Search Results: Mystery/Suspense/Crime Drama from Brenner's Collectable Books

New York: Ballantine, 1965. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Richard Powers. Vintage Paperback PBO Ballantine #U5050. Sharp First Printing of this Ballantine "Original" and Movie Tie-In with 8 pages of stills from the film starring Marcello Mastriomanni. December, 1965. $.60 cover price. Square, tight and clean throughout with some fairly minor edge-wear and rubbing. A hint of page edge toning. Feels unread. Fresh and bright with no tears, creases or chipping. A very attractive collectable copy at a great price.

New York: The Viking Press, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 239pp. Sharp First Edition Square, tight and clean throughout with minimal wear. An area of light soiling to the cloth at the crown but quite minor. Beautiful unclipped wrapper,($2.75), has a touch of wear to the spine ends and tips. Still, a fresh and bright example with no creasing, chipping or tears. A very attractive collectable copy of the author's first book.

New York: Simon and Schuster - Inner Sanctum Mystery, 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine Minus. 8vo., 247pp. Beautiful First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with a touch of wear to bottom edges. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.50), has some quite mild edge-wear and rubbing to hinges. A couple of shallow crinkles. Still fresh and bright with no chipping or tears. Laid in is a promotional card from the publisher asking for reviews from readers. A very pretty collectable copy of the author's second mystery. (Hubin p.351).

London: John Murray, 1964. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine/Fine. 8vo., 129(4)pp. Beautiful First printing Edition of this book of one-act plays based on stories by Sir Arthur COnan Doyle. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, (9s 6d net), has a small $2.00 stamp on front panel and a slight crinkle on the top edge but is fresh and bright with no chipping or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy of a quite uncommon title in any condition.

New York: The Crime Club - Doubleday & Co, 1930. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Fine. 8vo., 286pp. Sharp Stated First Edition, bound in black cloth with titles in red on spine and title and Crime Club logo on front board. Square and solid with some wear to edges and tips. A few wrinkles to spine cloth. Edges mildly toned as is the red tops-stain. Discoloration on the rear board. Still a very good copy. Gorgeous, though clipped, dustjacket has the barest hint of edge-wear and comes with the scarce promotional band. A touch of rubbing to spine panel. but fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. Remarkably well-preserved. Perhaps warehouse find or file copy or more likely, as it was clipped, the original owner was fastidious and removed the wrapper before reading. A solid collectable copy of the book in a stunning dust-jacket. (Hubin, p.410).

New York: Pyramid, 1959. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/Near Fine. Vintage Paperback PBO Pyramid G401. Beautiful Unread First Printing of this Paperback Original. No month, 1959. $.35 Cover Price. Square, tight and clean throughout with very light toning. and mild surface wear. Shallow rear cover crease. Still fresh and bright with no chipping or tears. A sharp collectable copy.

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 404pp. Gorgeous First Printing and pretty much as new with no discernible wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($23.00). A stunning collectable copy of the author's follow up the "The List of 7

New York: Viking, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition, First Printing. Beautiful First Printing with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. Signed by the author on the title page. A very pretty collectable copy.

New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1931. 1st Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo., 265pp. Beautiful Stated First Printing of this uncommon mystery about a football player murdered on the field during a game. Bound in publisher's original red cloth with titles in black on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a touch of bumping to spine ends but quite minor. No foxing or toning. Remarkably well-preserved. Quite scarce unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.00l), has some light soiling to the rear panel, some wear to edges and tips with a couple of tiny nicks and short closed tears. Still fresh and bright. A simply gorgeous collectable copy and quite difficult to find in such high-grade condition and nearly impossible in the jacket. (Hubin, p.143).

New York: Mysterious Press, 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Slipcase. Mysterious Press, 1987. First Edition. 1st edition/1st Pritning. Fine Hardcover in Fine Slipcase without dust jacket issued. 1 of 250 copies SIGNED by the author.

New York: St Martins Press, 1986. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 244pp, Sharp Stated First US Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Solid and clean throughout with little or no wear save gently bumped spine ends. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($15.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears.

London: Hutchinson, 2016. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Beautiful Unread First British and True First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper. Signed by Rosenheim on the title page. A gorgeous collectable copy.

New York: G.P Putnam's Sons, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 339pp. Beautiful Unread First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($24.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A very pretty collectable copy of the author's second novel.

New York: Pyramid, 1959. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Richard Powers. Vintage Paperback. PBO Pyramid #G425. Beautiful Unread First Printing of this Paperback Original anthology featuring stories by William Faulkner, Joseph Conrad, Eudora Welty and many others. July, 1959. $.35 cover price. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A couple of miniscule color flakes on front hinge. Fresh and bright with no tears, creases or chipping. Gorgeous cover art by Richard Powers. A sharp collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Doubleday, 1996. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 242pp. Beautiful Unread Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little with little or no wear. Equally attractive dust-jacket, ($22.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. In protective mylar. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Beacon Books, 1959. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Vintage Paperback PBO Beacon Book B227. Beautiful Unread First Printing of this Paperback Original. No Month, 1959. $.35 cover price. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A small faint distributor or seller's letter "B" on the rare panel. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases. tears, and little or no page toning. A gorgeous collectable copy of an scarce book in such high-grade condition.

New York: The Century Company, 1915. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine/Good/Very Good. 12mo., 305pp. Beautiful First Edition of this anthology of stories featuring a boy detective. Bound in publisher's original blue cloth with titles stamped in orange gilt on front board and spine. Illustrations, including frontispiece by Henry Raleigh. This may be a first state binding without the illustration on the front board. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a touch of bumping to spine ends and a hint of wear at the tips, but barely. No foxing and little or no toning to page edges. Remarkably fresh, bright and well-preserved showing the dust-jacket really did its job. Solid and quite uncommon, unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.00), has soiling, a couple of closed tears and a couple of tiny chips. Folds and crown have been reinforced with tape on the reverse so its shadow shows through in a couple of spots. But still complete and very attractive. A very pleasing collectable copy and difficult to find in… Read More

New York: Harper & Row, 1978. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine/Fine. 8vo.,190(2)pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear and just a hint of toning to spine ends but quite minor. Some scattered spotting to top page edges. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($7.95), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.

New York: The James A. McCann Company, 1923. First U.S. Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Good. 8vo., 278pp. Beautiful First US Edition, originally published by Hodder in the UK in 1919. Surprisingly, the American edition is not found in Hubin. Bound in publisher's original peach colored cloth with titles stamped in purple on spine and front board. Square, tight and clean throughout with some minor wear to spine ends and tips. Crown mildly toned. Clean pages and no foxing. Quite scarce unclipped dust-jacket, ($1.75), is complete and bright but does have tape reinforcements on the reverse which also covers up chipping to the heel and crown. Spine panel toned and with a closed tear along the front hinge. Still very presentable and impossible to find in any condition. A solid collectable copy of a most uncommon title, with or without the jacket.

Sauk City. WI: Mycroft & Moran, 1968. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Frank Utpatel. 12mo., 38pp. Beautiful Unread First Edition of this Chapbook pastiche, one of only 2012 copies printed. $1.50 price on rear panel. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Illustrations by Frank Utpatel. A gorgeous collectable copy. (Jaffrey,#107, p.98; Hubin p.115).