Americana from Brenner's Books - Rare & Collectable

Philadelphia, PA: J.W. Moore, 1854. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo, , 194pp. plus 2pgs ads in rear. Bound in publisher's brown cloth with blind-stamped decorations and borders. Gilt spine titles and decoration. Frontis illustrations and in-text and full-page engravings. Time-tables. Square and tight and generally clean throughout with scattered interior toning and foxing. Moderate wear to… Read more

Philadelphia, PA: J.L. Smith, 1907. Cloth. Near Fine. 44" x 28" (106.5cm x 75.2cm) Fold-Out linen-backed map. Housed in a 4" x 6.5" brown cloth case with blind-stamped decorated borders and title on printed paper label on front board. Casing is square and solid, just a bit dusty with mild wear to edges and tips. Publisher's sticker on… Read more

New York: C,W, & C. B. Colton & Co, 1871. Cloth. Fair/Good. 42" x 29.5" (106.5cm x 75.2cm) Fold-out linen-backed map. Housed in a 4" x 6" brown cloth case with blind-stamped decorated borders and title in gilt. Front board detached. Ad on front paste-down is largely defaced with wear. Have wear and scuffing to boards with loss.… Read more

New York: C,W, & C. B. Colton & Co, 1882. Cloth. Near Fine. 42" x 29.5" (106.5cm x 75.2cm) Fold-Out Map. Housed in a 4" x 6" brown cloth case with blind-stamped decorated borders and titles in gilt. Map itself is in beautiful condition with no spotting or toning. A few minute tears in fold creases but no… Read more

Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1979. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Square 8vo., 190pp, Beautiful First Edition Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Small, neat date on the half-title page. Very attractive clipped dust-jacket has some mild soiling and rubbing but is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or creases.. A very pretty collectable copy of… Read more

Columbus, OH: Long's College Book Co, 1951. First Edition, Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo., 269pp. Beautiful Reissue after the Harper & Bros. original published in 1895. Bound in peach-colored cloth with multi-colored decorative horse and rider motif on front board and titles in gilt. titles Illustrations by Remington throughout. Square, tight and clean throughout with just some… Read more

New York: Hyperion, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Tall Square, 8vo., 307(3)pp. 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, ($50.00), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. A very pretty collectable copy.

Los Angeles: The Knapp Press / Holt, Rhinehart and Winston, 1978. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Slipcase. 3 volumes in slipcase, 4to., Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Bound in 1/4 colored leatherette over pictorial paper-covered boards. Titles in gilt on spines. Photographs throughout. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Perhaps a… Read more

Aiea, HI: Island Heritage, 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Oblong 12.5" x 10.25", 112pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with a touch of rubbing to spine ends and tips but quite minor. Equally attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust jacket, is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. A very pretty… Read more

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Large 4to,, 1323pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Bound in 1/4 black cloth over brown paper-covered boards. Titles in gilt on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket, has a… Read more

Philadelphia: Franklin Publishing, 1972. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 12mo., 163pp. Sharp First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($4.95), has some toning and spotting on edges and folds. Nick at top front tip. Fairly mild edge-wear. Still fresh and bright. A solid collectable copy.

No Place: Trumbull White, 1895. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. 568pp. Solid First Edition of this self-published study of currency standards. The True First Edition and not a sales sample or publisher's dummy. Bound in original grey cloth with titles stamped in silver and gold on the front board and spine with red and black borders… Read more

Philadelphia, PA: George G. Evans, 1888. Revised Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Tall 8vo. vi(3)160pp. plus 11pp. of advertisements for generic contemporary businesses. Sharp New and Revised Edition, originally published in 1885. Bound in publisher's deep maroon cloth with titles and coin motif stamped in gilt on front board. Titles in gilt on spine. Illustrated with numerous portraits… Read more

New York: Free Press, 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 418pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Bound in 1/4 white cloth over navy paper covered boards. Mapped end-papers. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($23.00), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A… Read more

New York: Julian Messner, 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo., 230pp. Sharp First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with some minor bumping to spine ends. Board edges lightly toning. Attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($3.00), has some rubbing and wear to surface and tips. A few tiny nicks to the spine ends and edges. Rear panel discoloring.… Read more

New York: St. Martin's Press, 2011. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Square 8vo., 176pp. 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, ($29.99), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Carlton Fisk DVD present in unopened pouch as called for.… Read more

New York: Basic Books, 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 350pp. Beautiful First Printing with full number line. Square, tight and clean throughout with a tiny bump at the crown. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($26.00), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.

New York: Pyramid, 1964. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/Fine. Vintage Paperback Pyramid Books G373. Sharp Unread First Paperback Printing, July, 1964. $.75 cover price. Square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no wear. Small date stamp and toning to the edges of the inside front cover. Still fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or… Read more

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1990. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo.,253pp. Beautiful First Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, (19.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, tears or creases. A very pretty collectable copy.

New York: G.P Putnam's Sons, 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine/Fine. 8vo., 279pp. Beautiful First Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with a touch of wear at the spine ends and front hinge but quite minor. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, (24.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, tears or creases. A very pretty collectable copy.