Murray Gilbert, Signed (13 results)

Book Condition, Fine: An unread copy that remains in close to perfect condition. Very light signs of shelf wear across the original hardcover binding, slight curling to corners, bumps edges (most visible along bottom edge of rear cover), but otherwise pristine, no blemishes or tears, gilt cover artwork/lettering bright, vibrant and crisp. Dust stained text block, frayed page edges at bottom. Pages throughout are tightly bound, clean and tidy. The first edition, first printing of Aristophanes: A Study, published by Clarendon Press, is a significant work by one of the twentieth century's leading classical scholars and translators of Greek drama. Murray's influence on the modern understanding of Greek theatre, particularly his translations of Aristophanes and Euripides, ensures lasting scholarly and collector interest. A copy inscribed and signed by Murray (dated 15 November 1934) adds notable association value, enhancing its appeal to collectors of classical scholarship, signed books, and early twentieth-century literary criticism. In Aristophanes: A Study, Gilbert Murray offers a lucid and engaging examination of the great Athenian comic playwright, exploring the political, social, and religious dimensions of Old Comedy. Combining scholarship with accessibility, Murray situates Aristophanes within the cultural life of classical Athens while illuminating the enduring vitality of his satire. The work remains an insightful introduction to one of antiquity's most influential dramatists.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 50 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. cover very worn. Inscribed by Volonakis. Inscribed by Author(s).

Cloth. Condition: Good. First Edition. Oxford: Oxford University, 1910. First edition. SIGNED AND ANNOTATED BY HENRY CROCKER KITTREDGE. 12mo. Linen binding, Plays are written in Greek with notes and annotation in Latin, preface in Latin. Elektra is heavily annotated by Henry Crocker Kittredge of Barnstable, Massachusetts. A couple of signatures are sprung. Good. Signed - Association Copy.

Condition: Very Good. Later Printing. George Allen & Unwin, London, 1924. Later Printing. Signed, dated and inscribed from Murray and his wife, Mary (Lady Mary Henrietta Howard). Writing is in G. Murray's hand. Very good with slight wear to the spine tips. Murray was an outstanding scholar of the language and culture of Ancient Greece, perhaps the leading authority in the first half of the twentieth century.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. With an evocative typed letter signed from Ruth Draper (actress, dramatist and partner of De Bosis), dated April 2nd 1932, to Virginia Crawford (suffragette, anti-fascist campaigner, editor of the Italy-To-Day pamphlets and of 'Dilke scandal' fame). In it she seeks assistance sending money to 'The prisoners' (associates and family members of De Bosis who were jailed in Italy following his fatal flight over Rome to drop anti-fascist leaflets on Mussolini). The book has the bookplate on the front paste-down end-paper of Roderick Eustace Enthoven (architect and British MFAA officer (aka a 'Monuments Man') in Italy 1944 - 46), who had given it to Crawford who subsequently married it up with the letter and the referred to De Bosis poem. Also enclosed are some related press-cuttings from 1961. The book itself is medium size 4to in gilt embossed cream cloth covers, x + 201pp on stiff paper. The UK edition precedes the US edition by a few weeks and was Issued without a dustJacket . [CONDITION: A well preserved near FINE clean and tight unmarked copy (spine, cover fore-edge and page edges moderately tanned) ] . . . NOTE: Depending on destination this item may require an extra payment for insurance. If so, orders made by card will be completed only after you have approved any such extra cost. . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.

8vo., First Edition; green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR TO EDWARD THOMPSON, WITH THE FORMER'S INITIALLED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION (DATED 1942) ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. Edward John Thompson (1886-1946), scholar, novelist, historian and translator, is the author of 'Gilbert Murray' (1926) which may well explain Murray's inscription' a fair swop'. SIGNED COPIES BY THIS AUTHOR ARE NOTABLY SCARCE. A SPLENDID ASSOCIATION COPY.

Leather. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A signed copy of this very scarce, Limited Edition study of the Scottish borders. A very scarce Limited Edition work, this is copy number three of only twenty-five produced.Inscribed 'Minto' to verso of front free endpaper, and with the inscription 'Dr Montagu Butler, August 8 1875, from N.M.'.A signed copy, dedicated to Henry Montagu Butler, an English academic and clergyman, who served as headmaster of Harrow School, Dean of Gloucester and Master of Trinity College, Cambridge.Authorship attribution for this work varies; while WorldCat identifies the author as Gilbert John Murray Kynynmond Elliot Minto, both Jisc and Francis Hindes Groome's 'Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland' identify his mother, Countess Minto, Emma Eleanor Elizabeth Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound nee Hislop, as the author of the work.A wonderful study of the life and history of the Scottish border, with discussion of the origins of the border clan, rural life in the borders prior to 1600, and the 'legislative union of the kingdoms'. Rebacked, in a quarter calf binding with boards restored and back strip laid down. Bumping to board perimeters, with light rubbing to boards. Inscription to verso of front blank, and inscription to head of title page. Internally, firmly bound, with one early gathering working loose. Pages clean and bright, with a small number of discrete pencil notations to margins. Very Good. signed by author. book.

245x203mm. Single sheet. One sided. Mounting marks to the reverse. Dated October 9th 1942 from at Yatscombe, Boar's Hill, Oxford. Signed in black ink, it reads: 'My dear Winbolt, | I was glad to hear from you and be reminded of old times. | I do not know that I have much news about the family. | My wife and Lady Cecilia are reasonably well, except for the obvious | drawbacks of war and old age. Charles Roberts is very active | in local administration in Cumberland, and his son Wilfred in | guiding the Liberal party in Parliament. Lady Aurea has been | rather seriously ill, but is now better. The Henleys seem | steadily prosperous and effective; they live partly at Watford, | near Northampton, partly at Askerton. My daughter Rosaline has | become a Roman Catholic and is greatly wrapped up in her religion, | while her husband, Arnold Toynbee, is the head of Chatham House | and at the moment engaged on a mission in America. | That is a fair budget of news. The joint meeting of the | Roman and Hellenic Societies was a great success, and I wish you | could have been there. | Yours very sincerely, | G. M.' A familial update from Sir Gilbert Murray (1866-1951). Murray was an Australian-born British classical scholar and public intellectual. He served as Regius Professor of Greek at the University of Oxford from 1908 to 1936. He was perhaps the leading scholar of the language and culture of Ancient Greece in the first half of the 20th century. He is the basis for the character of Adolphus Cusins in his friend George Bernard Shaw's play 'Major Barbara', and appears as the chorus figure in Tony Harrison's play Fram. His ashes were interred in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.

unbound. 1 page, 10 x 8 inches, Oxford, England, November 14, 1940. Written to powerful New York attorney and political power broker Frederic R. Coudert, concerning the Neutrality Laws and President Roosevelt's quest for an unprecedented third term, in part: ".I think your arguments against the Neutrality Law are overwhelming; in fact the law itself is one of the amiable weaknesses which all healthy democracies like yours and ours are subject. I was very much interested in your argument against the third term. Of course that is a problem which we never have to think about and it seems to me that your case is very strong. Eight years of such high and concentrated authority and responsibility as your President enjoys is probably as much as is good for any human being or for one country under him." Much more great content. It is surprising that Coudert would be so adamant against F.D.R. serving a third term considering the fact he had been appointed to several Panels and Commissions under the Presidents auspice. Coudert openly campaigned for the New Deal and was an early supporter of Roosevelt's Lend Lease policy when originally proposed in 1940. Several folds; faint smudge on the signature. Very good(-) condition. Australian-born British classical scholar and public intellectual. He was an outstanding scholar of the language and culture of Ancient Greece but wrote many articles in support of British Foreign Policy.

49, [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Condition: Blue boards. Fine. 49, [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed on the flyleaf, "Henry Luce from Alfred R. Billinger July 17, 1919.".

unbound. 2 pages (front and back) on embossed letterhead, 5.5 x 7 inches, Oxford, December 27, 1947. Written to powerful New York attorney Frederic R. Coudert, in part: ".The European situation is really alarming, but I think war can be prevented if only your country and mine do not make for the third time the same mistake: I mean, first encouraging the aggressor by saying that nothing will induce us to fight, and then being forced to fight after all. I do hope our two countries will stand firmly together. I once saw an Italian War Office report which laid down that 'it is madness under modern conditions for any nation to make war upon an antagonist of approximately equal strength.' I think that is perfectly true and is cardinal League of Nations, or United Nations, doctrine. If only Russia can be warned beforehand!" Faint paperclip stains in the upper left corner of the first page; near fine condition. British classical scholar who participated in drafting the charter of the League of Nations, later serving as its chairman (1923 - 1938).

unbound. Condition: very good. Fine content. T.L.S. 4to. 1 page, Boars Hill, Oxford, November 17th 1937, to international law attorney and political powerbroker Frederic R. Coudert. The letter reads in part: ".How kind of you to send me a cable about my little broadcast! I felt that it ought to have been done by Salter, or some regular economist, but of course the situation was delicate and the words of a professed economist might carry too much weight. Besides, I doubt if Salter could have spoken without expressing his strong disapproval of the Ottawa arrangements. The speeches of Roosevelt, Cordell Hull, and Stimson make a fine rift in the clouds, even if no practical result occurs from them at present." Two inch separation at the center fold with slight tape mark in margin - otherwise in very good condition.

Ephemera from six of Calcutta's annual Eton Dinners, that for 13 March 1908 signed by Minto and some other guests, together with a similarly signed menu for the 28 February 1906 Old Etonian Dinner given in the earl's honour following his appointment as viceroy. A further four menus, for gatherings Minto was unable to attend, are also signed by many attendees. Minto (1845-1914) attended Eton between 1859 and 1863 and was appointed Viceroy of India in 1905, following a term as Governor General of Canada. This collection is from the papers of Justice Sir Richard Harington (1861-1931), who is named on all the menus and has signed several. Educated at the school in the 1870s, Harington pursued a legal career, serving as a judge of the High Court, Calcutta, from 1899. He commanded the artillery company of the Calcutta Port Defence Volunteers from 1900 to 1909. 8 menus, including one in duplicate (190 x 136 mm), one a single card sheet printed both sides, remainder all printed card bifolia. Two with printed overslips amending the list of those present. Six signed in pencil by attendees. Signs of handling, couple with nicks and short closed tears, two with strong vertical crease, one beginning to split along spine fold: a very good collection.