BATES, KATHERINE LEE,

Autograph manuscript, signed ("Katherine Lee Bates"), fair copy, of "America the Beautiful".

N.p. [Wellesley, Mass.?], n.d. [. 4to (11 x 7-3/4 inches). Four stanzas of eight lines each, in ink, on verso of stationery of Wellesley College, Dept. of English Literature, signed at bottom. Some toning to the verso, old folds, small closed tear long fold. In blue quarter morocco slipcase.
¶ In 1893, a young professor of English literature from Wellesley College, Katherine Lee Bates, penned the lyrics to what was to become one of America's most famous patriotic anthems. Originally written while teaching a summer session at Colorado College, Bates' poem was first entitled "Pike's Peak", and first appeared in a publication called The Congregationalist on July 4, 1895. Bates revised the lyrics in 1904 for a version published that year in The Boston Evening Transcript; final revisions were made in 1913. When set to music by Samuel A. Ward and published in 1910, it was entitled "America the Beautiful", and its popularity has grown ever since. It has been proposed as a replacement of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the national anthem, and although such efforts have never succeeded, the popularity and esteem it has enjoyed for over a hundred years given it a permanent place of honor in the national memory. Famously, Marian Anderson chose to sing a version of "America the Beautiful" on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, after being denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution. Katherine Lee Bates, an ardent feminist, poet, educator and scholar, taught at Wellesley College from 1893 until 1925, and this transcript of America's "second" National Anthem, is appropriately transcribed on letterhead of Wellesley College, Department of English Literature

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Book number: 247563

(THIEBAUD, WAYNE) BATES, KATHERINE LEE

O BEAUTIFUL FOR SPACIOUS SKIES

San Francisco: Chronicle, 1994. First printing. A stunning combination when the lyrics of the classic song, 'America the Beautiful' are paired with the bold and innovative work of contemporary artist Wayne Thiebaud , illustrated in gorgeous full color. Edited by Sara Jane Boyers. Includes brief biographies of both Bates and Thiebaud and selected bibliographies. Large format, unpaginated. Fine in fine dust jacket. ISBN: 0-8118-08327

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Book number: 27680

Catalogue: Art and Photography

Keywords: modern art, music, children's, illustrated books, ab2005 0811808327

KATHERINE LEE BATES

From Gretna Green To Lands End: A Literary Journey In England

London, Grant Richards. 1908, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 5¾" - 6'' Tall. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in red cloth with elaborate green decoration to the upper cover.No dust-jacket.This copy has NO previous names or inscriptions resent.The book has a little weakness to the front gutter hinge with title page loose but still attached.Illustrated with over 25 b&w plates.8vo 386pp with top edge of the book in gilt First Edition. Very Good/No Jacket.

-- Richard Thornton Books

Book number: 63389

Catalogue: Topography

BATES KATHERINE LEE

From Gretna Green to Land's End A Literary Journey in England

London, Grant Richards, 1908. Octavo, xii + 386pp, illustrated, folding map, bound in original brown cloth/gilt, spine sunned and sl spotted

-- Castle Hill Books

Book number: 28166

Catalogue: British Topography

KATHERINE LEE BATES

From Gretna Green To Lands End A Literary Journey in England.

Thomas Y. Crowell, 1907. Hardcover. Ex-Library; Edgewear, hinge slightly weakened, red and gold embossed binding with substantial wear along edges and corners.. Good with no dust jacket.

-- Howard Kohn, Bimmer 1996

Book number: 43450

BATES, KATHERINE LEE

Little Red Riding Hood; and Other Oldtime Fairy Tales (Once Upon a Time Series)

Chicago, Rand McNally, 1921. Hardcover. Includes the classic stories of Little Red Riding Hood; The Dancing Shoes; Beauty and the Beast; Rumpel-Stilt-Skin; and The Frog Prince. 30 pp. Missing title page. Closed tears (2" at bottom and 4" at top) to half-title page. A couple chipped lower corners in text, mild shelfwear and bumped corners (moreso to lower corners). Previous owner's name to FPDEP. Full color illustrated boards, and 30 charming color plates in text, very turn-of-the-century style art done by Margaret Evans Price. A very lovely and loved old book. Ill.: Price, Margaret Evans. GOOD .

-- Aardvark Books

Book number: 66887

Catalogue: CHILDREN'S COLLECTIBLE

Keywords: Price, Margaret Evans

HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL (KATHERINE LEE BATES, INTRODUCTION)

The House Of The Seven Gables A Romance

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Company, 1902. Hardcover. ISBN: 0873523091. Salmon blindstamped textured cloth with bright gilt decoration and salmon lettering in relief [Handy Volume Classics] on cover, bright gilt rules, lettering, and decoration on spine; red top edges of pages. 369 pages, frontispiece b&w photo of the House of Seven Gables with protective tissue. Slight fading of cloth of spine, slight dulling of gilt; soft ink owner's signature on ffep; very slight uniform toning of pages; some pencil underlining and marginal lines scattered distantly through text; otherwise clean, sound, copy; 24mo 5" - 6" tall. Very Good .

-- Frenchboro Books

Book number: 29424

Keywords: Literature American Novel Nathaniel Hawthorne Katherine Lee Bates

HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY KATHERINE LEE BATES,

Mosses From an Old Manse (Two Volumes)

Boston Desmond Publishing Co., 1900. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall, Hardcover, Hard Cover, Good. Two-volume set. First edition with this introduction. Green cloth with spines lettered and decorated in gilt, top edges gilt, other edges uncut, 244 + 244 pages. Well-kept and partially unopened copy with some rubbing to the corners and spine ends, some fading and light spotting to the spines, good hinges, firm text blocks with no loosened pages, pages very clean and free from names or other markings.

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Book number: 003827

Catalogue: Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History

Keywords: Hawthorne, Nathaniel. With an Introduction By Katherine Lee Bates, Mosses from an Old Manse, Desmond Publishing Co.

NORRIS, FRANK; BATES, KATHERINE LEE, ROBINSON, C. D. AND OTHERS.

OVERLAND MONTHLY, volume XXIII - second series, January to June 1894.

San Francisco: Overland Monthly Publishing Company, 1894. First printing. Bound volume of 6 issues of the San Francisco magazine founded by Anton Roman, but closely associated with Bret Harte, the first editor. Index . Contains many articles dealing with California, gold mining (one especially interesting one on the old Placer mines of the Southern Mother Lode), the Chinese in California, the Columbia River, ranchos, the Gilbert islands, babies, art exhibits, mineral exhibit, etc - also stories, poems, editorials, book reviews, etc. Illustrated with photographs and drawings - contributors include Katherine Lee Bates, Frank Norris, C. D. Robinson and many others. vi, 666 pages. Paper is a combination of thin stock, and glossy stock. Slightly oversized and rather heavy volume, bound in 3/4 leather - ex library with a bookplate inside front cover and stamps on scattered pages throughout. Binding has deteriorated: the leather spine is split all the way down the back side and most of the upper dark brown layer of the leather has peeled off, leaving only scattered pieces of the title, some rubbing and wear to the corners also. The contents are very good - a few pages were not properly trimmed so they have a little chipping to the edges, but other than the scattered library stamps, they are overall quite clean, and the binding is sturdy enough so that the material is very readable.

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Book number: 26670

Catalogue: Magazines and periodicals

Keywords: placer mining, minerals, chinese, california history,

PRICE, MARGARET EVANS, EDITOR AND ILLUSTRATOR. INTRODUCTION BY KATHERINE LEE BATES,

A Child's Book of Myths, Retold and Pictured By Margaret Evans Price

Chicago and New York Rand McNally & Company, 1924. F First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Hardcover, Hard Cover, Good. First edition [1924]. Light external rubbing. Color illustrated. Myths include: Daedulus and Icarus; Cupid and Apollo; Diana and Actaeon; Pegasus and Bellerophon; Hercules; Admetus and Alcestis; Apollo and Diana; Cupid and Psyche; Phaeton and the Chariot of the Sun; Arcas and Callisto; Proserpina and Pluto; The Pygmies and the Cranes. Dark blue cloth with color illustration mounted on the front cover, illustrated endpapers, 112 pages, with a Pronouncing Vocabulary of Proper Names. Externally a bit rubbed with light fraying to corners and spine ends, very minor transparent spotting to cover illustration, good hinges, sound text block, a couple of tiny spots to the title page, gift notation on front free endpaper, pages clean and otherwise unmarked.

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Book number: 030180

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: Mythology Greek Myths Retold for Children Color Illustrated Oversized Lapbooks

SABUDA, ROBERT; BATES, KATHERINE LEE

America the Beautiful

New York, Little Simon. 2004, First Edition. (ISBN: 0689847440). Hard Cover. Small thick quarto. glossy shiny paper covered boards. 7 incredibly elaborate pop-ups. First edition, first printing. A very tight, clean volume with all pop-ups in excellent working condition. Golden gate bridge pop-up has tiny crease at top of one bridge tower. Very near fine. Fine.

-- Brillig Books

Book number: 07449

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Sabuda, Paper, Engineering, Sculpture, Pop-Up, Pop Up,,First Edition, Modern, America, American, Patriotic, Scenes, Children's 0689847440