Search Results: Titles starting with M from Hatfield Books and Memorabilia

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1939. Later printing of the First edition . VERY GOOD PLUS/FAIR. ORIGINAL UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents MADAME CURIE. "290TH thousand" appears on the dust jacket flap--that many copies of MADAME CURIE printed within 2 years in the late thirties! EVE CURIE wrote a monumental volume (6 1/8" x 9 1/4", 412 pages, with original dust jacket) about her mother, a monumental figure in science. Overall condition of book is VERY GOOD PLUS. Pages = Very Good Plus: binding process staining to both reverse covers and front and back fep's, liquid staining to outer edge of pages through the title page, moderate tanning, else very clear, tight, sharp, no marks. Cover (brown loose weave cloth boards with large dark brown script "MC" front, gold gilt particulars on spine) = Very Good Plus: rubbing with some color loss to top edge of front and back, staining to top edge of spine, else clear, sharp, tight, square. Dust… Read More

HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents MAHATMA GANDHI, His Life, Work and Influence by Jashwant R Chitambar, with a Foreword by noted evangelist and long-time leader of the YMCA, John R. Mott, and an included ORIGINAL CLIPPED DUST JACKET. 16 B&W photos and diagrams. Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1933. First and Only Edition. 4 3/4" x 7 3/8", 266 pages. Overall condition of book is Very Good minus. Pages = Very good: medium tanned, occasional foxing, tight and square, only marks are those on first fep (owner signature and a #). Cover (red paper over boards with small green on tan, paste on labels on front and spine) = Good: Dirt of the Ages rubbed in to all, spine very slightly loose, slight warp to back, pointed corners and relatively intact upper and lower spine edges. Original Clipped Dust Jacket (tan paper with rust, black and grey illustrated map of India and figure on Gandhi, lettering in dark brown, 2 reviews of book on back) = Good: Rubbed, tanned,… Read More

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

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1966. First edition thus, FIRST PRINTING THUS. Good +. HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents MAJOR WRITERS OF AMERICA. 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 Good Plus. Pages = Good: tanning o edges, occasional extensive marginal notes in pen by Old Dominion University professor, owner's name and addy on front reverse cover, else white, clear, tight, sharp. Cover (navy blue cloth boards with silver gilt design and green particulars) = Very Good Minus: 3 small holes down to board front, 3 small creases spine,… 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 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.

HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents the 2 volume Nichols limited edition of THE MEMOIRS OF MARMONTEL. Red cloth boards. Gold gilt stands out on front, warn down on spine, tight, square. "Edition strictly limited to 500 copies". 5 7/8" x 9 1/8". volume 1 = 384 pages. volume 2 = 352 pages. Volume 1 has frontispiece lithograph of Marmontel. Volume 2 has frontispiece lithograph of Voltaire. Both volumes have heavily browned ffp's front and back. Bit of yellowing on all pages. Last ffp on Volume 1, and first ffp on volume 2 have fold + tear. All internal pages are tight, square, and devoid of marks and chips. Rough cut quarter pages have never been separated, hence entirely unread. Noted appraiser James Beattie assigns a value of $115.00 to the pair.

Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1965. FIRST EDITION THUS. Hardcover. AS NEW. HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents an AS NEW copy of MICROCOSMOS, THE SHAPE OF THE ELIZABETHAN PLAY by THOMAS STROUP. "The world's a stage,/ And all the men and women merely players"--a universally recognized line from Shakespeare, but here it becomes a fascinating overall concept to which all of Shakespeare's writings appear to conform. 6 1/8" x 9 1/8", 235 pages, including notes and index, with no dust jacket. Overall condition is AS NEW. Owner's name and date written neatly in pen on front reverse cover.

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 MON PETIT DICTIONNAIRE by Marie Reed and Edith Oswald, with illustrations by Richard Scarry. Paris: Cocorico. Copyright 1949 by Simon and Schuster and Artists and Writers Guild, Inc. Printed in France. In French. First edition thus according to Worldcat. Rare as such. "Un Petit Livre d'Or." 6 1/2" x 7 15/16", 28 unnumbered pages (including title page). No dust jacket as issued. Very Good Plus. No marks. Pages = very little tanning, tight, square. Front cover has long, light scrape + is slightly warped. Every page and both covers have numerous, brightly colored illustrations. Background on front board cover is yellow, with particulars in red and black. Back cover has listing of all Cocorico "Les Petits Livre d'Or"series. The perfect introduction to French for a child. Noted book appraiser James Beattie has assigned a value of $25.

Guilford, CT: TwoDot/Globe Pequot Press, 2003. FIRST EDITION STATED, FIRST PRINTING STATED. AS NEW HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents MORE THAN PETTICOATS: REMARKABLE VIRGINIA WOMEN in a SIGNED AND DEDICATED, AS NEW, FIRST PRINTING! Here we find short vibrant biographies of Pocahontas, Martha Washington, Dolley Madison, Edith Bolling Wilson, Lucy Randolph Mason, and many more outstanding Virginia women. 6" x 9", 163 page paperback, including bibliography and index. Overall book is AS NEW, with a glossy cover featuring a turn-of-the-century sepia photo of seven women of one family on a Virginia porch, lace border design, particulars in red, green, and black. Noted appraiser James Beattie has assigned a value of $100 to this book.

HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a five-star seller, presents a VERY RARE, carefully preserved copy of MULDOON, THE SOLID MAN OF SPORT by Edward van Every. Foreword by by Jack Dempsey, with printed signature of Dempsey. New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1929. 4 1/2" x 7 3/8", 364 pages, this former library copy has been carefully rebound. Missing dust jacket. Overall condition is VERY GOOD. Pages = very good, with all the added attributes of a library book on the ffe's, stamping to all 3 edges of pages, embossing to title page, all interior pages without marks but with light tanning, staining to tan colored outer edges, tight and square. Cover = Very good, rebound in green cloth with well faded yellow-gold particulars on spine, tight and square with library numbers on spine and few dirt marks. Noted appraiser JAMES BEATTIE values this book at $130.00

HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents the American "AUTHOR'S EDITION" of THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, MASTER HUMPHREY'S CLOCK, AND SKETCHES BY "BOZ" by CHARLES DICKENS. Printed Note from Dickens on copyright page designates "messrs Fields, Osgood & Co. of Boston.." as authorized American reps. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871 by James R. Osgood & Co., in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington." "Sherman & Co., Printers, Phila." 5 1/2" x 7 3/4", 593 pages of tiny type, and assorted sketches by the author. "Author's Edition" and graphic design stamped in black on the red cloth boards, with details on spine in gold gilt. Condition = VERY GOOD, with first few pages detached, rest attached, slight age tanning, no internal marks, chipping to top and bottom of spine, 2 small white stains on front cover. Noted appraiser James Beattie has valued this copy at $35.00