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

New York: Columbia University Press, 2000. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo., Wraps 239pp.. Sharp Unread Advanced Uncorrected Proof. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, or tears. A very pretty collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Crown Publishers, 1979. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo., 183pp. Beautiful Unread First Edition, Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A touch of toning to top edge but fairly minor. Signed & Inscribed by the author to Otto Penzler, legendary editor and founder of the Mysterious Press, not to mention the proprietor of Mysterious Bookshop in New York City; simply THE BEST shop for the genre. "For Otto Penzler, Best wishes, Lucille Kallen." Kallen was best known for being the only woman writer on Sid Caesar's "Your Show of Shows". A gorgeous association copy.

New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1951. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo., 310pp. Beautiful First Edition in book for, Square, tight, and clean throughout with just a touch of wear at the spine ends. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($3.50), has some rubbing to folds, hinges, and rear panel. Fairly minor edge-wear. Still fresh and bright. An expose of the purported slaughter of millions of people from Baltic countries by Nazi's and Russians, written by a Latvian freedom fighter. A sharp collectible copy of an uncommon book, particularly in dust-jacket.

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 204pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear Equally attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket is fresh and bright no creases, chipping or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy of a surprisingly uncommon title.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 210, Beautiful Unread First Edition. Original 1/2 blue cloth over paper covered boards. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($15.95), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. A hint of rubbing from where the cloth meets the paper covered board. A gorgeous collectable copy of this 1988 Edgar Award winner and at a great price.

New York: Pyramid, 1960. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine/Fine. Small 8vo. Vintage Paperback Pyramid G569 Beautiful Unread 2nd Paperback Printing, December, 1960. $.35 Cover Price. Square, tight and clean throughout. Very minor edge-wear. Printing ink line stain on the front cover. A fresh bright example with no chipping, creases or tears. Terrific cover gloss. Very well preserved. A very attractive collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Popular Library, 1957. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Vintage Paperback PBO Popular Library 806. Solid Unread First Printing of this Paperback Original. April, 1957. $.25 Cover Price. Square, tight and clean throughout with some fairly mild interior edge toning. A touch of edge-wear and some surface rubbing. Still fresh and bright with no chipping or tears. A pretty collectable copy an uncommon title in any condition.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A Cock Robin Mystery. Pristine 1st Printing, tight, solid and clean throughout. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($4.50) is fresh an dbright with no chipping, creases or tears. Protected with an archival-quality mylar cover. Appears unread. A beautiful, fresh, collectable copy.

New York: Popular Library, 1966. Soft cover. Near Fine. Small 8vo. Vintage Paperback Popular Library 50-457 Beautiful Unread 2nd Popular Printing, no date but c.1966. $.50 Cover Price. Reprinting PL #806. Square, tight and clean throughout with a hint of edge-wear. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Very well preserved. A very attractive collectable copy at a great price.

New York City: Random House, 1959. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 337pp. Sharp Stated First Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Very attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($3.95), has a chip at the heel and mild toning but still bright with no creases or tears. Inscribed, signed and dated by the author on the front end-paper. "This one is for Betty, with six feet of three kinds of love. Gar. NYC 1959." A very pretty collectable copy of the author's second book and first novel.

New York: Atria Books, 2015. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 371pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing, with full number sequence.. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($27.00), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy.

New York: Routledge, 2004. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. 4to., 589pp. Sharp First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Bound in original wraps. Illustrated. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save some gentle ear to tips. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A nice collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Bantam / Superior, 1945. Soft cover. Very Good/Very Good. Vintage Paperback Superior Reprint #M646 and Bantam #145 Dustjacket. Sharp First Paperback Printing in scarce dust-jacket. February, 1945. No Cover Price. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no edge-wear. Some waviness to covers along the spine. Light soiling. Still fresh and bright with no chipping or tears. Very attractive unpriced Bantam dust-jacket has chip on the top edge of the front panel. Some mild toning and edge-wear. Uncommon in any condition. A very pretty collectable copy.

Boston: Harvard University Press, 1999. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo., Wraps 397pp.. Beautiful Unread Uncorrected Proof. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. faint sticker ghost. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, tears or toning. A sharp collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Continuum Publishing, 1999. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo., Wraps 128pp.. Beautiful Unread Advanced Uncorrected Proof. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Sticker ghost. Routing symbols on front panel. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, tears or toning. A sharp collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Mysterious Press, 2012. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine/Fine. 8vo., 447pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with some gentle bumping to spine ends. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($27), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy.

New York: Chelsea House, 1925. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo., 316pp. plus 2pp ads. Beautiful First Edition. Original green cloth with titles stamped in gilt on front board and spine. Square , tight and clean throughout with a touch of wear to spine ends and top front tip lightly bumped. Very well preserved. Very attractive and quite scarce in any condition unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.00 on middle of front flap), has a piece out at the heel, fairly moderate soiling. A few closed tears and general edge-wear. Still bright and fresh. A very pretty collectabe copy of an uncommon title and extraordinarily tough to find in jacket. (Hubin p.225).

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1919. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo, 405pp. Sharp First Edition, First Printing. Original red cloth with gilt titles. Square, tight and clean throughout. Very light wear to spine ends and tips. Very mild shelf-wear to bottom edge. Attractive unclipped wrapper has some edge and spine wear with a couple of tiny chips. 1" closed tear to rear cover. Light bit of rubbing and soiling to the white cover. Still, a solid example of an impossibly difficult title to find dust-wrapper. Protected with an archival-quality mylar cover. From the jacket blurb: "This is the first big novel of America's participation in the world war---comprehensive, authoritative , courageous and absorbing. An heroic story of sheer Americanism". An excellent collectable copy of a very scarce title, particularly with the wrapper.

New York: Chelsea House, 1925. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine/Good/Very Good. 8vo., 307pp. Beautiful First Edition. Original green cloth with titles in brighter green on front board and spine. Square , tight and clean throughout with a touch of wear to spine ends and tips quite mild. Very well preserved. Very attractive and quite scarce in any condition unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.00), is chipped at spine ends and corners and along the front flap fold. Mild soiling to rear panel and spine. Still bright and fresh. A very pretty collectabe copy of an uncommon title, particularly in jacket. (Hubin p.225).

New York: Duffield & Company, 1927. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine/Good/Very Good. 8vo., 285pp. Beautiful First Edition. Original grey cloth with titles in black on front board and spine. Square , tight and clean throughout with a touch of wear to the crown and edges but quite mild. Some smudging on top and bottom page edges. Still fresh and very well preserved. Very attractive and quite scarce in any condition clipped dust-jacket is chipped at spine ends and corners and along the front flap fold. Soiling to rear panel. Still a solid, bright, complete example. A very pretty collectabe copy of a quite uncommon title, particularly in jacket, with no other copies as such in the market. (Hubin p.225).