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

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1973. FIRST EDITION STATED, First printing thus. Paperback. Near Fine. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1973. FIRST EDITION STATED, First printing thus. Near Fine. HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents THE SUN'S BIRTHDAY, 71 Beautiful photographs of the natural world's features, with poetic text written to accompany the thoughts stimulated by the photos. Not printed since the 70's making the book HARD TO FIND, particularly in this condition. The Foreword is by famous (almost infamous) female author Anais Nin. 111 pages of color photographs and poetical commentary, 8 3/8" x 11" (oversized, may require additional postage), soft bound. Overall book is NEAR FINE. Pages = Fine: slightly yellowed, yet unmarked, clear, tight, sharp. Cover (2 different photos front and back with particulars in white and black) = Very Good: creased lower right corner and slight scraping of bottom edge on front, 5" line indentation on back, spine has 1/4" gouge… Read More

London: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1966. FIRST PRINTING OF SECOND EDITION (STATED) of Oxford Paperback. Near Fine. London: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1966. HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents ORIGINS OF THE LABOUR PARTY. "Mr. Pelling examines the background to the foundation of the Party in 1900, and analyzes the contributions of the early Socialists and trade unionists..." First printing of Second edition (stated) of Oxford paperback. 5" x 7 5/8", 256 pages including index. Overall book is NEAR FINE. Pages = Near Fine: owner's name on reverse front cover, occasional pencil markings on a dozen pages, else white, sharp, tight, no additional marks. Cover (red glossy stiff paper with two tones of pink for illustrations, black and white particulars) = Near Fine: slight rubbing, creases to spine, else square, clear, tight and sharp.

HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents No. 246 of 300 Limited First American Signed Edition of ROBERT PENN WARREN'S 27th published work, MEET ME IN THE GREEN GLEN. This 5 13/16" x 8 1/2", 376 page hardcover is encased in clear plastic and fits easily into its original brown board slipcase. Overall, the book is FINE: top edges stained auburn, outer edges have light foxing, cover = 1/4 brown cloth over patterned ivory boards, with author's signature in gold gilt on front, particulars in gold gilt on spine. Original slipcase is VERY GOOD: Entire, with separated fold on bottom and small amount of chipping. Printed statement of Limited authenticity on first fep, along with No. 246 and author's signature. A definite COLLECTOR'S ITEM.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and World, Inc., 1966. FIRST SHORTER ADDITION THUS, FIRST PRINTING THUS. Hardcover. VERY GOOD PLUS. HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents MAJOR WRITERS OF AMERICA, SHORTER EDITION. From Benjamin Franklin to William Faulkner, and all the great American writers in between, this book samples their work in 1,052 pages, including indices for both titles and first lines. 7 1/8" x 9 1/2", with no dust jacket (presumably as issued), may require additional postage. This "shorter edition" , edited by Jean Sisk, came out 4 years after the original "longer edition" of 1962, and as such it's a FIRST EDITION THUS, FIRST PRINTING THUS. Overall condition is VERY GOOD PLUS. Pages = Very Good: tanning to edges, owner's name and addy on front reverse cover, penned note on first fep, else white, clear, tight, sharp, with no additional marks. Cover (navy blue cloth boards with silver gilt design and gold particulars) = Very Good Plus: 3 small creases spine, one inch… Read More

Seattle: Superior Publishing Co., 1959. FIRST EDITION STATED, FIRST PRINTING THUS. AS NEW/VERY GOOD. HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents A TICKET TO THE CIRCUS, the stupendous story of the incredible RINGLINGS in all its amazing detail from humble Wisconsin beginnings to worldwide glory 8 1/2" x 10 3/4" (oversized, may require additional postage), 184 pages, including hundreds of historical circus photos and illustrations The ORIGINAL UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET keeps this FIRST EDITION STATED, FIRST PRINTING THUS warm! Overall book is AS NEW: white, glossy pages, unblemished cover, sharp corners, all tight to spine, stand out photos and illustrations. Cover is tan cloth boards with particulars in red script. Original Dust Jacket (yellow glossy paper with 3 color illustration of a tiger bursting through the page, particulars in red and green) = Very Good: chipping to entire top edge only, colors a bit dulled, else entire, no damage to bottom edge, rest of spine, or… Read More

New York: E P Dutton and Company, 1972. FIRST EDITION STATED, FIRST PRINTING THUS. Hardcover. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE. Eliot Porter, photographer. HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA, 64 gorgeous, full color, full page plates and 2 black and white plates in a 144 page book. Eliot Porter was a world famous 20th Century photographer, and in this beautiful "coffee table" book he has meticulously rendered the color plates via the "dye transfer" process. Porter also explains in careful prose his process, his career, and his favorite birds. 10 3/4" x 12 1/4" (oversized, may require additional postage), 144 pages including index, with complete original dust jacket. Overall book is NEAR FINE. Pages are Near Fine: end papers have considerable foxing, rest of pages are white, clear, tight, sharp, with no marks. Cover (forest green cloth boards with gold gilt particulars on spine) = Fine: sunning to very top edge of front, else tight, sharp, square, bright,… Read More

Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1942.FIRST EDITION THUS, FIRST PRINTING THUS. VERY GOOD with No Dust Jacket.David Pattee. HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents THE U. S. ARMY, A GUIDE TO ITS MEN AND EQUIPMENT, by FLETCHER PRATT, the military analyst for Time Magazine. As the United States entered WORLD WAR II, this miniature book described in detail, and illustrated to the young man salivating for battle, every piece of new U. S. war equipment. For example, "The 'JEEP' is a characteristic American invention. It is a small, light truck, weighing, all told, about a ton." This is followed by one of David Pattee's 53 sepia illustrations, this one of a jeep in action cresting a hill at full speed and leaping into the air! 3 1/2" x 5 1/2", 62 pages (including index), with no dust jacket (as designed). Overall condition is VERY GOOD. Pages = VERY GOOD PLUS: penciled old prices on front reverse cover and first fep, tiny crease on bottom corner of pages 59/60, light… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1976. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION THUS, FIRST PRINTING VIA NUMBER ROW, with ORIGINAL UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. AS NEW/FINE. HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents a FIRST PRINTING of ARTS OF WOOD, an illustrated survey of everyday wooden artwork made by various primitive cultures. 8 1/8" x 8 1/8", 64 page hard cover, including numerous sepia Illustrations and maps, together with the ORIGINAL UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. The overall book is AS NEW. The front and back end papers are solid brown. The cover is light brown cloth boards, with dark brown drawings and particulars--VERY ATTRACTIVE! The ORIGINAL DUST JACKET (2-tone brown paper with multiple designs and particulars in both colors) = NEAR FINE: 2 tiny chips from top edge, bottom edge slightly rubbed, else colorful, clear. no other marks or blemishes.