Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trubner

    H. Stafford Hatfield, The Inventor and his World, inscribed first edition, 1933

    Non-Fiction

    Hatfield (H. Stafford) The Inventor and his World

    £125



    London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1933.

    First edition. Inscribed presentation copy from the author. 8vo. Original green cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 35s.

    This copy has been inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper, dedicating it to H.M. Budgett (1882-1951), Master of Hounds and author of a comprehensive treatise on olfactory tracking, Hunting by Scent, which Hatfield declares himself a fan of in the inscription.

    Henry Stafford Hatfield (1880–1966) was himself a chemist, broadcaster and inventor, and the author of several books on science, automatons and inventions. A scarce first printing of this title (later to be published by Pelican in 1948).