Search Results: Signed and/or Dedicated from Hatfield Books and Memorabilia

HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents No. 181 of a Limited 500 edition of CHRISTIAN R. HOLMES, MAN AND PHYSICIAN by Martin Fischer. Springfield and Baltimore: Charles C. Thomas, 1937. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED to Dr. Lee Foshay, Chairman of the Department of Microbiology at the University of Cincinnati at the time, this 233 page book has retained not only its ORIGINAL DUST JACKET, but also its complete SLIP CASE. 7 5/8" X 10 3/4". Pages (deckled, heavy manila) = Very Good: a few pages unseparated at top, inscription page separated and laid in, slight tanning to top 20% oof most pages. Cover (blue cloth boards with 1/4 leatherette binding, gold gilt particulars both front and spine) = Fine. Jacket (blue heavy paper with black particulars) =Good: top to bottom tear on spine carefully repaired with tape from back, moderate chipping to bottom front, flaps fully in tact. Slipcase (blue, unmarked heavy cardboard = Very Good: Solid, no tears or chips, worn and sunned, 2 marks on… Read More

HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents a VERY RARE ASSOCIATION COPY of FANNIE B. BLUMBERG, VOL. NO. 2, A SEQUEL. "July 9, 1965 we embarked on the publication of (Volume No. 1) as a testimonial and memorial dedicated to preserving various letters, unpublished stories manuscripts, memos and comments...This (Vol. 2) is needed to complete the record…"(Benjamin Blumberg) 6" x 9", 315 page paperback, including numerous b/w photos, illustrations and painting reproductions. Cover is brown marbled heavy paper with gold gilt design and particulars. Condition = Near Fine. On title page appears an INSCRIPTION BY AUTHOR to friend & fellow artist (sculptor) RALPH H HUMES, who spent 42 years in south Florida. Noted appraiser James Beattie gave this book a value of $260.

HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents GOLDWATER, A TRIBUTE TO A TWENTIETH CENTURY ICON, by Bill Rentschler, with Foreward by Senator John McCain. Chicago: Contemporary Books, 2000. Full number line = first printing. Inscribed and signed by author in red/brown marker on title page. Cover = yellow boards with brown quarter cloth, particulars in gold gilt spine only. Reverse covers and first and last end papers colored brown with background design. 5 1/4" x 7 1/4", 238 pp., succession of 16 photo pages in center. Original Unclipped Dust Jacket = tan with gold border and gold spine, small photo of Goldwater on front, brown particulars front and spine, quotes from notables on back together with original price ($18.95). Book = As New (old price in pencil on 3rd fep), jacket = Fine (3/4" pen line on front, no other negatives). Noted appraiser James Beattie gives this book a value of $45.00.

HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents a RARE SIGNED COPY of the second edition of A. W. BURTON'S classic, detailing of the military colonization of eastern South Africa--THE HIGHLANDS OF KAFFRARIA. VERY GOOD PLUS/NEAR FINE. ORIGINAL UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. Subtitled: "A review of outstanding incidents in Kaffirland and British Kaffraria leading up to the rise of King William's Town, Keiskama Hoek, and East London, with special reference to the history and situation of Fort Stokes--Illustrated with maps and road routes." 6 1/2" x 8 5/8", 67 pages (including index, maps, photos and illustrations), dust jacket included. Overall Book is VERY GOOD PLUS. Pages = VERY GOOD: former library book with accoutrements thereof, former pricing on front map fep, inscription by descendant of an original regiment member opposite second title page, SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page, no internal marks, tight, square, clear. Cover (grey boards with quarter bound red cloth, particulars and battle… Read More

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 a rare fully-inscribed and signed copy of THE OLD COLONY TOWN AND OTHER SKETCHES by William Root Bliss. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1893 (on title page). 219 pages, 5 1/4" x 8". Overall book = Very good minus. Pages = lightly tanned, square, sharp, tight, pencil marking: "Provincetown, Mass, August, 1894" on first fep (which is loose and laid in), full page inscription and author signature opposite copyright page. Cover is quarter bound dark green cloth on gray cloth boards, with dark green particulars and illustration front, small paste-on label (well rubbed) on spine, corners well rubbed, upper and lower spine frayed. NOTE: Title on cover (both front and spine) is different from that above appearing on the title page. Cover is "The Old Colony Town and The Ambit of Buzzards Bay,"

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.

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

Fort Lauderdale, FL: Wake-Brook House, 1978. FIRST LIMITED EDITION THUS, FIRST PRINTING THUS. FINE/GOOD +. Beautiful poetry by a prominent mid Twentieth-Century Benedictine nun, this Limited Edition is indicated by the number "115" under the ISBN in the same ink as the INSCRIPTION AND SIGNATURE opposite by the author. Never reprinted after the late 70's. A COLLECTOR'S FIND. 6" x 8 5/8", 85 pages. Overall book is Fine. Pages (Note: brown textured end papers) = As New: Inscription to owner on first end paper, author's inscription and signature on dedication page, and aforementioned limited edition # on copyright page, else clear, tight, sharp, no other marks. Cover (red quarter bound cloth boards with 3/4 leather and floral velvet boards, particulars in gold gilt on spine only) = Near Fine: small stain front and back 1 1/2" below top edge, 3 air release bubbles to red cloth middle of front, else tight, square, clear with no rubbing. Dust Jacket (white glossy paper with photo of the author back,… Read More

HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE-STAR SELLER, presents a DOUBLY-SIGNED, FIRST PRINTING of THE STORY OF MY LIFE, or THE SUNSHINE AND SHADOW OF SEVENTY YEARS, by MARY A. LIVERMORE. Hartford, CT: A. D. Worthington & Co., Publishers, 1897. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING via matching dates. Signed "Yrs. Truly, ...[signature]" underneath author portrait on 2nd fep. Signed by author second time following preface. 730 pages, 6" x 9." No Jacket. Pages = Very Good: Gold gilt to top edges, splotching from a liquid to all edges, very light yellowing, else sharp, tight and clear with no marks. Cover (red cloth boards with debossed title in red on gold frame front, embossed gold gilt designs and remaining particulars both front and spine) = Good: Tight and square, with little rubbing to corners, much outside spotting from a liquid. Overall book = Good Plus. "Superbly Illustrated with Portraits and One Hundred and Twenty Engravings from Designs by Eminent Artists, Made Expressly for this Work." Illustrators… Read More

HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents No. 65/1000 of the Doubleday Doran Limited Signed Edition of THE WAY OF ALL FLESH by SAMUEL BUTLER in its Original Labeled Slipcase. This copy is signed by the book's Illustrator, Famed American Artist ANDRE DURENCEAU. 6 3/4" x 9 3/4", with 429 pages, this book is FINE, and its accompanying Original Slipcase (maroon boards with glued on red label with white particulars) is VERY GOOD PLUS.

HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents LAURA BUSH's SIGNATURE on this book entitled WE ARE AFGHAN WOMEN, VOICES OF HOPE written and compiled by THE GEORGE W. BUSH INSTITUTE, including a Foreword by LAURA BUSH. New York: Scribner, March, 2016This copy is AS NEW/FINE, and includes the original unclipped dust jacket. 5 1/2" x 8 5/8", with 330 pages. On the first fep a sticky note bearing Laura Bush's printed name has been inserted on which LAURA BUSH has placed her SIGNATURE (see photo). Quarter bound cover is colored ivory. Original dust jacket (FINE) has colorful photos of four Afghan women on front and six color photos on the back. Particulars are in red, black and tan on ivory paper. Some dirt has accumulated on folds. Endorsements by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sheryl Sandberg are on back of jacket. Noted appraiser JAMES BEATTIE has ascribed a value of $35.00.