New York: MacMillan & Company, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. Light rubbing. Near Fine. Decorated cloth with thirteen full-page illustrations by Vernon Howe Bailey and Lester Ralph. Author of THE VIRGINIAN, the classic novel of the West that helped to create the idealized perception of the cowboy's life and that influenced countless authors of westerns, Wister graduated from Harvard with highest honors in music. He advanced his studies in music in Paris where he was encouraged by Franz Liszt. While Wister never pursued a career in music, his studies in that field certainly brought him into contact with prominent musicians and composers. This book reflects Wister's interest and wide range of contacts as he has INSCRIBED and SIGNED it to John Philip Sousa in May 1907 on the verso of the frontispiece. Slight blurring to the date but a clear, fine inscription from a truly American writer to a like composer.

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Bookseller: Charles Agvent (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 008159
Title: LADY BALTIMORE Inscribed to John Philip Sousa
Author: WISTER, Owen
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Light rubbing. Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: MacMillan & Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1906
Keywords: Signed, Music, John Philip Sousa, Owen Wister, 19th Century American Literature, Modern Firsts, Western Literature
Bookseller catalogs: Inscribed; Association Copy;

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