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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1904. reprint of HOUSEHOLD EDITION. Very Good +. Various illustrators. HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents THE COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS OF JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER. The publishers note dated Autumn, 1904 states: "The present Household Edition of Mr. Whittier's Complete Poetical Works includes all the poems published during his lifetime that he wished to preserve, together with those contained in the posthumous volume AT SUNDOWN and in the authorized LIFE AND LETTERS OF JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER by Mr. S. T. Pickard. They are arranged according to the classification adopted by the poet himself in 1888; the lines have been numbered, and many notes have been added at the end of the volume. Entirely new plates have been made for this edition, and great care has been used in the choice of illustrations. These represent the work of many eminent artists." PRINTED SIGNATURE OF WHITTIER under his portrait opposite the title page. No DJ. ; 5 1/4" x 8", XXI +… Read More

HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents an EXTREMELY RARE Canadian bilingual edition of Longfellow's EVANGELINE in NEAR FINE condition. While penned in English, the story of EVANGELINE is Acadian (Nova Scotia), thus the dual English and French texts are most appropriate. Indeed, the private inscription in this softcover copy indicates it was purchased in 1963 in Nova Scotia. Printed and bound by Hazell Watson and Viney Ltd., Aylesbury and Slough, England, dimensions are 4 3/8" x 7 1/4", 126 pp., with light to moderate tanning on pages, some sunning to cover, but never read, owner inscription on first fep, overall condition = NEAR FINE. The cover is very light green mottled glossy paper w/ photo of statue and church front, particulars in turquoise. The French translation by Lemay has been used in a number of different editions dating back to 1865. Noted appraiser James Beattie, while remarking that no copies of this have been sold for 40 years, has attached a value of $225.00

London: Archibald Constable, 1898. FIRST CONSTABLE EDITION THUS. Very Good +. Originally published in 1596, and one of the best known literary masterpieces of Great Britain, THE FAIRIE QUEENE has appeared in many hundreds of editions. This RARE edition of BOOK V, brought to you by HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, was published by Archibald Constable in 6 volumes between 1897 and 1900, and continued to be Printed through 1908. In The School Review of February, 1898, we read that "The FAIRIE QUEENE by Edmund Spenser is being edited by K M Warren. The edition will be issued in six small volumes, each containing one book of the poem. Book I has appeared, and recommends itself for use as a text in secondary schools. The glossary is a very full one, and the notes are ample..." This would prove that our 1898 copy of BOOK V is a FIRST EDITION, and most likely the First Printing. 4 3/8" x 6 5/8", 228 pages with no dust jacket. Overall condition is VERY GOOD PLUS. Pages = VERY GOOD… Read More

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1960's. Eleventh Printing via alphabet line. Paperback. FINE. HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents FOUR VERSE PLAYS BY MAXWELL ANDERSON. "High Tor" and "Winterset" each won the N.Y. Drama Critics' Circle Award, and all 4 Broadway triumphs by a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright have achieved permanent places in our literature. Not available in print since 1970, this 5 3/8" x 8" paperback has 560 pages plus a new Forward by the playwright. Overall condition is FINE. Pages = Like New, with owner name and addy on first fep. Cover (green and gold designs on black and white base, with particulars in green, gold, yellow and black) = Near Fine: 2 short creases front, one full and one short crease to spine, several tiny rub marks back, else shiny, clear, colorful, tight, sharp and square.

Boston: Educational Publishing Company, 1899. Ten Cent Classic Edition. Paperback. Good +. Boston: Educational Publishing Company, 1899. Ten Cent Classic Edition. Good +. HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents a RARE EDITION of HOMER'S THE ILIAD as translated by ALEXANDER POPE. This mini paperback (4 1/2" x 6 1/4", 170 pages) of the abridged THE ILIAD is actually the August, 1899 circulated edition of the TEN CENT CLASSICS (Vol. II, No. 35) and includes an 8 page preface by MARGARET A EATON. Overall paperback is Good Plus. Pages = Good + : tanning to all, marks on about 8 widely separated pages, edges discolored, else tight, clear, quite sharp corners. Cover (green paper with design and particulars in black) = Good +: chips from top, side and bottom, 2 pieces of scotch tape hold spine in place, else complete and fully readable. NOTED appraiser James Beattie has valued this copy at $50.

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

Englewood, FL: Pineapple Press, Inc., 1986. First edition, as stated, Second Printing, as stated. Hardcover. Fine/good. photos by Jeffrey Cardenas. Englewood, FL: Pineapple Press, Inc., 1986. First edition, as stated, Second Printing, as stated. Fine/good. photos by Jeffrey Cardenas. HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents KEY WEST WRITERS AND THEIR HOUSES, a RARE, hard to find hardcover, last printed in the early 90's. FIRST EDITION STATED, SECOND PRINTING STATED, 10 3/4" x 8 3/4" (oversized, extra postage may be required), 141 pages, plus an extensive bibliography. Photos and descriptions of the homes which influenced 20th Century writers in Key West, from HEMMINGWAY to MCGUANE Overall book is FINE PLUS. Dust Jacket is Good. Pages = AS NEW. Cover (1/3 bound green cloth over grey boards with particulars in silver gilt on spine) = Fine: sunning to 1/3" of top and bottom boards, else tight, square, clear, sharp. Dust jacket (white with photo of Key West house,… 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

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: The Culture Press, 1929. First Limited edition of 2000 stated. Near Fine. Bob Lafferty. HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents THE NEW RUBAIYAT. RARE--A TRUE COLLECTOR'S EDITION, this is #358 of a stated limited FIRST LITHO MANUSCRIPT FACSIMILE EDITION numbering 2000. SIGNED by the author. Bob Lafferty came from Wheeling, WV--a genius, visionary, author, architect, steelworker, and "...general crank, who later in life went to prison in a Wall Street stock fraud." (from The Wheeling Rare Book Collection by the Ohio County Public Library). 6" x 9", 123 pages plus a Forward and book ads by Harry E Owen. This is volume one of a projected 9 volume set of the thoughts of Bob Lafferty. A sample verse coming from Mr. Lafferty's "New Rubaiyat:" "I don't believe old Omar knew more cheer/Or had more fun nor was he more sincere/Of course with science that we should revere/We have improved that's why I'm writing here." Sketches and illustrations by the author. Overall the… Read More

HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents an EXTREMELY RARE collection of poems by the wife of the founder of Reynolds Aluminum: NO ANSWER? by Julia Louise Reynolds. New York: G P Putnam's Sons, 1937.. VERY COLLECTIBLE. "1937" on both title page and copyright page. Overall condition is Near Fine. 5 ½" x 8 1/8", 96 pages, which are As New, and the top edges of which are tinted green. Outer fep's have light artistic pattern in shades of green. Cover (2-tone green designed boards w/ ¼ bound black cloth (including corners), particulars in silver gilt) = Very Good Plus. A yellow slipcase card with light green print quotes 2 paragraphs by famous American sculptor, George Gray Barnard, surrounds the book. The cover is protected by the original cellophane wrap, which has several significant chips. Noted appraiser James Beattie has placed a value of $135 on 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

Privately Printed by the Compiler in either 1900 or 1928. First edition thus, First printing thus. Very Good. HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents THE RECREATION OF MY IDLE HOURS, a VERY RARE and very large anthology of poems and quotations assembled in the early 20th Century by one of the pioneers of "self publishing," JOHN DONNAN. The Donnan family lived in and around Richmond, Virginia, and this volume was "privately printed by the compiler for distribution to my friends." 6 1/4" x 9 5/8", 557 pages (including an exhaustive 60 page series of cross reference indeces), no dust jacket (probably as issued). Overall condition VERY GOOD. Pages = Very good: penciled name and addy of owner, on first fep, penciled page number (336) on back reverse cover which refers to a love poem on said page which is check marked in pencil, light to moderate tanning, scratch across lower edges, else clear, tight, lightly rounded corners as issued, no additional marks. Cover (green cloth… Read More

New York: The Culture Press, 1929. First Limited edition of 2000 stated. Fine. Bob Lafferty. HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents A TRUE COLLECTOR'S EDITION: SCORES OF CHEERFUL EPIGRAMS IN HAI-KAI FORM. This is #358 of a stated limited FIRST LITHO MANUSCRIPT FACSIMILE EDITION numbering 2000. SIGNED by the author. Bob Lafferty came from Wheeling, WV--a genius, visionary, author, architect, steelworker, and "...general crank, who later in life went to prison in a Wall Street stock fraud." (from The Wheeling Rare Book Collection by the Ohio County Public Library). 6" x 9", 123 pages plus a Forward and book ads by Harry E Owen. This is volume one of a projected 9 volume set of the thoughts of Bob Lafferty. Page 66 herein contains "The Lafferty Plan: transit, traffic, freight; a comprehensive true transportation system of airway and speedways for large cities." Book is FINE, no dust jacket as designed. Pages = fine: moderately tanned, owners' names in pen on the author… Read More

New York: Frederick A Stokes Company, 1910. First American edition thus, first printing thus. Good. M L Kirk. New York: Frederick A Stokes Company, 1910 First American edition thus, first printing thus Good M L Kirk HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents 1910 Winston Stokes edition of Longfellow's THE STORY OF HIAWATHA, arguably the first American edition of HIAWATHA to use the celebrated illustrations of Maria Kirk, who had illustrated a 1904 edition of ALICE IN WONDERLAND, and who later illustrated a PINOCCHIO There are 12 full page color illustrations, including those on the cover and the ffep 7 1/8" x 9 1/2', 313 pages, no DJ Overall book in GOOD condition FIRST EDITION THUS, FIRST PRINTING THUS. Pages = Good + : ffep illustration and pp 107/108 separated from binding and laid in, first ffep has owner's name in pencil, light tanning to all, else tight, clear, sharp, full color to illustrations Cover (black cloth boards with full page color Kirk illustration and… Read More

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

State College, PA: Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, 1978. FIRST EDITION THUS, FIRST PRINTING THUS. NEAR FINE. HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents a 'one-of-a-kind' book, never reprinted after the late 70's: TWELVE FESTIVAL POETS. RARE. A COLLECTOR'S ITEM. The poets were nationally known and published, and some spent decades on the faculty of PENN STATE UNIVERSITY. Joseph L Grucci, Maya Spence, Dorothy Roberts, Sandra Nestlerode, John Haag, Geoffrey Godbey, Deborah Austin, John Balaban, Jo C. Searles, Paul West, Robert Lima and Jack McManis. Overall book is NEAR FINE. Pages = As New: white, tight, sharp, no marks. Cover (beige stiff paper with purple design and particulars) = Very Good: small stains and rubbing, yet tight, square, sharp, clear, with no tears or foxing.