Search Results: Photography from Singularity Rare & Fine

Beverly, MA: Quarry Books, 2010. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Beverly, MA: Quarry Books, 2010. Square large octavo, illustrated wraps, decorative endpapers, 320 pp. Fine; in fact, virtually as new, with just two micro-touch points from store shelves, as acquired. Sharp, tight, beautiful and never used. See scans. A sumptuous and seemingly never-ending full-color photographic romp through the imaginative minds of the authors; sort of a Willy Wonka adventure for baked-goods enthusiasts. Check the scans. Collectible copy. L53n

New York: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1980. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Very Good Plus. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. [photographs]. New York: Doubleday, 1980. Elelphant folio [15x10½] 208 pp. Black and white photographs throughout. Cloth, jacket. First Edition. A magnificent collection of many of the 20th century's greatest fashion photographers (including Horst, De Meyer, Avedon, Beaton, Pen, and Steichen, as well as some interesting and bizarre paparazzi shots), selected and with a spell-binding text by Diana Vreeland. Now a classic in its genre. Condition: NF/VG; light yellowing to jacket spine and about a third of the front panel, light creasing, light bubbling at bottom front panel; light rubbing at bottom spine; near fine in very good or better jacket. LBB-E

New York: Condé Nast , 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fine; see scans and description. Box-shipped; no bags here. New York: Condé Nast, 1999. The October, 1999 issue of Allure Magazine. Quarto, photo-illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 262 pp. Fine, with two tiny faint spots on rear cover (see rear cover scan), as purchased new. Otherwise, flawless, squeaky new, wall-to-wall and treetop tall. All cardstock subscription offers still inside, untouched, and even the Gucci Rush scent-sample page remains folded and adhered shut - and still bears the scent from 1999, as this copy goes to its zip lock bag for archival storage. Might still be there when you get it. Cover models is a 20-something Kate Moss, in a magical dress of unnamed color.Just inside starts the Murderer's Row of supermodels and will-be supermodels in big, splashy, elegant pro photographer ads - including Julia Stiles in a dazzling, moving and trenchant two-page cK… Read More

New York: Condé Nast / Erica Nevruz Bartman, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Near Fine. See scans and description. Box-shipped; no bags here. New York: Condé Nast / Alexandra W. Golinkin, 2000. The February, 2000 issue of Allure Magazine. Quarto, photo-illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 148 pp. Near Fine; small-scale rubbing at various points on rear cover. Otherwise, this is a flawless copy.Tipped-in cardstock subscription offers remain inside; the fragrance of a cosmetics sample-panel-type advertiser faintly lingers, as well, as this one goes into sealed storage. Might still be there when you get it. Cover model is Giselle Bundchen in a head shot with makeup by Dick Page. Just inside starts the Murderer's Row of supermodels in big, splashy, elegant pro photographer ads - and of course that continues, sumptuously, throughout, and graces articles as well as modeled ads. Some enjoyable topics - remember, there are a rich… Read More

New York: Condé Nast / Alexandra W. Golinkin, 1998. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Near Fine; immaculate and sparkling. See scans and description. Box-shipped; no bags here. New York: Condé Nast / Alexandra W. Golinkin, 1998. The April, 1998 issue of Allure Magazine. Quarto, photo-illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 196 pp. Near Fine, only due to a small spine-top abrasion and 3/8" slit through the edge of the rear cover and the last page, these being as-received (never-read). Yes, that's picky, but technically it holds this rather scintillating example in Near Fine condition. No labels, of course, and all tipped in or loose-laid cardstock offers remain inside; the scent even lingers, as this example goes to careful storage, of a cosmetics advertiser ad panel. Won't linger forever, but it's made it this far - since 1998. See scans. Cover model is Niki Taylor, wearing duds by Ann Demeulemeester, a Kevin Mancuso… Read More

New York: Condé Nast , 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. As New; see scans and description. Box-shipped; no bags here. New York: Condé Nast, 1999. The September, 1999 issue of Allure Magazine. Quarto, photo-illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 198 pp. As New - quite flawless, squeaky clean. All cardstock subscription offers still inside, untouched, and even the Estee Lauder 'Dazzling' scent-sample page remains folded and adhered shut - and still bears the scent from 1999, as this copy goes to its zip lock bag for archival storage. Might still be there when you get it. Cover models is a don't-mess-wit-me Julianna Margulies, in jeans and a bold belt buckle. Ouch. Just inside starts the Murderer's Row of supermodels and will-be supermodels in big, splashy, elegant pro photographer ads - including Shirley Manson - with no makeup - doing her best Franz Kafka impers, imho, and Milla Jovovich with a very diff - but fetching… Read More

New York: Condé Nast / Alexandra W. Golinkin, 1998. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Near Fine; immaculate and sparkling. See scans and description. Box-shipped; no bags here. New York: Condé Nast / Alexandra W. Golinkin, 1998. The September,1998 issue of Allure Magazine. Quarto, photo-illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 210 pp. Near Fine, but without any salient flaw; the cover is pressed a bit at the spine side - hence, not quite perfect. But very close. No labels, of course, and all tipped in or loose-laid cardstock offers remain inside - including 8 makeup samples, still sealed and presumably usable. Can you wear 1998 makeup? See scans. Cover model is Rebecca Romijn, wearing tomboy duds, but I can still tell she's a girl. Just inside starts the Murderer's Row of supermodels in big, splashy, elegant pro photographer ads - and of course that continues, sumptuously, throughout, and graces articles as well as modeled ads. Some… Read More

New York: Condé Nast / Alexandra W. Golinkin, 1998. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very Good. See scans and description. Box-shipped; no bags here. New York: Condé Nast / Alexandra W. Golinkin, 1998. The October, 1998 issue of Allure Magazine. Quarto, photo-illustrated perfect-bound wraps, a robust 292 pp. Very Good, only due to some smushing of the spine along its length, hence a moderate leaning look (see scan). Otherwise, virtually flawless, but its grade technically stays at Very Good. No labels, of course, and all tipped in or loose-laid cardstock offers remain inside; the scent even lingers, as this example goes to careful storage, of a cosmetics advertiser ad panel. Won't linger forever, but it's made it this far - since 1998. See scans. Cover model is Claudia Schiffer, lookin' right at ya, bigtime, with those eyes. Just inside starts the Murderer's Row of supermodels in big, splashy, elegant pro… Read More

Columbus, OH: Victoria's Secret, 2014. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Columbus, OH: Victoria's Secret, 2014. The Angel Gift Guide / Victoria's Secret Holiday Gift Book 2014 Volume 1. Octavo, photo-illustrated stapled wraps, 82 pp. Pages of course are filled with full-color, professionally-executed fashion photographs, this issue focusing on very pinky, reddy, and black hot holiday stuff. As New condition, with pre-printed address label on rear cover. Fashion ephemera. Please review scans. LPR5

Carmel, CA, 1964. Original Manuscript . Soft cover. About Fine. 10.75" x 8.5. Carmel, California, 1964. Ansel Adams typed letter signed [TLS]. Two horizontal folds and one slight vertical fold to letter, else about fine. Photo is fine. Lengthy, warm, full-page letter from Ansel Adams - dated January 8, 1964, and on his letterhead - to "I.R." (Irving Robbins, a noted California collector). Not written to a stranger; in it, Adams apologizes for being ill at their last meeting and promises to be "full of beans" next time. Also referenced in the letter is another notable California photographer, aerial photographic artist and author William Garnett, about whom Adams says: "He is a GREAT photographer ! I am sure no one has approached him in creative work from the air." Signed, of course, at the close. The photograph, entitled Rocks and Limpets, Point Lobos, 1963, is on folding photographic card stock, with "Virginia & Ansel Adams" printed on the… Read More

Hastings-on-Hudson, NY: Morgan & Morgan, 1966. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [photographs]. Hastings-on-Hudson, New York: Morgan & Morgan, various dates. All five titles in Ansel Adams' Basic Photo Series, four of them signed by Adams. Basic Photo One: Camera and Lens. First Revised Edition, 1970. Signed on the title page. Small quarto. Near fine in better than very good jacket. Basic Photo Two: The Negative. New Revised Edition, 1966. Signed on the title page. Octavo. Previous owner's writing on endpapers, else near fine book in very good jacket. Basic Photo Three: The Print. New Edition, 1968. Signed on the title page. Octavo. Near fine book in better than very good jacket. Basic Photo Four: Natural-Light Photography. Sixth printing of the first edition, 1969. [not signed]. Octavo. Near fine book in better than very good jacket. Basic Photo Five: Artificial-Light Photography. Fourth printing… Read More

Las Vegas: KC Publications, 1985. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Near Fine. See scans and description. Box-shipped - no bags here. Las Vegas: KC Publications, 1985; this is the 1997 sixth printing, with the "Delicate Arch" cover, a photo by Jeff Gnass. Arches - The Story Behind The Scenery, by David W. Johnson and a variety of skilled photographers. Edited by Mary L. VanCamp. Tall quarto (at nearly 12", the tallest quarto size), photo-illustrated staple-bound wraps, 48 pp. Near Fine; just micro-touch trace wear at points along cover perimeter, and a touch of removable price-tag adhesive at bottom right, rear cover. See scans. In fact, As New, but in this case "As New" includes those micro-perimeter-touches, as originally acquired. A traveler's souvenir, to be sure, but a gorgeous one, replete with expertly photographed nature scenes of the Arches National Park, and plenty of accompanying informative text by Johnson. Shipped in a sturdy,… Read More

Skokie, IL: Rand McNally & Marshall Editions Developments Limited, 1995. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Skokie, IL: Rand McNally & London: Marshall Editions Developments Limited, 1995. First Edition. Largest quarto size at 12" tall. Photo-illustrated dust jacket, blue cloth boards with silver spine imprinting, eggshell blue endpapers, 224 pp. Thoroughly and lavishly illustrated, an artful travelogue with color photography, color maps and other color graphics. A Fine book in a very, very Near Fine unclipped jacket, showing only a touch of micro-wrinkle at top (see scan). Lg2

New York: National Audubon Society, 2014. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very Good. See scans and description. New York: National Audubon Society, 2014. The May-June, 2014 issue of Audubon. Quarto, illustrated staple-bound wraps, 64 pp. Very Good; the imperfections are primarily at front cover (some press marks, not visible in scan, and a demure crease at lower right, plus less of the same at rear cover. Contents fine. Focus of the issue is the recent extinction of the Passenger Pigeon, but other topics include: Costa Rica's Secret Jungle; Moths vs, Birds; Empress Penguin; Plovers; Win for Ducks & Prairie; Illustrated Aviary (Yellow-Throated Warbler). See scan of contents page for a bit more detail. Ships in a new, protective box - not a bag. LPR33

New York: National Audubon Society, 2013. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very Good, close to Near Fine. See scans and description. New York: National Audubon Society, 2013. The July-August, 2013 issue of Audubon. Quarto, illustrated staple-bound wraps, 64 pp. Very Good, and quite close to Near Fine; the imperfections are primarily at front cover (some press marks, not visible in scan, and a demure crease at lower right, plus less of the same at rear cover. Contents fine, and the tipped-in offer card still remains. Focus of the issue is saving North America's tallest bird, the Whooping Crane, but other topics includeLong-Distance Migrants; Native Plants; 8 Summer Birding Trails; Old Faithful; Illustrated Aviary (Great Egret). See scan of contents page for a bit more detail. Ships in a new, protective box - not a bag. LPR29

New York: National Audubon Society, 2015. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Near Fine. See scans and description. New York: National Audubon Society, 2015. The May / June, 2015 issue of Audubon, which was the 2015 Audubon Photography Awards issue ('Photo Issue'). Quarto, illustrated staple-bound wraps, 64 pp. About Near Fine; the imperfections are primarily at front cover (some press marks, not visible in scan, and a demure crease at lower right, plus less of the same at rear cover. Contents fine, and the laid-in offer card still remains. Focus of the issue is of course the 2015 awards, but other topics include Timeline Depth of Field; Gear Camera Ready; Ethics Overexposed; Profile Eyes in the Sky (Aerial Photography). See scan of contents page for a bit more detail. Shipped in a new, protective box; no bag for this one. LPR18

Princeton, NJ: Automobile Quarterly, Inc. / Princeton Institute for Historic Research, 1982. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Walter Gotschke. Princeton, NJ: Automobile Quarterly, Inc. / Princeton Institute for Historic Research, 1982. The First Quarter, 1982 issue, Volume XX, Number 1; also designated on the front cover as the 20th Anniversary Edition. Longitudinal quarto, illustrated red semi-gloss boards with gilt imprinting on cover and spine, no dust jacket (as issued), 112 pp. Fine condition; please see scans. Still more amazing research and graphics from the folks at Automobile Quarterly / Princeton Institute for Historic Research; the lead (cover) piece in this issue is the article "Grand Prix Cars of the Fifties", with a bevy of inspired action paintings by Walter Gotschke. Also: Cugnot Up To Date; Harley Earl; Figoni et Falaschi; De Soto; GM '82 F-Cars. l43n

Philadelphia: The Camera Publishing Co., 1921. First Edition . Paperback. Near Fine. Quarto. Photographs. Philadelphia: The Camera Publishing Co., 1921. First Edition. The April, 1921 issue. Quarto, Light brown printed wraps with Art Deco device. A strikingly handsome Near Fine copy; small amount of spine damage at top and bottom, else genuinely fine, with not even a spot of foxing or yellowing. Scarce 1921 issue of The Camera, "The Magazine For Photographers". A variety of practical and technical articles by the staff and several freelancers is decorated by remarkably effective b&w photos by photographers G.W. Harting; William S. Davis; M.P. Bartley; Louis Fleckenstein; Doris U. Jaeger; Charles L. Peck; F.D. Burt; John C. Burkhart; G. Buel; Hebe Hollister; and J.D. Whitehall. The ads at front and back alone carry a wealth of information on cameras and related products of the era. Scarce issue in any condition, and this one looks almost new. L63

New York: Morgan & Lester, Publishers, 1944. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Good, though a very strong good. See description and scans. New York: Morgan & Lester, Publishers, 1944. Stated First Edition of 'Correct Exposure in Photography', by William D. Morgan & Henry M. Lester. Octavo, black and white cloth with black imprinting on front cover and spine, 126 (123 + 3 pp ads). Good; notable soiling, primarily on rear cover (see scans); front free endpaper has original owner's signature; light foxing at endpapers. Contents otherwise rather unexpectedly immaculate and bright; binding quite stout. Faint musty scent may - or may not - have completely dispersed by time of sale. Sage counsel from the two authors, experts in the title topic; illustrated with throughout with black and white photographic examples and a few equipment photographs; tables and charts as well. Useful to this day. L10n

New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1985. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Rebecca Blake (photography), Barbara Fox (illustrations). Very Good. See scans and description. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1985. First Edition and First Printing of 'Enticements - How to Look Fabulous in Lingerie', by Bill Tice. Quarto, illustrated jacket, gray cloth boards, silver spine imprinting, Tice's printed signature is blindstamped on front cover. Very Good, though in fact better; original owner's loving and encouraging gift inscription on the ffep takes this example out of near fine grade, but, in fact, I like it. No other salient flaws on book or jacket. Faint floral scent of unknown-to-me origin - possibly as issued - will probably soon dissipate entirely. Artful color photography by Rebecca Blake, equally skilled illustrations by Barbara Fox, and of course Tice's sage, experienced advice throughout. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag.… Read More