Search Results: Authors starting with W from Hatfield Books and Memorabilia

London: Gay and Bird, 1902. Revised 1902 edition. GOOD PLUS. HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents the thirty-first edition of A SATCHEL GUIDE TO EUROPE. It is FASCINATING to read about, and see via detailed maps, the Europe of 1902 as seen by American tourists. Written by an Englishman for the American traveler, this guide was completely revised annually for at least 60 years, and Guides from around the Turn of the Century are RARE. Guides published in London are also RARE. The size of the hardback (4" x 6 1/8") was meant for keeping in your luggage (satchel), and it has 307 pages, including detailed index, 3 fold out detailed maps, a comparison of U. S. and various European monies, weights and measures, and all the details about the individual countries. No dust jacket as designed. The dozen or so full page ads at at the front and back are almost as great as the content (examples: "Horsford's Acid Phosphate" which has "proved to be of extraordinary value in the prevention… Read More

HATFIELD BOOK AND MEMORABILIA, a five-star seller, presents a FIRST EDITION THUS of THE STRANGLING OF PERSIA ("Story of the European Diplomacy and Oriental Intrigue that resulted in the denationalization of twelve million Mohammedans, by W. MORGAN SHUSTER, ex-Treasurer General of Persia. New York: The Century Company, June, 1912. 5 5/8" x 8 5/16", 423 pages, including 85 b & w photos, one tri-color fold-out map. FIRST US EDITION THUS. Overall condition Very Good/no dust jacket. Ex-library with appurtenances thereto. Pages (rough cut with gold gilt top edges) = moderate tanning, no marks of any kind (except library), tight, sharp corners, few liquid stains to upper corners, light bump to bottom edges. Cover (cloth boards with particulars and middle eastern border design in gold) = tight, slightly worn corners, former library appurtenances, top and bottom/spine folded.

HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents an EXTREMELY RARE Canadian bilingual edition of Longfellow's EVANGELINE in NEAR FINE condition. While penned in English, the story of EVANGELINE is Acadian (Nova Scotia), thus the dual English and French texts are most appropriate. Indeed, the private inscription in this softcover copy indicates it was purchased in 1963 in Nova Scotia. Printed and bound by Hazell Watson and Viney Ltd., Aylesbury and Slough, England, dimensions are 4 3/8" x 7 1/4", 126 pp., with light to moderate tanning on pages, some sunning to cover, but never read, owner inscription on first fep, overall condition = NEAR FINE. The cover is very light green mottled glossy paper w/ photo of statue and church front, particulars in turquoise. The French translation by Lemay has been used in a number of different editions dating back to 1865. Noted appraiser James Beattie, while remarking that no copies of this have been sold for 40 years, has attached a value of $225.00

HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents SIR WALTER SCOTT'S THE WAVERLEY NOVELS in the 25 volume set published by LIPPINCOTT in 1900. This offering includes the first 24 volumes, with # 25 missing ("The Surgeon's Daughter"). Copyright pages are blank. All volumes are VERY GOOD. 5 1/16" x 7 5/8" (will require additional postage). Some wear to covers, yet square and tight. No marks to pages, some foxing to outer pages, all tight, square, sharp. Velum covered frontispiece illustration in each volume. Green cloth boards with intricate embossed designs throughout and gold gilt particulars on spine. Noted appraiser JAMES BEATTIE assigns a value of $250 to this set.

New York and London: Harper and Brothers, 1910. First Edition Thus, First Printing Thus. NEAR FINE. William Hurd Lawrence. HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents A CHARIOT OF FIRE by Elizabeth Phelps Stuart, who was an early feminist American author and intellectual who challenged traditional Christian beliefs of the afterlife. She also challenged women's traditional roles in marriage and family, and advocated clothing reform for women ("Make a bonfire of the cruel (corsets) that have lorded over your thorax and abdomens for so many years...."). Considered a noveletta (45 pages, and 4 1/2" x 7"), A CHARIOT OF FIRE was published literally months before her January, 1911 death. A RARE FIND, this volume was never again printed until the centennial edition a few years ago. FIRST EDITION THUS, FIRST PRINTING THUS. There are 2 illustrations: one under the original tissue opposite the title page, and one facing page 40. On the title page, Harper's called out the fact that the… Read More

London: Archibald Constable, 1898. FIRST CONSTABLE EDITION THUS. Very Good +. Originally published in 1596, and one of the best known literary masterpieces of Great Britain, THE FAIRIE QUEENE has appeared in many hundreds of editions. This RARE edition of BOOK V, brought to you by HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, was published by Archibald Constable in 6 volumes between 1897 and 1900, and continued to be Printed through 1908. In The School Review of February, 1898, we read that "The FAIRIE QUEENE by Edmund Spenser is being edited by K M Warren. The edition will be issued in six small volumes, each containing one book of the poem. Book I has appeared, and recommends itself for use as a text in secondary schools. The glossary is a very full one, and the notes are ample..." This would prove that our 1898 copy of BOOK V is a FIRST EDITION, and most likely the First Printing. 4 3/8" x 6 5/8", 228 pages with no dust jacket. Overall condition is VERY GOOD PLUS. Pages = VERY GOOD… Read More

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1967. FIRST EDITION THUS. Good +. HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents a TWO VOLUME SET: THE ENGLISH TRADITION (VOLUME I: TO 1714; VOLUME II: SINCE 1714). HARD TO FIND since they were never reprinted after the late 60's, this set offers 84 essays in two volumes by some of the greatest historical commentators of the mid-Twentieth Century, describing the progress of England from 450 to 1950. Both volumes are 6" x 9 1/8", 374 pages for Volume 1, 390 pages for Volume 2. Volume I is FIRST THUS, FIRST PRINTING STATED, 1967. Volume II is FIRST THUS, THIRD PRINTING STATED, 1967. Overall condition of Volume I is VERY GOOD: light tanning, 2 creases to cover, owner's name and addy on front reverse cover, some rubbing to cover, else clear, tight, no additional marks, sharp, remainder mark present. Overall condition of Volume II is GOOD: almost no tanning, occasional underlining and marginal notes throughout, rubbing and creases to cover, owner's… Read More

HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents a BRITISH FIRST EDITION with an AMERICAN PRICE and AMERICAN SHIPPING--MASTERCLASS by MORRIS WEST. 6 1/8" x 9 1/4", 330 pages, featuring the ORIGINAL UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET, this copy announces itself as the FIRST EDITION without displaying any date. FINE/VERY GOOD PLUS. The dust jacket has large photo of the author on the back--no reviews. "The Unusual Hero Of Morris West's New Novel Is A Young American Art Historian, Maxwell Mather, Lover Of Pia Palombini, Millionairess Scion Of A Noble Italian Family." Book is FINE, with crisp, tight, white pages containing no marks except an owner's emboss on first fep; blue cloth cover with gold gilt particulars has worn top and bottom of spine, else tight, clear and colorful. ORIGINAL BLUE DUST JACKET with gold, white and blue particulars, is VERY GOOD PLUS, with light chipping to top and bottom of spine, some foxing to reverse, else colorful, whole, sharp.

HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents ONE OF ONLY FIFTY COPIES IN THE WORLD from the LIMITED and SIGNED FIRST EDITION of POEMS AT HOME by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY. VERY GOOD PLUS condition. Bowen-Merrill of Indianapolis (L. Frank Baum's publisher, later becoming Bobbs-Merrill) was Riley's first publisher (after all, he was an Indiana guy). Bowen-Merrill had a disastrous fire in 1890, destroying most of the business and taking 10 lives. This volume was published by Century in New York, yet this 50 volume LIMITED EDITION seems to have been controlled by Bowen-Merrill. Opposite the copyright page appears: "Of this First Impression of Poems Here at Home, Fifty copies…..have been issued with an autographed portrait on japan vellum (signed by) The Bowen-Merrill Co. (printed) This is Number (penned) 14." A SIGNED FRONTISPIECE PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR is present. 4 1/2" x 7", 187 pages in Very Good Plus condition, with some smudging and light tanning. Cover (special for limited… Read More

HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents the FIRST EDITION THUS, BCE of MISTRESS MASHAM'S REPOSE by T. H. WHITE with Illustrations by the celebrated artist FRITZ EICHENBERG. Original unclipped jacket has no price and no reviews, thus a FIRST EDITION, BCE. The author introduces us to the Lilliputians. Book condition = NEAR FINE (some yellowing with no marks), with the jacket being VERY GOOD (some chipping and mild ripping). 5 3/4" x 8 3/8", 255 pages. Noted book appraiser JAMES BEATTIE gives this copy a value of $60.00.

HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents PC, PATROL CRAFT OF WWII, A History of the Ships and their Crews, by William J. Veigele, Ph.D., USNR (Ret). Santa Barbara, CA: "Hard Cover - First Edition - 1998" stated. SIGNED in blue pen on first fep by author. 6 1/4" x 9 1/2", 400 pp., multiple photos, charts and diagrams. Unclipped original dust jacket preserved in original condition by apparent original plastic protector, to which is taped "SIGNED EDITION." Navy blue cloth boards with gold gilt particulars on spine only. Book is pristine, bright white pages, no marks of any kind, sharp, tight, few smudges on top and bottom edges. AS NEW. Original unclipped jacket has navy blue framing photo of ship and sailors front, promos of the book rear, with particulars in gold gilt, blue, black and white on front and spine. AS NEW/AS NEW. Noted appraiser James Beattie has assigned the value $135 to this book.

New York: The New American Library/Signet, March, 1962. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, FIRST PRINTING STATED. NEAR FINE. MGM. About TENNESSEE WILLIAMS' blockbuster play, SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH, Walter Kerr of the New York Herald Tribune wrote, "This is the noise of passion, of creative energy, of exploration and adventure." Published just days after the release of the MGM movie starring Paul Newman and Geraldine Page, this Signet paperback of SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH, brought to you by HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, is FIRST THUS, FIRST PRINTING STATED. 4 1/4" x7", 124 pages. Both copies are overall NEAR FINE. Pages (all page edges are red in color) = NEAR FINE: moderate tanning, else clear, very sharp and very tight, with no markings. Cover (red glossy stiff paper, with photo front of Geraldine Page and Paul Newman in bed, particulars in white, black and yellow) = NEAR FINE: light rubbing, hints of beginning creases, else clear, colorful, tight, sharp, square.

HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents a LIKE NEW, FIRST PRINTING of COOKING WITH FRIENDS by Amy Lyles Wilson, with recipes by Jack Bishop. "Even if you and your friends don't hang out at a neighborhood coffeehouse," this book will inspire you with such recipes as "Chandler's 'Could THIS Be Any More Fattening?' Cheesecake" and "Mashed Potatoes for the Broken-Hearted!" 7 3/4" x 9 1/4", 134 pages including complete index, includes SPOTLESS, AS NEW, ORIGINAL, UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. Pages and Cover are spotless as well--as if you pulled this book off the shelf in the 1995 "Best Sellers" aisle. LIKE NEW/LIKE NEW. PERFECT GIFT!

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice=Hall, Inc., 1974. SECOND EDITION STATED, FIRST PRINTING VIA NUMBER LINE. NEAR FINE. HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents THE SEARCH FOR COMMUNITY POWER. NEVER REPRINTED after the mid-seventies, this book may be Out of Print. The authors provide a systematic analysis of how communities develop their power and leadership structure. A STATED FIRST PRINTING OF THE SECOND EDITION, this paperback book measures 5 7/8" x 9" and has 390 pages. The overall condition is NEAR FINE. Pages = Near Fine: barely yellowed, 2 penned stars in Table of Contents, else no other markings, tight, sharp, clear. Cover (yellow mythical road map on brown glossy paper, with particulars in white) = Near fine: light wear and creasing to front, short creases on spine, else clear and colorful, tight and sharp, square.

New York: Venture/Simon and Schuster, 1947. FIRST EDITION THUS, FIRST PRINTING THUS. NEAR FINE/VERY GOOD. ORIGINAL UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents the FIRST EDITION of HERMAN WOUK'S very first novel: AURORA DAWN, written during his final year's on a WWII ship in the Pacific fleet. Later on, Wouk would win the Pulitzer Prize for CAINE MUTINY, and his WIND'S OF WAR would become a famous television mini-series. Many other novelists, publishers and historians have called Wouk "an American Tolstoy." The 1947 date on the copyright page matches the 1947 on the title page, making this a FIRST EDITION THUS, FIRST PRINTING THUS. 5 1/2" x 8 1/8", 241 pages, with the ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. Overall book is NEAR FINE. Pages = FINE: old price on first fep, light staining from glue on front reverse cover and first and last fep's, else very clear, tight, sharp, no additional marks. Cover (blue cloth boards with gold gilt design and "H W" on front, gold gilt… Read More