Finden's Portraits of the Female Aristocracy of the Court of Queen Victoria by Finden, W. & E - 1842

HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents a VERY RARE ASSOCIATION COPY of the 1828 collection of historical Scottish prose and verse, JACOBITE MINSTRELSY. Though yet unverified, the early owner, signed Edward Sugden, is presumably EDWARD SUGDEN, First Baron of St. Leonards, Lord Chancellor of Ireland under both King William IV and Queen Victoria, and (for one year only) Lord Chancellor of Great Britain under Queen Victoria. 1828 is the stated publishing date, while 1829 appears in Roman numerals on title page, making this a very early printing. 3 1/4" x 5 1/4", 362 pages, plus 8 pages of index. No jacket as designed. Cover is marbled grey and brown boards with ¼ bound brown cloth, including at corners, titled in gold gilt on the binding. The front cover is separated, making the overall condition Very Good rather than Near Fine. A note follows the final printed page: "Robert Malcolm, printer." A sales sticker appears on front reverse… Read More

RARE/SCARCE.USED. GOOD CONDITION. HARPER & BROTHERS. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, 1870. MAN AND WIFE, a novel by WILKIE COLLINS, author of "The Moonstone" and "The Woman in White. Brown boards with ornate gold gilt titles on spine. Large octavo, original cloth, 239 pages [text printed in two columns] (followed by 4 pages of adverts). ILLUSTRATED with a frontispiece portrait and text vignettes. Signed and dated by former owners Mr. & Mrs. A. B. Wiswall of Newton Lake Falls, Mass. Sept. 1869.

MAN AND WIFE. Used. Good Condition. Antiquarian. HARPER & BROTHERS. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, 1871 Printing Thus. A novel by WILKIE COLLINS, author of "The Moonstone" and "The Woman in White. Used. Good Condition. No DJ as issued. Black boards with ornate gold gilt titles on spine. Paper covering split at spine. Large octavo, original cloth, 239 pages [text printed in two columns] (followed by 4 pages of adverts). ILLUSTRATED with a frontispiece portrait and text vignettes..

Science Model-Making (1963 Macmillan 1st/4th. Am. Ed. w/Dj) Hopwood, Robert R.: Science Model Making. PHYSICS. MODEL-MAKING. Macmillan First American Edition, stated 4th printing thus 1963. EXLIB. Good Condition/ Good- Rare Original Dust Jacket. Front flap states $4.95 original price. Written by physics master Robert R. Hopwood. These projects are Illustrated with over 100 diagrams on: Astronomical telescope/One transistor radio receiver/ microscope/ steam turbine/ pocket sundial/ electric motor. "Science Model Making is a complete guide to the construction of operating models, and brings together in one volume projects from the various fields of science that hobbyists and amateur scientists like to make. " Ships from United States.

Wells, H.G. The Croquet Player, A Dark Fantasy. Copyright 1937 H.G. Wells FIRST AMERICAN EDITION , THE VIKING PRESS. Used. VG/G Price-clipped DJ. Illustrated by Clifton Line. Boards are in nice shape. Printed in the US by the Haddon Craftsmen. By the author of 'War of the Worlds' and 'The Time Machine'. Illustrations by British artist Clifton Line. Plot Summary: "Something is horribly wrong in the remote English village of Cainsmarsh." A GHOST STORY.

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

The Poison Belt. 1913 FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. By Arthur Conan Doyle. "Being an account of Another Amazing Adventure of Professor Challenger" Hodder & Stoughton/ George H. Doran. States Hodder & Stoughton on the spine. RARE. Illustrated. Red Boards with gilt titling. Gilting still bright. All 16 B&W plates, including frontis, present and affixed to binding. USED. Bright pages. Good Condition/ No DJ Included. 5 ¼ X 7 ¾. 252 pages.

The Poison Belt. 1913 FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. By Arthur Conan Doyle. Hodder & Stoughton/ George H. Doran. States Hodder & Stoughton on the spine. RARE. Illustrated. Red Boards with gilt titling. Gilting still bright. All 16 B&W plates, including frontis, present and affixed to binding. THE PROFESSOR CHALLENGER SERIES. "Being an account of Another Amazing Adventure of Professor Challenger. USED. Bright pages. Very Good Condition/ No DJ Included. 5 ¼ X 7 ¾. 252 pages. RARE.

London: Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 1870. First Edition First Printing . Leather Bound. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mos. 326; 310 pages, indexed. Hardcovers bound in 3/4 red calf with raised bands and red marbled paper-covered board. All edges marbled. Raised bands on the spines, which have red and green leather labels. Elaborate gilt rules and tooling on the spines. The bindings show light to moderate rubbing and wear. A sound set, although there is a slight crack in the gutter between pages 62 and 63. Each volume has a tipped-in photo as a frontis. Text is a little toned and has some occasional pencil markings in the margins. An attractive set.

H. Rider Haggard, Longmans Green & Co., London. The People of the Mist: First Edition September, 1894. Reprinted January, 1895. USED. Good+/ No DJ Included. Green boards with gold gilt titling , jagged mountains and red diamond graphic design. Spine has darkened somewhat. 5 x 7 1/2. 357 PAGES plus adverts. ADVENTURE FICTION ROMANCE. VICTORIAN NOVEL. Summary: "The People of the Mist is the tale of a British adventurer seeking wealth in the wilds of Africa, finding romance, and discovering a lost race and its monstrous god." By the author of "She" and "King Solomon's Mines".