The Story Of J.M.B. ( Sir James Barrie) With Large Elaborate Bookplate Of Janet Jacks Balch Designed By Feg Murray

1920. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 736 Pp. Blue Cloth, Spine Lettered In White. First Printing. Near Fine. Bookplate (Circa 1920?) Of Janet Jacks Balch Designed By Feg Murray. Janet Jacks Balch (1863-1943), Of The Rancho Family In Monterey, And Her Husband, Engineer Allen C. Balch (1864-1943), Were Part Of The Original Group Who Founded Scripps College And Were Donors Of A $250,000 Gift That Made Balch Hall Possible. The Balchs Also Provided Funds For A Reading Room That Was Part Of Scripps's Eleanor Joy Toll Residence Hall. The Couple Gave Significant Funding Not Only To Scripps But Also Cornell University (They Were Both Alumni) And Caltech. Allen Balch Set Up Electrical Utilities In Ca, Including Those That Would Eventually Develop Into Pacific Gas And Electric And Southern California Edison. Frederic Seymour Murray (1894 - 1973), Known As Fred Murray Or Feg Murray, Was An American Athlete Who Competed Mainly In The 110 Meter Hurdles. He Had Been Captain Of The Track Team At Stanford University In 1916. He Was The 1915 U.S. National Champion In The 120 Yard High Hurdles And The 1915 And 1916 National Champion In The 220 Yard Low Hurdles. In 1917, During World War I, Murray Went To France As Part Of The Friends' Ambulance Unit Of The Red Cross. In April 1918, He Enlisted In The American Expeditionary Forces, Where He Served In The Trenches. He Won A Bronze Medal In The 1920 Summer Olympics. After His Athletic Career Ended, After Studying At The Art Students League Of New York, Murray Began Drawing Sports-Related Cartoons For The Sun And United Media, Which Syndicated His Work. He Returned To California In 1934, And Worked For The Los Angeles Times As A Sports Columnist And Cartoonist. He Also Drew The Daily Cartoon "Seein' Stars", Syndicated By King Features Syndicate, In Which Murray Drew Hollywood Celebrities Accompanied By Brief Anecdotes. His Older Brother Was Chemist And Tennis Champion Robert Lindley Murray.