Will Durant Autographs
William James Durant (/dəˈrænt/; November 5, 1885 – November 7, 1981) was an American historian and philosopher, best known for his eleven-volume work, The Story of Civilization, which contains and details the history of Eastern and Western civilizations. It was written in collaboration with his wife, Ariel Durant, and published between 1935 and 1975. He was earlier noted for The Story of Philosophy (1926), described as "a groundbreaking work that helped to popularize philosophy".
Durant conceived of philosophy as total perspective or seeing things sub specie totius (i.e., "from the perspective of the whole")—a phrase inspired by Spinoza's sub specie aeternitatis, roughly meaning "from the perspective of the eternal". He sought to unify and humanize the great body of historical knowledge, which had grown voluminous and become fragmented into esoteric specialties, and to vitalize it for contemporary application. As a result of their success, he and his wife were jointly awarded the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1968 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977.
William James Durant was born in North Adams, Massachusetts, to French-Canadian Catholic parents, Joseph Durant and Mary Allard, who had been part of the Quebec emigration to the United States.
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Traded items with a signature of Will Durant
The most expensive item with a signature of Will Durant (11 VOL SET THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION 1ST/1ST SIGNED WILL DURANT) was sold in July 2025 for $1,250.00 while the cheapest item (The Story of History Author Historian Will Durant Signed Autograph Book Page) found a new owner for $0.99 in July 2015. The month with the most items sold (3) was July 2015 with an average selling price of $1.99 for an autographed item of Will Durant. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2020 with $252.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.25 was October 2013. In average, an autographed item from Will Durant is worth $10.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Will Durant were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Mansions of Philosophy Will Durant Signed Inscribed 1939 | $39.99 |  |
| Mansions of Philosophy Will Durant Signed Inscribed 1939 | $39.99 | |
| Mansions of Philosophy Will Durant Signed Inscribed 1939 | $39.99 | |
| THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION WILL DURANT VOLUMES 1& 2 W/SIGNED Volume 1 COA PLATE | $70.00 | |
| THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION WILL DURANT VOLUMES 1& 2 W/SIGNED Volume 1 COA PLATE | $70.00 | |
| THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION WILL DURANT VOLUMES 1& 2 W/SIGNED Volume 1 COA PLATE | $70.00 | |
| Will Durant - Signed Index Card | $3.55 | |
| Will Durant - Signed Index Card | $3.55 | |
| Will Durant - Signed Index Card | $3.55 | |
| Will Durant AUTOGRAPH Note Card - Author & Historian - Christmas, 1979 | $10.00 | |
| Will Durant AUTOGRAPH Note Card - Author & Historian - Christmas, 1979 | $10.00 | |
| Will Durant AUTOGRAPH Note Card - Author & Historian - Christmas, 1979 | $10.00 | |
| Will Durant signed 3x 5 card Author Pulitzer Prize | $19.95 | |
| Will Durant signed 3x 5 card Author Pulitzer Prize | $19.95 | |
| Will Durant signed 3x 5 card Author Pulitzer Prize | $19.95 | |
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NBA free agency rumors: Knicks have ‘strong chance’ to sign Kevin Durant if he l (01/2019): The 30-year-old star can opt out of his contract and become a free agent after the season. Kevin Durant on Free-Agency Plan: 'Play Basketball and Stack Money' (12/2018): Kevin Durant 's pending free agency remains the biggest storyline of the 2019 NBA offseason, though the Golden State Warriors superstar has largely remained tight-lipped about his intentions...
