and the leather title patches have some usual wear with loss to the patches of volume 1, volume 2, and volume 3. No previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid bindings, complete.PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED. Signed by Author(s).…

London: Quaritch, 1927. 2 vols, 4to, 28 and 22 hand-colored plates (plus 4 more hand-colored plates and one plate colored in brown only); original printed wrappers as issued. Bookplate of Raymond and Pamela Lister. In a green cloth slipcase. § The second Muir facsimiles of these titles, both inscribed by Muir "For Review." Proof copies, without the printed material added to the wrappers and with inscriptions on both upper wrappers by Muir signed by him. About 50 copies were printed. The coloring is exceptionally bright and clear in these early copies. They were "facsimiled by Joseph Patrick Trumble, Sophia Elizabeth Muir and William Muir from the Beaconsfield Original[s] in the British Museum with [in Experience] (as an appendix) 4 plates from the other British Museum copy. Also one plate for which no colouring is known 'A Divine Image' which seems to belong to the Songs although not included in them by Blake." Bentley, Blake Books, 162 (Innocence) and 144 (Experience). Signed.…

Olga Roosevelt's autograph book, lengthily inscribed and signed by Theodore Roosevelt as President of the United States, William Howard Taft as Vice President of the United States and several other famous figures of the era, including naturalists John Muir and John Burroughs and financier Bernard Baruch. Octavo, bound in full vellum with hand painted decorations to the spine and panels, patterned endpapers. Inscribed and signed by Theodore Roosevelt with a lengthy quotation, "No one quality by itself makes a good man or woman; many are essential; but three especially - courage, straightforward honesty, and common sense. Theodore Roosevelt July 23rd 1903." Inscribed by William Howard Taft "For Miss Olga Roosevelt with best wishes of William H. Taft May 23 1910." Inscribed by American naturalist John Burroughs, "The most precious things of life are without money & without price John Burroughs Sept 8, 1903." Inscribed by the President of Cornell University and United States Ambassador to Germany Jacob Gould Schurman, "Beauty, graceful manners, good temper, common sense, and a kind heart: these are the qualities that make a woman to be beloved and powerful. J.G. Schurman East Hampton September 14th 1903." Additionally inscribed by Alfred W.S. Garden, American diplomat Robert Underwood Johnson, American screenwriter Daniel Carson Goodman, and American naval officer Leigh Carlyle Palmer. Signed by John Muir and signed and dated by Bernard Baruch "B. Baruch Jan 20th 1920." From the collection of Theodore Roosevelt's niece, Olga Roosevelt. Roosevelt was the heiress to a fortune of several million dollars left her by her mother. She made her debut in Washington in 1908 and married Dr. Breckenridge Bayne in 1911. In very good condition. An exceptional collection of signatures with noted provenance. Theodore Roosevelt was an American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, and reformer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. As a leader of the Republican Party during this time, he became a driving force for the Progressive Era in the United States in the early 20th century.…

London: Quaritch, 1886. 4to, printed upper wrapper; 1 (blank), 2 (Preface), 3-23 text; lower wrapper unprinted. In a fine decorative marbled calf binding by de Coverley. § Limited to 50 copies facsimilied by Muir, E. Druitt, H.T. Muir, and J.D. Watts. This copy originally numbered copy 26 and signed by Muir, Muir has crossed out "26" and written "Saturday Review." Essick notes: There is No Natural Religion. The "Preface," dated 1886, indicates that the facsimile is based on plates "in the British Museum [copy A] and from some papers in my own possession [copy L]." However, the printed front wrapper of Muir's Europe facsimile [1887) indicates that "Mr. Burt's copy [H?--which, according to Joseph Viscomi, is a forgery]" was also used. This would seem to be correct since copies A and L are printed in olive and green, whereas plates a1, a2, and b1 in the facsimile are in brown, as in copy H. Also includes plate 2 of All Religions are One, the original of which is bound into There is No Natural Religion copy M, and Muir's own version of the missing plate b5. Delivered to Quaritch 8 Sept. 1886. Bentley, BB, 249 G. Signed.…