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

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 752pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($40.00) is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy of the author's first book.

San Francisco, CA: Underwood-Miller, 1982. 1st Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 253pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition of this collection of essays about King's work by some of the then most popular writers of horror fiction. Claimed to be, and likely is, the first piece of Literary Criticism on King, written in the midst of the his phenomenal success with only six novels published at that time, (the last being Firestarter), and just before the release of Cujo and Dark Tower Bound in quarter black cloth over red paper-covered boards with titles in gilt on front board and spine. There were 5000 copies printed of this Trade Edition and another 225 copies of this Signed. Edition though they all appear to be unnumbered with no limitation page. This is an unsigned Trade copy. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($13.95), is fresh and bright with no creasing, chipping, toning or tears. It appears that the jackets for both editions are… Read More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin & Company, 1974. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 288pp. Beautiful Stated First Printing, square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($5.95), is bright, fresh with no tears, creases or chipping. A beautiful, collectable copy.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 467pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Perhaps a touch at the spine ends but very minor. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($13.95), has hint of edge-wear but is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A very pretty collectable copy and at a great price.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 302pp. Gorgeous Unread First Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($17.95), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. A beautiful, collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Almost flawless First Printing with a small indentation in the rear board. Still a Fine book. Unclipped wrapper has a tiny chip or two and a 1" or so shallow crease to the top front flap. Light soiling to rear. A beautiful, collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo., 195pp. Sharp First Edition, First Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with a touch of wear at the spine ends but fairly minor. Very attractive unclipped wrapper, ($13.95), has some light edge-wear and a crease on the front flap. A few areas of soiling. A solid collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1978. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 299pp. Gorgeous Unread First Printing. Review Copy. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($8.95), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. Review slip laid in. A beautiful, collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 99pp. Solid Stated First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear though there is some foxing on the board edges and a few spots on the fore-edge. Attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($4.50), has some minor edge-wear and a short closed tear on the rear panel. Still fresh and bright no creasing or chipping or tears. Signed by the author on the front end-paper. A pretty collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo., 512pp. Beautiful First Edition, Advance Reading Copy. One of an unknown limitation. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Fine publisher's printed box has a touch of wear at the corners. Signed by Updike on the front end-paper. A very pretty collectable copy of an uncommon item.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 195pp. Gorgeous Unread First Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($13.95), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. A beautiful, collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine/Fine. 8vo., 260pp. Sharp Stated First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with some fairly mild wear to the spine ends and some discoloration/toning to the bottom of the boards. Beautiful unclipped dust-jacket, ($10.00), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A solid collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 279pp. Gorgeous Unread First Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($17.95), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. A beautiful, collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1983. Soft cover. Near Fine/Fine. Vintage Paperback. Sharp First Scribner's Printing. with full number sequence. $2.95 Cover price. Originally published by Doubleday in 1954 and as "Cake in the Hat Box" by Heinemann in the UK in 1955. Square, tight, and clean throughout with just a hint of edge-wear. Fresh and bright with no tears, toning, chipping or creases. A gorgeous collectable copy. (Hubin, p. 402).

New York: Armed Services Edition, 1944. First Edition, Thus. Soft cover. Near Fine. Vintage Paperback ASE #P-21. 284pp. Wraps. Beautiful First Armed Services Edition printing, . Square, tight and clean throughout with only mild page edge toning and no foxing. Very minor edge-wear. Fresh and bright with no chipping or tears. A sharp collectable copy and quite uncommon in any condition with no other copies currently available in the marketplace.

New York: Armed Services Edition, 1945. 1st Paperback Edition Thus. Soft cover. Very Good Plus. Armed Services Edition #761 384pp. Sharp First Printing of the Armed Services Edition, July, 1945. Square, tight and clean throughout with fairly moderate toning to page edges. Minimal rubbing and edge-wear. Shallow spine crinkling. Some light soiling. No chipping or tears. A very attractive collectable copy of a very scarce title with no other copies currently in the marketplace.

New York: Viking Press, 1984. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Beautiful unread 1st Printing, tight, solid and clean throughout . Equally attractive unclipped wrapper protected with an archival-quality mylar cover. A sharp collectable copy of the author's third novel and at a great price.

London: British Museum Press, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to., 224pp. Beautiful First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (£25.00), has a touch of edge-wear and a faint sticker ghost on the rear panel. Still fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A sharp collectable copy at a great price.