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

New York: Arthur A. Levine Books, 2016. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minalima. First Printing. New, and completely pristine; see scans and description. First Edition and First Printing. New York: Arthur A. Levine Books, 2016. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay, by J.K. Rowling. Octavo, illustrated jacket, pattern endpapers, mottled blue boards with gilt center device on front cover and gilt spine imprinting, 302 pp. (viii + 293 +1). Illustrations and design by Minalima. New, and pristine and immaculate in every way, cover to cover, including jacket. See all scans. A first/first for the collector. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box, of course; not a bag. L45

New York: Arthur A. Levine Books (An Imprint of Scholastic Inc.), 2005. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Mary GrandPré. As New; quite flawless. See scans. New York: Arthur A. Levine Books (An Imprint of Scholastic Inc.), 2005. First U.S. Edition, Second Printing of J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince". Octavo, illustrated jacket by Mary GrandPré, purple & black boards with dark green endpapers, 666 pp. (x + 1 + 652 + 3). As New; without flaw. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box, of course; not a bag. L72

Auburn, NY: K. Vail & Co., Editors and Proprietors, 1872. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. Atlas Folio - over 23 - 25" tall. Auburn, NY: K. Vail & Co., Editors and Proprietors, 1872. The January 18, 1872 edition of the Auburn Daily Bulletin newspaper. Atlas Folio (very large dimensions), folded newsprint, four pages. In protective laminate plastic. Very Good condition, with folds, age toning, and a few micro-chips at the folds, not materially affecting print. See partial scan (reflection in scan caused by the protective plastic). Leph

Baltimore: O'Donovan Brothers Publishers, 1945. First Edition . Decorated Cloth. Fine/Very Good Plus. Octavo. Clyde Squires. Baltimore: O'Donovan Brothers Publishers, 1945. First Edition. Illustrated by Clyde Squires. Octavo, red cloth binding with gilt cover illustration and gilt spine lettering, red dustjacket illustrated in white with the same illustration which is in gilt on the book cover proper. 232 pp. Book is Fine, showing only some possible extremely faint soiling on cover and a bit of offset from the rear-of-book illustration to the facing blank verso. Jacket is at least a VG+, with a couple of small chips and some toning at top of rear cover. An extraordinarily scarce work of 1940's romance and show-biz adventure by Florence Kaiss, in the even rarer dustjacket. Superb and stylish illustrations by Clyde Squires (Charles Clyde Squires), who studied with Howard Pyle, F. W. DuMond, and Robert Henri, and in addition to illustrating books provided much work, including covers,… Read More

New York: Doubleday, 2014. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: Doubleday, 2014. First Edition and First Printing. Octavo, illustrated jacket, blue and black boards with silver spine imprinting, xviii + 377 pp. +1. As New, and better than that; completely flawless and pristine. Even the spine ends - book and jacket - are military straight and untouched, and will stay that way in archival protection. A collector copy if there ever was one of the 1st/1st of Michio Kaku's remarkable adventure into understanding - scientifically and analytically - consciousness. Tall order, but he's up for giving it a scholarly yet engaging go. Neither Kaku nor any scientist at this point will be able to cross the last river and explain what "self-awareness" is, as distinct from what happens physically when it goes on; but then they aren't philosophers, and philosophers can't even do that yet. When it will happens, it will… Read More

New York : Meigher Communications, 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: Meigher Communications, 1999. The February - March, 1999 issue of the rather beautiful Garden Design magazine. Quarto, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 112 pp. Cover: Gerber Daisies. As New; immaculate. A brand squeaky new example, flawless. See scans. Even the tipped-in cardstock subscription offers remain untouched and in place. Certainly a candidate for the best-illustrated publication in its genre and its time - both photographically and with art. Not to mention its ads, somewhat more splashy and elegant than those in other genre titles. Some topics in this issue are Smartest Fountain; Biennials 101; What's Modern; Sharpest Tools; Container Gardens; Douglas Reed; Celebration, FL; Trellis; SuperBee. There's much more, of course - all of it with dazzling graphics, many of which will inspire your… Read More

New York : Meigher Communications, 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: Meigher Communications, 1999. The August - September, 1999 issue of the rather beautiful Garden Design magazine. Quarto, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 128 pp. Cover: Calla Lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica), photograph by Andre Baranowski. As New; immaculate. A brand squeaky new example, flawless. See scans. Even the tipped-in cardstock subscription offers remain untouched and in place. Certainly a candidate for the best-illustrated publication in its genre and its time - both photographically and with art. Not to mention its ads, somewhat more splashy and elegant than those in other genre titles. Some topics in this show-off issue are Color Smart; Rock Star's Back Yard (The Red Hot Chili Peppers); Green Flowers; Tiger Lily Secrets; Rainbow of Pots; Sun-Bright Rooms; Russell Page; Portugal; Hot… Read More

New York : Meigher Communications, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Near Fine. See scans and description. Ships in a box; no bag. New York: Meigher Communications, 1996. The June - July, 1996 issue of the quite beautiful Garden Design magazine. Quarto, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 132 pp. Cover: Nymphaea 'Yellow Dazzler' Water Lily photographed by Andre Baranowski. Faint, demure, unpronounced crease at center rear cover; spine top touched; otherwise, a brand squeaky new example, flawless in every other way. See scans. Even all the cardstock subscription offers remain untouched and in place, as is a sealed sample of Calla Isabell perfume, still in place, and presumably still usable after lo these many years. Certainly a candidate for the best-illustrated publication in its genre and its time - both photographically and with art. Not to mention its ads, somewhat more splashy and elegant than those in other genre titles. Some… Read More

New York : Meigher Communications, 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: Meigher Communications, 1999. The October, 1999 issue of the rather beautiful Garden Design magazine. Quarto, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 136 pp. Cover: Prado Red Sunflower. As New; immaculate. A brand squeaky new example, flawless. See scans. Even the tipped-in cardstock subscription offers remain untouched and in place. Certainly a candidate for the best-illustrated publication in its genre and its time - both photographically and with art. Not to mention its ads, somewhat more splashy and elegant than those in other genre titles. Some topics in this issue are Frank Lloyd Wright and Prairie Style; Smokebush (Cotinus coggygria); Maze-Making; Edith Wharton; Charles & Ray Eames; French Garden Design; and Garden Illumination. There's much more, of course - all of it with dazzling graphics, many… Read More

New York : Meigher Communications, 1997. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New; pristine and gorgeous. See scans and description. Box-shipped; no bags here. New York: Meigher Communications, 1997. The February / March, 1997 issue of the rather beautiful Garden Design magazine. Quarto, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 116 pp. Cover: Spring Peonies. Brand Squeaky New; flawless in every way. See scans. Even all the loose-laid cardstock subscription offers remain untouched and in place. Certainly a candidate for the best-illustrated publication in its genre and its time - both photographically and with art. Not to mention its ads, somewhat more splashy and elegant than other genre titles. Some topics in this issue are Spring Fever and Peonies; Pitcher Plant; Japanese Flowering Apricot; Winter Hazel; Siam Queen Basil; Cloches; Pruning Class. There's more, of course - all of it with dazzling graphics, many of which will inspire your own ideas, and even… Read More

New York : Meigher Communications, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very Near Fine. See scans and description. Ships in a box; no bag. New York: Meigher Communications, 1996. The April - May, 1996 issue of the quite beautiful Garden Design magazine. Quarto, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, a very hearty 176 pp. Cover: Hyacinths (photo: Christopher Hirsheimer). Short closed slit at spine bottom (1/2"0, otherwise flawless and immaculate; as new. See scans. Even all the (numerous) cardstock subscription offers remain untouched and in place. Every page deserves a scanned image, IMHO; certainly a candidate for the best-illustrated publication in its genre and its time - both photographically and with art. Not to mention its ads, somewhat more splashy and elegant than those in other genre titles. Some topics in this issue - besides that lead Special Issue section, 'The Power of Garden Style' - are Anatomy of a Border; Lilacs; Plans… Read More

New York : Meigher Communications, 1996. 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: Meigher Communications, 1996. The August-September, 1996 issue of the rather beautiful Garden Design magazine. Quarto, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 130 pp. Cover: Brugmansia x candida, photographed by Maura McEvoy. One thin hairline scratch at letter "D" in title (scan), else a brand squeaky new example, flawless in every other way. See scans. Even all the loose-laid cardstock subscription offers remain untouched and in place, as is a sealed sample of Ceylon Isabell perfume, still in place and presumably still usable after lo these many years. Certainly a candidate for the best-illustrated publication in its genre and its time - both photographically and with art. Not to mention its ads, somewhat more splashy and elegant than those in other genre titles. Some topics in this issue are… Read More

New York : Dover Publications, Inc., 1950. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1950. Octavo, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, vii + 144 pp. + Dover book list. A strong Very Good, with just peripheral small scale wear points (see scan); prior owner's name on ffep; no other markings, inside or out. Bright and tight. See scan. LT13

Berkeley, CA: Prosumer Media Corporation, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New; immaculate. See scans and description. Berkeley, CA: Prosumer Media Corporation, 2003. The 2003 Special Edition of Dig_iT Magazine (of WHAT?), and issue devoted to reviews of 162 items of then-leading-edge consumer technology. Quarto, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 144 pp. New; flawless. See all scans. A very scarce edition of a very scarce magazine in the modern history of computers. For the collector only; the technology herein reviewed is from 2003 - gasp ! - when we were still, I think, hunter-gatherers foraging for nuts and berries...weren't we ? Actually, I still do that from time to time, when funds are unprepossessing in amplitude. Get this one, and you'll be the only dude on your block that has one, for sure. Computer history archival entry. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LPR30

Somewhere in Australia: Unit 2 of the Base Three Band with Members of the 5th Air Force, 1944. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Bil Keane. Somewhere in Australia: Unit 2 of the Base Three Band with Members of the 5th Air Force, August, 1944. World War II ephemera: a program for an obviously elaborately-produced musical revue, "Here We Go Again", performed that August at the "Theatre Royal" - somewhere in Australia. Exact locations of troop concentrations could no be disclosed during the war. Quarto; single-fold (4 pages) printed wraps. Good condition only; substantial creasing to both leaves, as well as several closed tears, and the ubiquitous age-toning to the less-than-expensive paper available at the time. Nonetheless- artfully done (see scans). Two Acts, twenty songs and scenes, including a magic riff by several pfcs. Literally many dozens of credited performers and production personnel. There were to even be cartoons, at intermission, by… Read More

New York: Viking, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine / Fine. See scans and description. New York: Viking, 2003. First Edition / First Printing. Shepherds Abiding, an entry in the "Mitford Years" series of Christian-themed novels by Jan Karon. Octavo, jacket illustration by Donna Kae Nelson, red and buff boards with gilt spine imprinting and blind-stamped "JK" on front cover, illustrated endpapers, 288 pp. + 1. A Fine copy in a Fine, unclipped jacket. Untouched since acquisition. A handsome first/first example. See scans. L20n

New York: Trusted Media Brands, Inc., 2017. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New, and virtually pristine. See scans and description. New York: Trusted Media Brands, Inc., 2017. The August - September, 2017 issue of Reminisce magazine, a Retro Americana title from the publishers of Reader's Digest. Quarto, illustrated staple-bound wraps, 70 pp. New, and flawless. See all scans. Contents pages scans have detail on what's inside, but some of that is: Marilyn Monroe Cover; Silver Screen Beauties; 1964 Time Capsule; Beatles; Cary Grant; Growing Up; True Love; Summer Camp; WWII Women at Work; Fishing; Canning; and a bunch more. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LPR35

Cleveland: Case Western Reserve Law Review, 2001. 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. As New. Pristine. Cleveland: Case Western Reserve Law Review, 2001. The Winter, 2001 issue of Case Western Reserve Law Review, Volume 52, Number 2. Quarto, cream printed perfect bound wraps, 117 pp. New. Flawless and immaculate. See scan. The focus of this issue is the landmark case, Mapp v. Ohio. See scan of the front cover, which bears the list of pieces on the subject. LT18

New York: Condé Nast Publications, Inc., 1993. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good. Good, plus some; see scans and description. New York: Condé Nast Publications, Inc., 1992. The 1992 annual issue of Street & Smith's College Football. Eastern Cover, with Qadry Ismail, Alex Van Pelt, O.J. McDuffie. Quarto, photo-illustrated wraps, 144 pp. Technically just Good, due to substantial crinkling / creasing at covers (zoom on scans); contents are Fine but for a small ink scrawl at top of first page (masthead page). See contents page scan for what's included, but some of that is: reviews by conference and team, schedules, stats, theme article "Fast as Lighting" (scan), high school All-America team, Division I-AA, etc. Replete with color and black and white photos, of course. Scarce in this cover. LPR24

New York: Advance Magazine Publishers Inc. / Condé Nast Publications, Inc., 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. Near Fine; see scans and description. New York: Advance Magazine Publishers Inc. / Condé Nast Publications, Inc., 1996. The 1996 annual issue of Street & Smith's College Football. Donovan McNabb (Syracuse) cover version. Quarto, photo-illustrated wraps, 144 pp. Near Fine; just a faint crease to top right front cover and a light abrasion lower on front cover, as well as a micro-crease at top left, rear cover (see scans); no other flaws. Reviews by conference and team, schedules, stats, featured article "The Year of the Quarterback" with a summary discussion of McNabb, Peyton Manning, Danny Wuerffel, Brad Otton, Koy Dettmer & John Hessler, an Ron Powlus; Division II, Division III, High School and JUCO reporting, etc. Replete with color and black and white photos, of course. Nice condition. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a… Read More