Search Results: Authors starting with B from Singularity Rare & Fine

New York: De Sylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc., 1927. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Sydney Leff . New York: De Sylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc., 1927. "Here Am I - Broken Hearted" original sheet music, words and music by B.G. De Sylva, Lew Brown, and Ray Henderson. Classic deco cover by Sydney Leff (see scan). Large quarto, illustrated folded wraps, 6 pp. including covers, as numbered. Very Good; modest chip at lower right, original owner's signature on cover. See scan. Vintage music ephemera and collectible. L-eph1.

New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 1901. Reprint . Decorated Cloth. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Yohn, F.C.. New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1901 [reprint copy]. Grosset first reprint edition. 12mo, black-stamped green cloth with pictorial cover, blackspine imprinting, 362 pp. + 6 pp ads. Good to Good Plus, with general wear all around and minor spine cant. Frontispiece + seven more illustrations by F.C. Yohn. One of the prolific Irving Bacheller's best known novels, D'ri and I is a romance/ adventure tale of the War of 1812, told as the memoirs of Colonel Ramon Bell. Eight finely executed illustrations by F.C. Yohn enhance the story nicely. L-43n

Boston: Lothrop Publishing Company, 1900. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Very Good. See scans and description. Boston: Lothrop Publishing Company, 1900. From the fiftieth thousand. Eben Holden: A Tale Of The North Country, by Irving Bacheller. 12mo, red cloth with gilt spine and cover imprinting, Top Edge Gilt, vii + 432 pp. + 4 pp. ads. Very Good; light-moderate soiling, early owner's signature at the ffep, modest spine end wear; joints still contiguous and not cracked, though of course tightness has been lost over the years. See scans. One of the earliest of Bacheller's many novels set in northern New York. L20n

Boston : Lothrop Publishing Company , 1901. 1st Edition . Decorated Cloth. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Yohn, F.C.. Near Fine. Boston: Lothrop Publishing Company, 1901. First Edition. 12mo., red cloth boards with gilt and pastedown illustration on cover and gilt imprinting on spine, Top Edge Gilt, 362 pp. + [1] + 2 pp. ads. Frontispiece with tissue guard plus seven more Yohn illustrations. A scarce About Near Fine example; corners and spine ends just very lightly touched, one small spot on rear cover (see scans), early owner signature on ffep. Sharp, clean, bright and tight, qualities which are scarce in this first edition title. One of the prolific Irving Bacheller's best known novels, D'ri and I is a romance/ adventure tale of the War of 1812, told as the memoirs of Colonel Ramon Bell. Eight finely executed illustrations by F.C. Yohn enhance the story nicely. A stand-out copy. L-43n

Winter Park, FL: Self-published, 1940. Soft cover. Fine. Winter Park, FL: full-page autograph letter signed (ALS) by Irving Bacheller, written to his friend Richard Lloyd Jones, a conservative journalist and long-time editor of the Tulsa (OK) Tribune (Bacheller was himself a journalist as well as a novelist, and was the founder of the first modern newspaper syndicate in the United States), and dated February 3rd, 1940. See scan: 8" x 6" letterhead stationery bearing Bacheller's address in Winter Park, Florida; the stationery is four-fold, but is written on only on the first of four sides. The condition of the letter is Fine, though of course it was folded for mailing, and is now tipped in to Jones' copy of one of Bacheller's most popular novels, "D'ri and I", which bears Jones' (presumed ownership) signature. Its condition is otherwise fine. The book is itself an unremarkable Grosset copy, and is ex-lib from the Tulsa Public Library, though in stout and… Read More

Lincolnwood, IL: Publications International, Ltd., 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. As New in Near Fine jacket, First Edition. Lincolnwood, IL: Publications International, Ltd., 2006. First Edition and First Printing of The Fifties Chronicle. Large, hefty quarto, illustrated jacket, boards illustrated identically to the jacket except for the metallic nature of the large title letters, 480 pp. As New book in a very, very near fine jacket with a couple of micro edge nicks and a small price sticker on the back panel lower right. See scans. Something well in excess of 1,000 color and black and white photos and other graphics are the glitz of this appealing historical display, but a thoughtful foreword by Margaret Truman (yes, daughter of President Harry), who came of age during the fifties, followed by scholarly text contributions from writers Bailey, Farber et al describing those myriad graphic wonders are all just as necessary and… Read More

New York : Hearst Corporation, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. As New. See scans and description. New York: Hearst Corporation, 1999. The May,1999 issue of Marie Claire(U.S.) magazine, a long-lived magazine for women, largely about fashion and related topics, which was started in France in 1947, then the U.K. in 1941; Hearst commenced published the U.S. editions in 1994. Quarto, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, a hearty 220 pp. As New; three micro-rack-touches at covers (zoom on cover scans). Otherwise - flawless. Stored archivally since acquisition in 1999. Elizabeth Arden '5th Avenue' scent panel remains sealed and pristine and still fragrant as of this listing. Ashley Judd graces the cover (her article inside:"The Choice That Saved My Life"). Also within: Fashion; I've Frozen My Eggs; What Attracts Men Most;101 Swimsuits; Sleeping with the Right Man?; "I Defend Rapists"; Affair-Tempted; Dear Joan Collins;… Read More

New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1980. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near Fine; New but for original owner's rubber stamp at half-title. See scans and description. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. as Halsted Press, 1980. First U.S. Edition. Genetics of Microbes / Tertiary Level Biology, by Brian W. Bainbridge. ISBN 0470269952. Octavo, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, x + 193 pp. Near Fine, short of sparkling new by reason only of a neat rubber stamp of the original owner (see scan); otherwise, quite flawless throughout. See all scans. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. L25

New York: News Corp (via Dow Jones & Company), 2017. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. New. See scans and description. New York: News Corp (via Dow Jones & Company), 2017. The Tuesday, March 21, 2017 edition of The Wall Street Journal, front page featuring FBI James Comey pursuant to his announcement that the Bureau is, in fact, probing possible Russian ties within the Trump administration. Newsprint; elephant folio size (standard contemporary newspaper size) at 22 1/2" x 12". Standard mid-fold, as issued, but no flaws whatsoever. See scan. Now stored archivally. Note that newsprint paper can always incur some age-toning over time, though of course that is not the case with this piece as of this listing date. Complete with all sections, neat and unblemished in any way. Some of the front-page noted topics are: James Comey Confirms Probes of Russia Ties. Shell Bets on Offshore Oil; SoftBank Drops $100 Million in iPhone Rival; Hackers… Read More

London: Abelard-Schuman, 1965. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near Fine book in Very Good jacket. See scans and description. London: Abelard-Schuman, 1965. 'World Faiths - A Story of Religion', by Liva Baker. Illustrated with 50 black and white photographs, some of those being photos of religious artworks. Octavo, illustrated jacket, blue cloth boards with black imprinting at spine and center front cover, 237 pp. A Near Fine book, just touched at corners and spine ends, in an About Very Good jacket which is peripherally somewhat ragged (scan) but complete. Two age-old flowers have been laid in by the original owner, using the sentimental process of "flower pressing", and they will (sentimentally) remain in this book; easily removed by the purchaser, if so desired. L71

New York: Vintage Books, 1995. Soft cover. Fine. New York: Vintage Books, 1995. First Edition and First Printing of Vintage Contemporaries edition. Octavo, wraps designed by Susan Mitchell, 303 pp. + ads. Fine; top right corner micro-touched (see scan). L-33

Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Media Co., 2017. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New. See scans and description. Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Media Co., 2017. Astronomy Magazine's special issue, "Atlas of the Stars. All-In-One Introduction to the Night Sky", edited by Michael E. Bakich. Quarto, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 98 pp. New; immaculate. In protected storage on premises. Dazzling color astro-photography, charts, tables, text. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LPR43

New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2022. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New, and pristine. First Printing. New, flawless. See scans and description. New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2018. Special signed edition (with its own ISBN), First Edition and First Printing, of David Baldacci's 'Long Shadows', the seventh title in his Amos Decker series. that being the series starring the Memory Man, the detective who can never forget any detail about anything, due to an old football injury. My own grid injuries have yielded no such benefits. Octavo, illustrated jacket, black boards with metallic red spine imprinting, 439 pp. (438 + 1 pp 'About the Author'). signed by Baldacci, as are all of these within this issued signed edition, on the second free endpaper. New, and completely pristine throughout. See all scans. In sealed protection, on premises ready to go. Amos Decker - the Memory Man, the detective who can never forget… Read More

New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2016. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New, and absolutely pristine. See scans and description. New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2016. First Edition and First Printing. David Baldacci's 'No Man's Land', fourth title in the John Puller series. Octavo, illustrated jacket, medium blue boards with gilt spine imprinting, 420 pp. New, pristine, flawless. A first/first example for the collector. See all scans. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box, of course - not a bag. L200

New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2011. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Alan Ayers. New; pristine and flawless. New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2011. First Edition and First Printing. Octavo, dust jacket illustrated by Alan Ayers, pale blue cloth and paper boards, metallic red spine imprinting, 335 pp. + About the Author. Perfectly new; as immaculate and collectible an example as can be found. Purchased before bookstore shelving, laid flat in archival storage since that time. A departure by thriller-writer Baldacci into the meandering ways of romance. Please see scans. L84

New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2010. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. New. See scans and description. New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2010. Stated First Edition and first printing of David Baldacci's 'Hell's Corner', the fifth and final title in his 'Camel Club' series, the Camel Club being an aggregation of highly skilled civilian crime-fighters led by Oliver Stone, a former CIA wet agent. Annabelle Conroy figures deeply in this one, as well. Octavo, illustrated jacket, white and black boards, map endpapers, 439 pp. (438 +1). New, and pristine. In sealed storage, on premises of course, since purchase. See scans. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. L71

New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2018. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Printing. New, flawless. See scans and description. New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2018. First Edition and First Printing of David Baldacci's 'The Fallen', the fourth title in his Amos Decker series. - that being the series starring the Memory Man, the detective who can never forget any detail about anything, due to an old football injury. My own grid injuries have yielded no such benefits. Octavo, illustrated jacket, red boards with gilt spine imprinting, 421 pp. (420 + 1). New, and completely pristine throughout. See all scans. In sealed protection, on premises ready to roll. Amos Decker - the Memory Man, the detective who can never forget any detail about anything, due to a career-ending football injury, developed synesthesia and hyperthymesia (tools which help him greatly in the solution of murders, but presumably must drive his female FBI… Read More

New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2012. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition and printing. Fine in Fine jacket. See scans and description. New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2012. David Baldacci's "The Forgotten", second in his John Puller series. First Edition and First Printing. Octavo, illustrated jacket, gray-white marbled backed blue boards, 424 pp. A Fine bbok in a fine, unclipped jacket. Please see all scans. L19n

New York: Smithmark Publishers, Inc., 1994. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good Book in Near Fine Jacket. See scans and description. New York: Smithmark Publishers, Inc., 1994. First Edition and First Printing of this 1994 Smithmark edition (original first edition was issued in 1966). Hanson W. Baldwin's "Battles Lost & Won", a collection of that journalist's treatises on most of the most significant battles of World War II. 21 Maps included in text block. Octavo, illustrated jacket, blue boards with gilt spine imprinting, xi + 532 pp. Very Good, with gift inscription at ffep from the daughter of a veteran, a participant in one of the conflicts described within. Light vertical crease at spine (see scan). Apart from the inscription and that crease, this is a Fine book. As it is, technically Very Good. Jacket is Near Fine, with no salient flaws; some micro-curl starting at top edge, front; some dust at… Read More

London / Dublin: H. Bailliere / James McGlash, 1852. First Edition . Hardcover. About Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. London / Dublin, 1852: H. Bailliere / James McGlashan. W. Davy & Sons, printers (London). First Edition. See scans. 12mo, [x], 256 pp + 1 pp seance ads. Original brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Publisher's piece with ads for approx. 48 titles on mesmerism, with authors, expanded titles, prices and brief descriptions, is tipped in at the front pastedown. True and very scarce first edition of this title, a very early genre piece. The author, Adin Ballou (1803-1890), was the founder of the utopian community at Hopedale, Massachusetts and a leading 19th century exponent of pacifism. Also, during his long career, was a Universalist, a Restorationist, a Practical Christian, and a Unitarian minister. As an untiring reformer, he sought to bring his Christian and socialist vision of society into practice. In his last year of life Ballou… Read More