[Rarebooks] FS: Owen Wister Inscribed to John Philip Sousa

[Charles Agvent]

WISTER,  Owen.  LADY BALTIMORE. New York: MacMillan  &  Co.  1906.
First  Edition. 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. Light rubbing.  Near  Fine
                                                               $1500.00

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