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

New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1950. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1950. First Edition. Octavo, red cloth boards with black and gilt decoration and imprinting on cover and spine, xvi + 501 pp. About Very Good; modest soil, scuffs and wear, erasable pencil notations on endpapers and a few interior pages. See scan. A scarce and collectible true first edition of this often-reprinted text. L-41n

New York: The MacMillan Company, 1933. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good. See scans and description. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1933. First Edition and First Printing of H.G. Wells' "The Bulpington of Blup". Octavo, black cloth boards, gilt imprinting at front cover and spine, 414 pp. Lacks the jacket. Very Good; corner bumping, most notable at top right front corner; fade to the spine imprinting, but not to the spine itself (scan); several small, very faint stain spots on each cover. Tight and firmly bound. See all scans. A psychological treatise-as-novel, the main character being Theodore Bulpington. Intended as a study of psychological roots of opposition to Well's own ideology, as well as something of a look at psychological responses to Word War I. To some degree, and separately, the novel was influenced by Carl Jung and Ford Madox Ford. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. L43n

Chicago: Calumet Music Co., 1935. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. . Chicago: Calumet Music Co., 1935. "Rippling Waves" sheet music, originally penned in 1909 by G. Millward, here arranged for piano solo by Mort H. Glickman. Quarto, illustrated folded wraps,4 pp. including covers. About Near Fine; just touched at lower right corner, very fainnt occasional soil. See scan. Vintage music ephemera and collectible. L-eph1.

New York: Ingersoll-Rand Company, 1951. Flexible Boards. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Very Good, though Fine but for a business card attachment (see description and scans). New York: Ingersoll-Rand Company, 1951. The twelfth edition of the information-rich 'Cameron Hydraulic Data', by G.V. Shaw and A.W. Loomis. 12mo, flexible leatherette boards, gilt imprinting on spine and front cover; 240 pp. Very Good, though only because of the attachment by a long-ago salesman of his business card to the presentation page (see scan), which left unseemly adhesive stains (on that page only). Otherwise, without flaw. See all scans. Wall-to-wall charts, tables, statistics, etc within the chapter headings of Hydraulics; Water Data; Miscellaneous Liquids; Steam Data; Electric Data; and Miscellaneous. Scarce 1951 edition, in this condition. Ships in a sturdy, protective box, of course; not a bag. LG8

London: G.D. For Humphrey Moseley, 1650. First English Edition . Full Calf. Fair. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. London: Printed By G.D. For Humphrey Mosely, 1650. "Written in French by James Gaffarel, and Englished by Edmund Chilmead, Mr of Arts , and Chaplaine of Christ Church OXON." 16mo. One of two fold-out charts [a Hebrew star chart, or map] is present, the other is not. Original full calf. 433 pp + a section listing "Books Printed for and Sould by Peter Parker, at the Leg and Star, right against the Royal Exchange in Cornhill". Both covers detached and thoroughly scuffed; spine split down the middle, with contents still firmly attached, however. Fascinating india ink remarks on both front pastedown and rear flyleaf by an impressed former owner in 1793, discussing the history and inflammatory nature of the piece. A fair copy of an exceedingly rare piece, offered as is. A strange and emotion-inspiring book from its inception, Unheard of… Read More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1991. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1991. First Paperback Edition, and First Printing. Octavo, perfect-bound wraps, xiii + 338 pp. Fine, virtually flawless, with just a micro-push at spine top (see scans). Bright, tight, immaculate. l-46n

Des Moines, IA: Meredith National Media Group, 2018. 1st Edition . Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New. See scans and description. Des Moines, IA: Meredith National Media Group, 2018. The Fall, 2018 issue of Meredith's entry into the elegant Life-Style genre, The Magnolia Journal. Quarto, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 112 pp. New, and without salient flaw of any kind, throughout. Micro-touched at bottom edge, as received. See scans. In protective storage, onsite. Options for the Beautiful Life, indoors and out, far beyond, executed with the top-shelf photography and engaging selections of the Robb Report, Architectural Digest, and others in the broad, if sparsely populated, higher-lifestyle genre. Review scans of contents pages. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box, of course - not a bag. LPR45

New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2017. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition and First Printing, May 2017. New, pristine. See scans. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2017. 'Tom Clancy's Op-Center: Dark Zone', by Jeff Rovin and George Galdorisi, this being the 16th title in the Tom Clancy-created Op-Center series. Octavo, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 343 pp (342+1). New, and flawless throughout. On-premises and ready to roll. From the blurbs: "Former US Ambassador to the Ukraine Douglas Flannery meets with an old friend and former spy who is seeking his help to thwart a Russian plan to overrun her native Ukraine. However moments after the meeting, she is killed. Within hours, Op-Center learns of the killing and must use cutting edge techniques of cyber warfare and spycraft to uncover the truth before a more dangerous scheme is revealed; one that could draw in NATO and Russian forces into Ukraine and possibly… Read More

Boston: Ginn and Company, 1905. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Boston: Ginn and Company, 1904 & 1905. A very early edition of this collectible text, possible first edition, with the dates 1904 and 1905 on the copyright page and no mention of printing or revision. 12mo, green cloth boards with gilt imprinting on spine and black imprinting on cover -something of an oddity in itself; x + 342 pp. Good; scuffed, some soil, notable wear at corners and spine ends, wear to cover and spine imprinting, thorough fountain pen annotation at endpapers, hinges starting. Laid in is an oddly touching piece of homework from May 27, 1920, also fountain penned, on woven paper. Scarce even in later editions; quite rare in the 1905 edition. L-39n

Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, Inc., 2011. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New. See scans and description. Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, Inc., 2011 (first published in 1963 by Prentice-Halll, Inc.). 'Problems in Quantum Mechanics' by V.I. Kogan & V.M. Galitskiy. ISBN 9780486480886. Octavo, illustrated glossy perfect-bound wraps, 377 pp. (v + 369 + 3 pp Dover catalog). New. See scans. L90

New York: Ballantine Books, 2008. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine. See scans and description. New York: Ballantine Books, 2008. First Edition and First Printing of that 2008 Ballantine Paperback Edition. Robert Gallagher's 'The Express - The Ernie Davis Story', the movie-concurrent reincarnation of his 1983 'Ernie Davis: The Elmira Express. The Story of a Heisman Trophy Winner' (Bartleby Press). Octavo, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, ix + 176 pp. + 1 p 'About the Author'. Fine; very modest touch of age-toning to the tope page edges, else As New. See scans. You know the story by now, and here's another part to collect, as a Fine 1st/1st of the Ballantine paperback re-titled re-issue. L17n

New York: Foundation Press, 2010. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New York: Foundation Press, 2010. ISBN 159941709x. Quarto, wraps, 755 pp. Near Fine; no significant flaw. No writing, immaculate interior. LT-6

New York: Foundation Press, 2010. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New York: Foundation Press, 2010. ISBN 159941709x. Quarto, wraps, 755 pp. Near Fine; no significant flaw. No writing, immaculate interior. LT-6

New York: Foundation Press, 2010. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New York: Foundation Press, 2010. ISBN 159941709x. Quarto, wraps, 755 pp. Near Fine; no significant flaw. No writing, immaculate interior. LT-4

San Francisco, CA: PBA Galleries, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. San Francisco, CA: PBA Galleries (Pacific Book Auction Galleries), 2004. The Art & Photography auction (Sale 284) catalog from Thursday, April 22, 2004: , Books; Livres d'Artiste; Photographs; Works on Paper; Japanese Woodblock Prints. Tall octavo, illustrated wraps, 94 pp. + conditions of sale & consignment terms. Fine; pristine. 297 lots, thorough descriptions and preliminary price ranges, as well as numerous b&w photos. L-40n

San Francisco, CA: PBA Galleries, 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New; pristine. San Francisco, CA: PBA Galleries (Pacific Book Auction Galleries), 2007. The Fine Modern Literature; Science Fiction & Detective Fiction Auction (Sale 324) catalog from January 26, 2006. Octavo, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 205 pp.+ ads + conditions of sale & consignment terms. New; pristine and flawless. See scan. A thick, hearty compendium of 700 lots within the subject categories. Thorough descriptions with expected price ranges; also black and white photos of about 10% of the lots. See scan. Scarce. L-T23

San Francisco, CA: PBA Galleries, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. San Francisco, CA: PBA Galleries (Pacific Book Auction Galleries), 2004. The Americana Californiana auction (Sale 270) catalog from Thursday, September 18, 2003: , Books, Manuscripts, Photographs, Maps, & Ephemera. Tall octavo, illustrated wraps, 130 pp. + conditions of sale & consignment terms. Fine but for apparent faint cover foxing; see scan. 349 lots of Americana Californiana, thorough descriptions and preliminary price ranges, as well as numerous b&w photos. L-40n

San Francisco, CA: PBA Galleries, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. San Francisco, CA: PBA Galleries (Pacific Book Auction Galleries), 2004. The Illustrated & Children's Books including L. Frank Baum and the Wizard of Oz (Sale 285) catalog from Thursday, May 13, 2004. Quarto, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 80 pp. + conditions of sale & consignment terms. Fine. 292 lots, including illustrated and children's books as well as some paintings by Mike Wimmer (see scans). L-G1

San Francisco, CA: PBA Galleries, 2007. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New; pristine. San Francisco, CA: PBA Galleries (Pacific Book Auction Galleries), 2007. The Science Fiction & Fantasy / Detective Fiction / Modern Literature Auction (Sale 346) catalog from January 11, 2007. Octavo, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 77 pp.+ ads + conditions of sale & consignment terms. New; pristine and flawless. See scan. 326 lots within the subject categories. Thorough descriptions with expected price ranges; also black and white photos of about 5% of the lots. See scan. Scarce. L-T23

San Francisco, CA: PBA Galleries, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. San Francisco, CA: PBA Galleries (Pacific Book Auction Galleries), 2000. The Fine Modern Literature with Science Fiction & Fantasy (Sale 207) catalog from June 1, 2000. Small Quarto, illustrated stapled wraps, unpaginated but 41 pp. + conditions of sale & consignment terms. Fine but for a few (erasable) penciled notations within by a prior owner. 245 lots within the subject categories. With black and white photos of about 10% of the lots. See scan. Scarce. L-G1