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An interview with Hatfield Books and Memorabilia

Biblio checks in with Hatfield Books and Memorabilia to learn more about their book business, collecting interests and more! To view and shop their inventory, click here.


When did you get started in bookselling?

September of 2015


What drew you to bookselling?

I have been fascinated by book creation and book values for most of my life. When I inherited a significant collection of used books from my sister-in-law in 2014, and I was facing retirement, I determined to carefully study and value the collection toward launching Hatfield Books and Memorabilia.


Did you have any mentors in becoming a bookseller?

Many dedicated booksellers, but not one in particular.


What are your specialties as a dealer?

Art, music, association copies, 18th and 19th Century works, history


What is your favorite part of being a bookseller?

The study of, and careful explanation of, the details of each individual volume.


Do you have an open storefront or have you in the past?

No.


What do you personally like to read? Collect?

Classic literature, particularly that which is based on history.


What's your favorite book you personally own? Would you sell it, if the price were right?

Truman Capote's A CHRISTMAS MEMORY. Yes, it is currently offered for sale.


What one book would you buy if price were no object?

An early edition of WAR AND PEACE from any country


If you were stranded on a desert island and could bring three books, what would they be?

The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare; the Presidential Recordings, John F. Kennedy, Vols. I thru III