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

Dublin: Record Society, St. Patrick's College, 1916. 1st Edition. Publisher's Cloth. Very Good. 8vo., 268pp.. Solid First Edition of this scarce history derived from an early 17th century manuscript with the original Irish on one side and the translation and notes on the opposite page. Bound in publisher's green cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Blind stamped borders on both boards. One full page and two fold-out maps. Errata slip present. Contemporary notes in pencil on the rear end-paper. Square, tight and clean throughout with some foxing to end-papers but a clean interior. Fairly mild wear to spine ends and tips. Cloth surface with patches of discoloration and some small dents. 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".… Read More

New York: The Century Company, 1927. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Thick 8vo., 497pp. Beautiful stated First Printing bound in publisher's original green cloth with titles and decorations in gilt on front board and spine. mapped end-papers. Illustrated throughout. Square, tight and clean throughout. Fairly mild wear to spine ends and edges but quite minor. A tiny corner of lower ffep is torn. Very well-preserved. Lacking dust-wrapper. A pretty collectable copy.

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 340pp. Beautiful First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with a little or no wear. A small mark of discoloration at teh bottom of the front board but quite minor. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($18.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, tears or creases. A very pretty collectable copy.

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1981. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo.,434pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing. #135 of 500 copies specifically authorized by the author for distribution by Signed Editions Limited. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A couple of tiny spots on the top page edges. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($15.50), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Signed by the author on a specially affixed limitation label on the ffep. A very pretty collectable copy and at a great price.

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 310pp. Beautiful First Printing. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($16.95), is fresh and bright with no creases, tears or chipping. A very pretty collectable copy signed by the author on the title page.

New York: Crown, 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo, 375pp Beautiful Unread True First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save some mild bumping to the heel. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($25.00), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Random House, 2001. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo., Wraps 141pp.. Beautiful Unread Advanced Uncorrected Proof. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, tears or toning. A sharp collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Daybreak, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo, 406pp Beautiful Unread First American Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($25.00), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy.

Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 374pp. Beautiful First Edition. Bound in black cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket, is fresh and bright no chipping, creases or tears. From the library of Tom Fox, (with his unobtrusive blind-stamp on the title page), the noted New Jersey Irish-Ameican author, collector and professor of Irish history and literature, Fox was called by Nicholas Basbanes, ",,, a kindred spirit...assembler of an uncommonly distinctive collection of Irish history and literature". A gorgeous collectable copy of a scarce title, particularly on this side of the Atlantic.

New York: The Grove Press, 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo., 189pp. Sharp Stated First Printing of this "Revised and enlarged edition". First Edition in English published previously in French the previous year. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a touch of wear at the spine ends. Unclipped dust-jacket, ($5.95), has a couple of closed tears with associated creases. Mild soiling on the rear panel. Still bright and complete. A solid collectable copy at a great price.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Sharp, unread 1st Printing, tight, solid and clean throughout with just a touch of shelf-wear at the spine ends. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper. Protected with an archival-quality mylar cover. A nice collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Mysterious Press, 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 235pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little ro no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($15.95), has a touch of toning to top edge but is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases. A gorgeous collectable copy.

New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1963. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine/Very Good. 12mo., 192pp. Sharp First Edition, with no other printings listed, of this Canadian ski setting mystery. Bound in publisher's grey cloth with titles in blue on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A gentle bump to the crown and a trace of off-setting to the front end-paper. Attractive, clipped dust-jacket, ($2.75 is on the top front flap but bottom corner clipped), has a touch of rubbing only but toned edges and spine. Still bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A very pretty collectable copy. (Hubin, p.302).

New York: G.P Putnam & Sons, 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Sharp 1st Printing, square, tight and clean throughout. A bit of wear to the spine ends but very mild. Bottom front tip lightly bumped. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Protected with an archival-quality mylar cover. A very pretty collectable copy.

New York: Broadway, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 332pp. Beautiful First Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($24.95), isfresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Beautiful unread 1st Printing, tight, solid and clean throughout. A touch of shelf-wear to the spine ends but very minimal. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper protected with an archival-quality mylar cover. A sharp collectable copy and at a great price.

New York: Riverhead Books, 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 500pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($25.95), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping, toning or tears. Signed and dated by the author on the title page, A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.

London: McGraw-Hill, 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo.416pp, Sharp First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a bit of wear to the spine ends and tips but quite minor. Sharp unclipped dust-jacket, (30/-) has some edge-wear, rubbing, and a few closed tears. A few chips to edges. Still a fresh, bright example. A pretty collectable copy at a great price.

New York: McGraw Hill, 1957. First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo., 400pp. Sharp First American Edition, bound in orange cloth with titles and decorations in gilt on front board and spine. Illustrated end-papers. Illustrated throughout. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save gentle bumping to spine ends. No foxing or toning. Lacking dust-jacket. A beautiful collectable copy.

New York: The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2005. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Folio, Unpaginated. Sharp Reprint Edition of a work originally published by MOMA in 1967. Limited to 2500 numbered copies though this copy is unnumbered on the limitation/colophon page. Bound in half tan cloth over gray paper-covered boards with titles stamped in red on spine. Illustrated by 30 artists, who had known the poet, to accompany the poems. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Very attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket has a tiny closed tear at the top front corner and a few spots on the front panel. Fresh and bright. A very pretty collectable copy. Please note: International and Priority orders will require additional postage.