Search Results: Authors starting with A from Brenner's Collectable Books

London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1972. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 191pp. Beautiful First UK and First Hardcover Edition; originally published as a PBO by Ace in 1971. (Currey p.397). Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save some gentle bumping to the crown. No toning or spotting. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, (£1.60), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. A simply gorgeous collectible copy, especially in such high-grade, and at a great price.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1997. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Large 4to., 352pp. Beautiful First Edition, bound in blue cloth with titles in gilt on front board and spine. boards. Gorgeous full-color illustrations throughout. Illustrations, maps and photos throughout. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a hint at the heel. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (49.95 sticker on front flap) is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. From the library of noted New Jersey Irish-Ameican author, collector and professor of Irish history and literature, Tom Fox, with his unobtrusive blind-stamp on the title page. Fox was called by Nicholas Basbanes, ",,, a kindred spirit...assembler of an uncommonly distinctive collection of Irish history and literature". A sharp collectable copy. Please note: As this is a very heavy book, International and Priority orders will require additional postage.

Greenwich, CT: Gold Medal, 1969. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Vintage Paperback PBO Gold Medal #R2145. Sharp First Printing of this Paperback Original. No Month, 1969. $.60 Cover price. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A hint of a dog-ear on the top front corner but barely noticeable. Fresh and bright with no chipping or tears. A very pretty collectable copy at a great price.

Greenwich, CT: Gold Medal, 1961. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Vintage Paperback PBO Gold Medal #S1073. Sharp First Printing of this Paperback Original. January, 1961. $.35 Cover price. Square, tight and clean throughout with minor edge-wear. Bookstore stamp on inside front cover. Fresh and bright with no chipping, cresses or tears. A very pretty collectable copy at a great price.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 323pp. Sharp Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($19.95), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. Signed by the author on the fly-leaf. A very pretty collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Dell, 1945. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Fair. Vintage Paperback. Dell #88. First Paperback Printing of this scarce Mapback. Extensive creasing, chipping and rubbing. Rear cover split about half-way along spine but still attached. Pages toned. By no means a perfect copy but very difficult to find, and quite expensive, This is very affordable.

New York: Mysterious Press, 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 336pp. Sharp Unread First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with a touch of wear to the spine ends but quite minor. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($21.95), has a touch of surface rubbing on the rear panel but is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Signed by the author on the title page. A very pretty collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo., 367pp. Beautiful First Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($26.00), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A sharp collectable copy at a great price.

Los Angeles: General Publishing Group, 1997. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Beautiful FIrst edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($30.00), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. A sharp collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1948. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo, 324pp. Beautiful First US Edition of this dramatization of the Fyodor Dostoievsky book by English playwright, Rodney Ackland. Bound in blue cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Printed from the British sheets with a Henry Holt stamp on the copyright page. Pictorial end-papers and photographs of the stage production staring Sir John Gielgud. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear . Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.50), has a touch of wear to edge and tips. Light soiling, Still fresh and bright with no chipping or creases. A sharp collectable copy of a very scarce title, particularly in dust-jacket and collectable condition.

New York: Nan A. Talese / Doubleday, 2005. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 572pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear, toning or foxing. A touch of softness to heel. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($32.50), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A sharp collectable copy.

London: Thames and Hudson, 1980. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 127pp.. Sharp First Edition. Bound in orange cloth with titles in gilt on spine and gilt logo on front board. Over 100 illustrations and photographs. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Neat, written date on front end-paper. Equally attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket has a touch of edge toning but is fresh and bright with chipping, creases or tears. A very pretty collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Nan A. Talese - Doubleday, 2003. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 524pp. Beautiful First US Edition. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($40.00), is fresh and bright with no creasing, chipping or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy.

New York CIty: Harmony, 1985. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 204pp. Beautiful Unread Stated First Edition, (US), First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. No toning or foxing. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($12.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Harmony, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 277pp. Beautiful Unread First Edition, First Printing with full Number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($20.00), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 319pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing. Tight, square, solid and clean throughout with little or no wear. Perhaps a hint of bumping at the heel. Very attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($17.95), has a touch of edge-wear and lightly toned flaps. Still fresh and bright with no creasing, tears or chipping. A terrific collectable copy offered at a great price.

New York: Avon Books, 1975. First Avon Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/Near Fine. Vintage Paperback. Avon 119810. Sharp First Avon Printing. April, 1975. $.75 Cover Price. Square, tight and clean throughout. A few shallow surface creases. Spine creased but feels unread. Fresh and bright with no chipping, toning or tears. A very pretty collectable copy.

New York: Vantage Press, 1953. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo., 189pp. Beautiful First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A few spots on the bottom page edges. Very attractive unclipped, ($3.50), wrapper has a touch of wear to the tips and a couple of short, barely noticeable closed tears. Very light soiling to rear panel but still fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. The book is a "...violent tale of the intermixing of love and racial hatreds along the Mexican border. Fairly tame by today's standards, it was one of many books published by the author, (Aday only published two of his own written works), that saw him the regular target of community standard groups and the law. He was notorious for being an early author and publisher who was tried, convicted and sentenced to jail time for obscenity though later overturned by the Supreme Court. A gorgeous collectable copy of a very scarce book in any condition, with Worldcat… Read More

Brentwood, TN: Permuted Press, 2008. Soft cover. Very Fine. Trade Paperback 8vo., 267pp. Beautiful Unread First Edition. Square tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy.

New York: New York University School of Education, 1994. Soft cover. Fine. Slim oblong wraps., 24pp. Beautiful Scarce Gallery Exhibition Guide for an exhibit at the New York University School of Education in conjunction with "The Beat Generation: Legacy and Celebration" conference My 17-22, 1994. Illustrated with the works on display by Ginsberg, Kerouac, Burroughs, Ferlinghetti, Corso and many others. Square, tight and clean throughout. Trivial rubbing to spine. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy.