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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Current items with a signature of Will Durant
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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 September 2013 with an average selling price of $5.50 for an autographed item of Will Durant. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2008 with $461.66 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.83 was April 2012. In average, an autographed item from Will Durant is worth $23.75.
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| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Vintage 1962 Historian Will Durant SIGNED Handwritten Letter to Prof. Harvey USC | $20.50 |  |
| Vintage 1962 Historian Will Durant SIGNED Handwritten Letter to Prof. Harvey USC | $20.50 | |
| Vintage 1962 Historian Will Durant SIGNED Handwritten Letter to Prof. Harvey USC | $20.50 | |
| Will Durant American Historian Original Signed Autograph Letter (TLS) Dated 1978 | $38.99 | |
| Will Durant American Historian Original Signed Autograph Letter (TLS) Dated 1978 | $38.99 | |
| Will Durant American Historian Original Signed Autograph Letter (TLS) Dated 1978 | $38.99 | |
| Will Durant American Historian Original Signed Autograph Letter (TLS) Dated 1978 | $38.99 | |
| Will Durant American Historian Original Signed Autograph Letter (TLS) Dated 1978 | $38.99 | |
| Will Durant American Historian Original Signed Autograph Letter (TLS) Dated 1978 | $38.99 | |
| Will Durant Story of Civilization Author Autograph Signed Bookplate #105 | $67.48 | |
| Will Durant Story of Civilization Author Autograph Signed Bookplate #105 | $67.48 | |
| Will Durant Story of Civilization Author Autograph Signed Bookplate #105 | $67.48 | |
| Will Durant Story of Civilization Author Autograph Signed Bookplate #105 | $67.48 | |
| Will Durant Story of Civilization Author Autograph Signed Bookplate #105 | $67.48 | |
| Will Durant Story of Civilization Author Autograph Signed Bookplate #105 | $67.48 | |
