Two by Hatch Eric (10 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Roseanne Burke (illustrator). 1st Edition. Edition not stated. No indication of later printings, c 1969. Orange cloth. Boards clean and solid, light shelf wear only. Spine clean, square. Binding firm. Contents clean, unmarked. DJ not clipped ($3.50) clean and whole with edges gently rubbed, a few tiny cuts and some minor toning. Nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1969 Ed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Very good or better in a Very good plus dust jacket. Hardcover has sticker shadow inside board.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+/VG-. Roseanne Burke (illustrator). First Edition. From the front fly leaf: " This whimsical fantasy begins when a bachelor uncle and his lovely niece decide to escape from a firm, stern, no-nonesense English governess named Miss Twombley (pronounced, naturally, Tombs). Into the forest with them they take Uncle Harry's English Setter (who has a very English accent), his Yorkshire Terrier (who is strong on diplomatic protocol), Jezebel (a black cat recently retired from the C.I.A.), Sam the Donkey, Jon-Jon the Morgan horse who sounds like a French train, and Owl, an unforgettable little computerized bird who is very easily upset and who firmly believes that two and two is six. Adventure begins when they meet a real princess bathing in a stream and invite her alon - causing an international crisis." Light shelf wear both top and bottom of boards, inscribed, jacket has a couple of small tears but this book presents well overall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Roseanne Burke (illustrator). First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Edges of boards have light wear. Unclipped dust jacket is generally fresh and bright, with small chips at corners and edges. The Lewis Carroll-like adventures of a bachelor uncle, his young niece, and a variety of household pets. Illustrations by Roseanne Burke. 8vo. 127 pp. In protective Mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Roseanne Burke (illustrator). 1st Printing of 1st Edition. A nice clean straight unmarked book. Dust jacket bright complete undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. 1st Edition. Five inscribed titles, late in the prolific career of staff writer of The New Yorker, novelist and screenwriter Eric Hatch (1901 - 1973), inscribed to prominent resident, Tracy Griswold, of Litchfield CT, where Hatch lived in his later years. Hatch was best known for comic novels, his most consequential "1101 Park Ave (1935 ) which was the basis for the classic screwball comedy "My Man Godfrey" (1936), starring William Powell and Carole Lombard, which he co-authored and for which he received an Oscar nomination. He then co-authored another screwball classic "Topper" (1937), starring Cary Grant and Constance Bennett. In Litchfield, Hatch was active in civic and social affairs, including the vibrant riding and carriage scene, which is the topic of some of the books in this lot. By year, titles are: THE JUDGE AND THE JUNIOR EXHIBITOR: A GUIDE TO BLUE RIBBON RIDING. NY: Duell Sloan, 1964. Inscribed on the half-title. Laid in are 9 snapshots of Hatch driving a carriage, one with his wife Connie and another with an unidentified man. THE YEAR OF THE HORSE. NY: Crown, 1965. Inscribed on ffe. A comic novel about how a loving father endures his teenage daughters devotion to riding. Adapted as the Disney movie, "The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit" (1968) starring Dean Jones and with a young Kurt Russell. THE COLONEL LADIES. NY: Crown, 1968. Inscribed on the ffe: "For Tarcy, Here is a little hostess present I made for you with my own hands. It might have been better if I had used my head as well. With love, Eric Hatch April 5, 1968." TWO AND TWO IS SIX. NY, Cown, 1969. Inscribed on the ffe. For juvenile readers. WHAT GOES ON IN HORSES' HEADS. NY: Putnam, 1960. Inscribed on the ffe. Another juvenile. All in near fine condition, with very good or better dustjackets.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Illustrated Roseanne Burke. Fine in very slightly age-toned, just abot fine dustwrapper. Whimsical humor from the author of *My Man Godfrey*, a novel for adolescents about a bachelor uncle and his niece setting out to escape the niece's battleaxe of a governess.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Burke, Roseanne (illustrator). 1st Edition. Orange hardcover cloth binding clean square and tight - just a bit of foxing to interior DJ has minimal shelfwear, not price-clipped. 126 pages. Inscribed by author on ffep: For Sam and Beth with Warmest Regards from the author - Eric Hatch May 11, 1969. There is a note in pencil next to this inscription stating that this is for Sam and Beth Walker of Walker and Company publishing. Size: 8vo Square 1st Printing. Inscribed by Author(s).

First Edition. Signed presentation copy from Eric Hatch to his literary agent Dorothy Olding of Harold Ober Associates, inscribed by the author: ÒFor Dorothy, her copy - with so very much love! Eric Hatch. May 1, 1969.Ó Fine bright copy in a near fine dust jacket with the barest hint of age toning. The whimsical story of a bachelor uncle and his niece who set out for an adventurous escape from a stern English governess, and the many encounters they have with an odd group of people and animals.