from Will Durant & Ariel.” The recipients, Douglas and Mary Lee Fairbanks, were pioneers in the American film industry and two of the most popular actors of their time. 19, 1966”, and to the flyleaf of The Age of Louis XIV, “To Douglas & Mary Lee enjoying their hospitality. The inscription on the half-title page of The Life of Greece reads, “To Douglas + Mary Lee with love from Will Durant 5-6-69 A great evening!”, to the flyleaf of The Age of Voltaire, “For Douglas & Mary Lee affectionately, from Will Durant & Ariel At the Bolton’s Sept. Presentation copies, each volume (with the exception IV and X) inscribed by William and Ariel Durant to Douglas and Mary Lee Fairbanks on various dates. Royal octavo, 11 volumes, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Rare complete set of Durant’s monumental achievement with 10 volumes inscribed by him to “The King of Hollywood” Douglas Fairbanks. The Story of Civilization.ĭURANT, William and Ariel.
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