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

Surrey, England: Telos, 2008. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Trade Paperback 8vo., 290pp. Beautiful Unread First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear.. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Inscribed and signed by contributors Jack Hill, Matt Climber, and Don Edmonds, to a reader, on the title pages of their respective chapters. A gorgeous collectable copy and quite scarce with the signatures.

Boston and New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo., ix(1)324pp. Sharp First Edition of these letters from the wife of M. William Henry Waddington,(1826-1894), one time, albeit short-lived, Premier of France. Her correspondence highlights two separate residences in Rome. Bound in gilt-ruled navy cloth with titles in gilt on front board and spine. 24 illustrations including frontis portrait of Elena, Queen of Italy. Square, tight and clean throughout with no foxing and little if any toning. Some wear to spine ends and tips with a tiny bit of loss at the crown. Spine just starting to tone. Gilt quite bright. Bookplate on the front paste-down of Robert Peet Skinner, (1866-1960), the noted American diplomat, editor, and publisher who held a number of Consul General positions in the McKinley and Roosevelt administrations and published an account of his travels in Abyssinia on a trade visit with its King. An attractive collectbale copy.

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: Atheneum, 1978. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo.,326pp. Beautiful Unread Stated First Edition of this encyclopedia of all things fantasy. Illustrated. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($16.95), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.

Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest Books, 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo.,240pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, (Trade), of this anthology of 11 stories. Bound in gray cloth with titles in silver on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($18.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, toning or tears. Illustrated by Ron and Val Lakey Lindahn. A gorgeous collectable copy of an uncommon title.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1965. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Thick 12mo., 832pp. Sharp First Edition. Bound in red cloth with titles in gilt on front board and spine. 32 b&w plans and 6 color maps and plans including front end-paper and fold-outs . Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Minor toning to page edges. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($12.95), has a hint of edge-wear but is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A very pretty collectable copy of an uncommon title, particularly in such high-grade condition.

New York: McGraw-Hill. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 659pp.. Beautiful First Edition of this "Yale Edition of the Private Papers of James Boswell". bound in blue cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with very minor wear to spine ends. Very attractive clipped dust-jacket has a touch of edge-wear and a tiny closed tear. Still quite fresh bright with no chipping or creases. A sharp collectable copy of an uncommon title at a great price.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 370pp. Beautiful Unread First Edition, First Printing with full letter sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket ($24.95), is fresh and bright with no tears, creases or chipping. Inscribed and signed by the author to a reader on the title pager at a book signing event upon the release of the book. A gorgeous collectable copy.

New York: St. Martin's Press / Minotaur, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 275pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number line. Square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($14.95), has a tiny closed tear on the rear top edge but is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, or toning. Signed and dated by the author on the title page. A gorgeous collectable copy of the author's first book.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 355pp. Beautiful First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A touch of of-setting to paste-dpwns. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($24.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A sharp collectable copy.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo., Wraps 355pp.. Photographs, Index. Sharp First Paperback Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a touch of wear to tips and a bit of rubbing to front hinge. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, tears or toning. A sharp collectable copy at a great price.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1928. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo., 265pp. Beautiful First Edition First Printing with (1) on the last page of text as called for by this publisher. Bound in black cloth with titles in gilt on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a touch of softness to the spine ends and a tiny bump to the front top tip. Very well-preserved with no toning or foxing. Small booksellers ticket on the rear paste-down. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.00 in the body of the front flap text), has a couple of spots of spoiling and minor edge-wear. Three small tape repairs on the verso that is just visible from the front. Still fairly unobtrusive. A solid, bright example with no chipping or creases and scarce in any condition. A sharp collectable copy of a quite uncommon t a great price.

Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine/Fine. 8vo., 186pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing, one of only 2070 copies printed. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($4.00), has mildly toned edges and spine but is fresh and bright with no chipping, tears or creases. Collects 14 stories never seen in book form. A very pretty collectable copy. (Jaffery, p.63).

Albuquerque, NM: Univ of New Mexico Press, 1994. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo., 501pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Ownership signature and date on half-title page. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.

New York: New York University Press, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 101pp. Beautiful First Edition Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Very attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket, has some edge-wear and toning to spine. Faint price-sticker ghost on front flap. Still fresh and bright with no creases, tears or chipping. A very pretty collectable copy at a great price.

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2018. Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo., 290pp. Beautiful Unread First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Equally attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust jacket is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectible copy.

New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Trade Edition, First Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($19.95). Signed by the author on the title page. Gorgeous, unread copy.

Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 227pp. 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 with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. A gorgeous collectible copy.

New York: Doubleday, 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 311pp. Beautiful 1st Printing, tight, solid and clean throughout. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($22.50), has a tiny closed tear at the heel but is fresh and bright with no chipping or creases. Signed by the author on the title page. A sharp collectable copy.

New York: Doubleday, 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 324pp. Sharp Unread First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($19.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Signed by the author on the title page. A very pretty collectable copy of the author's second novel and Edgar Award winner.