Out of Africa by Dinesen, Isak - 1938

Charles Scribner's Sons. Fine in Very Good Dust Jacket. 1938. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 428 pages: 6.75 x 9.5 in.: 2.8: KB#010194: Book is contained in a beautiful, fine condition, matching labeled cloth clamshell box. Bookjacket/dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. Dustjacket is price clipped and has some edge cuts and a small edge chip. Book's boards and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Has scarce Scribner's "A" on copyright page. Boards are original decorated beige cloth, with front and spine lettering stamped in green and a green picture of a boy with his fawn on the front board and yellow endpapers. A classic novel that was the best-selling novel in America for the year 1938, won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1939, and was adapted into a film in 1946, starring Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman, both of whom were nominated for Oscars for their performances.:… Read More

NY: Alfred Knopf, 1939. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair. 1939 Knopf Stated First edition in G+/Fair condition. A classic and very rare true first with a first state DJ! The HB is missing it's ffep and a small square from the rear end paper. The book is unmarked and clean with only minor edge and corner wear. There is a bookseller stamp on the inside board. The unclipped DJ shows a price of $ 2.00 and still has bright coloring. The rear cover is missing a large "V" affecting Ambler's picture and part of the top 1/2 of text. There is wear and minor paper loss at the corners. edges and spine ends. However despite these flaws a solid copy of this elusive mystery!

Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill, 1928. Book. VG+. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. First edition stated on copyright page. Pale yellow boards stamped in black with patterned endpapers. A clean and bright VG+ copy in a VG+ dust jacket wth the price of $2.00 intact on the front flap. Inscribed, dated and signed by the author on the half-title page. Basis for the 1947 film directed by Henry Koster and starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young and David Niven. A scarce title, especially signed and in dust jacket..

861 pages. Octavo (8 1/2" x 6") bound in original publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Inscribed by the author. First printing, with 'A' on copyright page, first issue jacket with authors photo on rear panel rather than reviews found on later issue jackets.Jones' first book, basis for the 1953 film starring Montgomery Clift, Burt Lancaster, and Frank Sinatra.From Here to Eternity is the debut novel of American author James Jones, published by Scribner's in 1951. It is loosely based on Jones' experiences in the pre-World War II Hawaiian Division's 27th Infantry and the unit in which he served, Company E ("The Boxing Company"). Fellow company member Hal Gould said that while the novel was based on the company, including some depictions of actual persons, the characters are fictional and both the harsh conditions and described events are inventions. From Here to Eternity won the National Book Award and was named one of the 100 Best Novels of the 20th century by the Modern Library Board.… Read More

London: Faber & Faber, 1946. Book. NF/F. Hardcover. First Edition. First printing. A clean and bright NF/F copy in a VG+ dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. Basis for the 1946 film "Without Reservations" directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Claudette Colbert, John Wayne and Don DeFore. Scarce and collectible..

1947 E.P. Dutton Stated TRUE FIRST EDITION of Spillane's 1st mystery with a **SIGNED** CARD of Mickey Spillane tipped in.
A VeryGood+ Hardback and VeryGood+ Dustjacket:
The HB is very clean and tight with the only real wear being some small chips at the spine ends and tiny bumps at the corners.
It is wrapped in a Facsimile DJ also in VG+ condition with almost no wear or marks as well. A VERY RARE COLLECTIBLE!
**BONUS** Also receive a Signet paperback of another early book, The Long Wait in Good condition.
***Brenbooks specializes in first edition mysteries, many signed***

Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill, 1928. Book. VG+. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. First edition stated on copyright page. Pale yellow boards stamped in black with patterned endpapers. A clean and bright VG+ copy in a VG+ dust jacket wth the price of $2.00 intact on the front flap. Inscribed, dated and signed by the author on the half-title page. Basis for the 1947 film directed by Henry Koster and starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young and David Niven. A scarce title, especially signed and in dust jacket..

London: Faber & Faber, 1946. Book. NF/F. Hardcover. First Edition. First printing. A clean and bright NF/F copy in a VG+ dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. Basis for the 1946 film "Without Reservations" directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Claudette Colbert, John Wayne and Don DeFore. Scarce and collectible..

First edition, first printing. Signed by McMurtry on the title page. Book is fine with a bit of minor mottling to the top brown colored paper edges. Dust jacket is bright and has very little evidence of wear or age.

By Daphne Du Maurier. Jamaica Inn, Doubleday & Company MXXXVI, BCE. 243 pages. INCLUDES RARE ORIGINAL REX WHISTLER 1ST EDITION UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. Fits volume size 5 3/8 X 8 1/8. Original cover price $4.50. Includes good condition Library bound. DJ is taped to the book. We consider offers.