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

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1966. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 269pp. Beautiful Stated Fist Printing of this anthology of Jackson's best and most iconic works including "The Lottery" and "The Bird's Nest". 21 SF stories. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a hint of rubbing to spine ends but trivial. Small name stamp on front end-paper. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($7.95), has some mild wear to edges and a chip to the crown. Folds and spine panel moderately toned. Still bright with no creases or tears. A sharp collectable copy at a great price.

Tucson, AZ: Dennis McMillan, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo.,278pp. Beautiful Unread First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive dust-jacket, ($30.00), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Signed by bot the author on the title page. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Farrar Straus & and Company, 1950. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo., 668pp. Solid re-issue of Jackson's classic on the obsessive love and desire for books. Square, tight and generally clean throughout. A small patch of staining to the fore-edge. Boards edges and tips rubbed. Presentable clipped dust-jacket has splits at the folds with some tape repairs on the reverse. Chipping to edges and tips. Edges and spine toned. Not perfect but complete. A respectable collectable copy at a great price.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1967. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine/Fine. 8vo., 337pp. Beautiful Stated First Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save some softness to the spine ends. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($5.95), has a hint of wear at the crown but is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. Signed by Jackson on the front end-paper. A very pretty collectible copy.

Notre Dame: Sorin Books, 2002. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo., Wraps 190pp.. Beautiful Unread Advanced Reading Copy. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Faint sticker ghost. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, tears or toning. Promotional newsletter laid in. A sharp collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Scholastic, 1997. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo., 220pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($15.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy of a fairly uncommon title.

New York: Avon Books, 1973. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Vintage Paperback. PBO Avon 15180. Beautiful Unread First Paperback Printing. May, 1973. $.95 Cover Price. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Minor toning. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy and quite a scarce paperback in any condition.

New York: Basic Books, 2012. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 404pp. Beautiful First Printing, Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($29.99), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases and tears. A very pretty collectable copy of a fairly uncommon title.

New York: Ace, 1969. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine/Fine. Jeff Jones. Vintage Paperback Ace 67060 $.60 Cover Price. Beautiful 1st Printing of this paperback original. Tight, solid and clean throughout with just a hint of edge-wear and light toning to the inside covers. Bright and fresh with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectible copy.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo., 416pp. Sharp First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($24.00), 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.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Sharp 1st Printing, tight, solid and clean throughout. A bit of wear to the spine ends but very mild. A bit of sunning to the bright blue boards at the top edges. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper protected with an archival-quality mylar cover. A beautiful collectable copy.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday Anchor Books, 1958. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/Very Good. Thick 8vo., 567pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, bound in cream colored cloth with titles in gilt upon a light blue spine label. Anthology of James' travel writings. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a hint of ed wear. Toning to top front edge and spine. Attractive clipped dust-jacket has some wear to edges and some short closed tears and nicks. Rubbing to folds. Lade in is a tri-fold brochure from the Mercantile Library of New York, advertising a Henry James exhibit from in 1993. A solid collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. New Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 197pp. Beautiful First Printing with full number sequence of this new edition, beautifully bound in half black cloth over grey paper-covered boards with titles in gold and inset photograph of Washington Square on the front board. 16 pages of vintage black and white photos of New York City precedes the text. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A faint and unobtrusive sticker ghost on front paste-down. Very attractive original unclipped, ($32.00), thick mylar dust-jacket, with printed flaps has a touch of edge-wear. but no chipping, creases or tears. A sharp collectable copy.

New York: Franklin Square Press, 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. Slim 8vo., 95pp. Beautiful Unread Stated First Edition, First Printing. Bound in full maroon cloth with spine titles in gilt and facsimile of the author's signature stamped in gold on the front board. 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 collectable copy at a great price.

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1978. Collector's Edition. Full-Leather. Very Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to., 516pp. Beautiful Unread First Printing of this "Collector's Edition" from Easton's "100 Greatest Books Ever Written" series. Bound in full leather with titles and decorations in gilt. All edges gilt. Silk bookmark. Introduction by R.W. Stallman. Illustrated by Colleen Browning. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Still in original shrink-wrap. A simply gorgeous collectable copy. Please note: International and Priority shipping may require additional postage.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1948. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine/Slipcase. Two Volumes in slipcase. Small 8vo., 321pp., 382pp. Sharp Stated First Printing of this new Edition. "Reprinted from volumes V and VI of the New York Edition of 'The Novels and Tales of Henry James', copyright 1908, by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936, by Henry James". Bound in quarter black cloth over paisley paper-covered boards with titles in gilt on spine. Introduction by Lionel Trilling. Square, tight and clean throughout with very mild wear to edges and tips. Spine gilt a bit dulled. Some moderate off-setting to end-papers. Publisher's slipcase has rubbing to edges and surfaces Some soiling to printed paper label. Still solid and complete. A very pretty collectable set at a great price.

New York: Library of America. Hardcover. As New/Slipcase. 8vo., 1 Volume in slipcase. Bound in tan cloth with spine titles in gilt. Beautiful Unread likely First Printing though still in publisher's shrink-wrap so unknown for sure. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible. As New Publisher's slipcase with LOA newsletter laid in. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.

New York and London: Macmillan and Co, 1892. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo., 302pp plus 12pp ads in rear. Attractive First American Edition published simultaneously with the British Edition. Bound in publisher's gray-blue cloth with titles in black on front board and in gilt on spine. Publisher's repeating device in red on front board. Square, tight and clean throughout with minimal page edge toning. Some light scattered foxing on end-papers. Mild wear to spine ends and tips. Spine panel age toned with titling faded. A solid collectable copy at a great price. (BAL #10596; Wright, #2921).

Nee York City: The Mysterious Press, 1986. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 234pp. Sharp First Printing of the First US Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Very attractive unclipped wrapper, ($17.95), has some very mild surface rubbing but fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. A beautiful collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 433pp. Beautiful First US Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with a touch of wear at the heel. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($19.95), has a hint of edge and surface wear but fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. "To ___, P.D. James". A sharp collectable copy at a great price.