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

Baltimore: Bacchus Press, 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First Printing. A History and Bibliography of Wine Books. Original cream colored cloth. Just a bit of discoloration on the unclipped wrapper. Beautiful copy.

New York: Little Brown & Co, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Beautiful unread 2nd Printing in an equally flawless unclipped wrapper, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1958. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo., 566pp. Beautiful Stated First Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with a touch of bumping to spine ends and top front tip. little or no wear. Very attractive clipped wrapper has some chipping at the crown and some fairly mild wear to edges and tips. Light soiling. Spine paneled toned. Still fresh and bright. A very pretty collectable copy of a fairly uncommon title in high-grade with a small print run of only 3000 copies.

Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo., 358pp. Beautiful First Edition. Bound in yellow cloth with titles in black and red on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with minor wear to the spine ends. Very attractive unclipped, though unpriced, has a chip by the heel and top rear panel. Edge-wear. Still fresh and bright.. A sharp collectable copy at a great price.

Baton Rouge, LA: Lousiana State University Press, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 298pp. Beautiful First Edition, Stated 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.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 307pp. Sharp First Edition, First Printing, tight, square and clean throughout. Unfaded blue boards. Some light edge-wear, tips and spine ends mildly bumped, some off-setting to paste-downs and some scattered foxing to fore-edge but fairly minor. Previous owner's name in ink on the ffep. Sharp unclipped wrapper, ($2.75), retains the rare bluish pictorial band with titles and cat illustration. Minor edge-wear and minor toning to spine but no chipping, tears or creases. Protected by archival Mylar. A very pretty collectable copy.

London: Duckworth, 1929. Three-Quarter Leather. Near Fine/Fine. Thick 8vo.,1150pp. Beautifully bound by Sangorksi & Sutcliffe in three-quarter navy blue morocco over blue cloth covered boards. Six compartments, five raised bands. Titles stamped in gilt in C2. Borders and decorations in gilt in all others. a.e.g. Patterned endpapers. 12 black and white illustrations. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear to leather. Off-white pages with no foxing whatsoever. Minor wear to cloth. Spine ever so lightly toned. A gorgeous collectible copy.

London: Heinemann. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 349pp. Beautiful First Edition. Original green cloth with titles stamped in gold. Green topstain. Square, solid and clean throughout. A bit of wear to the spine ends and tips but very minor. Bookseller tag of B.H. Blackwell, Oxford. Unclipped wrapper, (7/6), has a bit of soiling to the white of the rear panel but fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. A sharp collectable copy at a great price.

Derby, CT: Monarch Books, 1964. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Vintage Paperback PBO Monarch MB549. Beautiful Unread First Printing of this Paperback Original, March, 1964. $.50 Cover Price. Square, tight and clean throughout with a hint of edge-wear. Small date stamp on inside front cover. Light "3" in ink on the front panel else a Fine copy Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Very well-preserved. A very pretty collectable copy.

New York: Harper & Row, 1978. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 183pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a touch at the crown but quite minor. Very attractive clipped dust jacket, has a touch of edge-wear but is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A very pretty collectable copy at a great price.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.,271pp. Beautiful First American Edition, Stated First Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear safe a touch of rubbing to heal but quite minor. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($4.00), has some light rubbing to hinges and folds and a slightly toned spine panel. Still fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Doubleday, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 312pp. Sharp Stated First Edition. Square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no wear. Perhaps a hint at the spine ends but quite minor. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($7.95), has touch of toning to edges but is clean and bright with no chipping, tears or creases. A very pretty collectable copy at a great price.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 192pp. Beautiful First Edition of the fifth James Bond book written by Gardner and by far the most uncommon. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A few scattered spots on the top edge of the text block but quite minor. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (£8.95 net), has a tiny closed tear at the crown. Some discoloration/rubbing to the photo of Gardner on the rear panel but some of it almost looks like a printing issue. Still fresh and bright with no chipping or creases. A sharp collectable copy of a difficult book to find in nice condition.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 189pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition bound in maroon cloth with titles stamped in gilt. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Very attractive unclipped wrapper , ($12.50), has a touch of edge-wear and is mildly toned. Still fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A very pretty collectable copy.

London: Jonathan Cape and Hodder & Stoughton, 1982. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 254pp. Beautiful First Edition of the second James Bond book written by Gardner. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A hint of page edge toning as is common but quite minor in this example. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket , (£6.95 net), has a hint of rubbing but is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping, toning or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Bantam, 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 388pp. 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, ($26.00), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo., 434pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition bound in brown cloth with titles stamped in gilt. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Cloth is toned and discolored. Very attractive unclipped wrapper, ($10.00), has a touch of wear to edges and tips. Still fresh and bright. A very pretty collectable copy.

Boston: Meador Publishing Company, 1959. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Beautiful First Edition in an equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket. Inscribed and signed to a fan by the author on the front end-paper.

New York: The Viking Press, 1966. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 182pp. Sharp First US Printing. Gorgeous copy of Gardner's third book with just a bit of wear at the bottom of the spine. Unclipped wrapper with a touch of wear to spine ends. In Mylar. A beautiful collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 310pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition bound in cream colored cloth with titles stamped in gilt. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Very attractive unclipped wrapper , ($12.95), has a touch of wear to edges and tips. Still fresh and bright. A very pretty collectable copy.