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

Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset, UK: J. H. Haynes & Co. Ltd / Haynes Publishing , 1990. 1st Edition . Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New, in original shrink wrap (shrink wrap is modestly torn at its top). See scans and description. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset, UK: J. H. Haynes & Co. Ltd / Haynes Publishing , 1990. Chevrolet Corsica and Beretta 1987 thru 1990 Automotive Repair Manual / Haynes Owner's Workshop Manuals, by Jon LaCourse and J.H. Haynes. ISBN 1850106282. Quarto, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 356 pp. New; pristine. Still in publisher's shrink wrap, the shrink wrap itself being torn, to a small degree, at the top. See scans. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LPR6

Syracuse: Syracuse Woman Magazine, llc. and Eagle Publications, 2015. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New. See scans and description. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse Woman Magazine, llc. and Eagle Publications, 2015. The August, 2015 issue of Syracuse Woman Magazine, in which everything is in full color and in style, and nobody is just average-looking. Seriously. Jeeze. Quarto, illustrated staple-bound wraps, 50 pp. New, and quite pristine in every way. Everyone really IS good-lookin' in this mag - at least the women are, from cover model (and jewelry artisan) Michelle Darin to Editor Alyssa LaFaro to all kinds of others within, all ages, all sizes, all gorgeous, all the time. IMHO. And probably all spoken for. Sigh. A fashion, food, fashion, events, fashion, CNY personalities, fashion, restaurants, fashion, attractions, and fashion magazine. Everything in it arouses one's native hungers. Some of the contents here include the very fetching Ms. Darin,… Read More

Syracuse: Syracuse Woman Magazine, llc. and Eagle Publications, 2015. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New. See scans and description. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse Woman Magazine, llc. and Eagle Publications, 2015. The September, 2015 issue of Syracuse Woman Magazine, in which everything is in full color and in style, and nobody is just average-looking. Seriously. Jeeze. Quarto, illustrated staple-bound wraps, 50 pp. New, and quite pristine in every way. Everyone really IS good-lookin' in this mag - at least the women are, from the cover women to Editor Alyssa LaFaro to all kinds of others within, all ages, all sizes, all gorgeous, all career active, all the time. IMHO. And probably all spoken for. Sigh. A fashion, food, fashion, events, fashion, CNY personalities, fashion, restaurants, fashion, attractions, and fashion magazine. Everything in it arouses one's native hungers. Some of the contents here include the very fetching and accomplished… Read More

Syracuse: Syracuse Woman Magazine, llc. and Eagle Publications, 2015. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New. See scans and description. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse Woman Magazine, llc. and Eagle Publications, 2015. The October, 2015 issue of Syracuse Woman Magazine, in which everything is in full color and in style, and nobody is just average-looking. Seriously. Jeeze. Quarto, illustrated staple-bound wraps, 66 pp. New, and quite pristine in every way. Everyone really IS good-lookin' in this mag - at least the women are, from the cover women to Editor Alyssa LaFaro to all kinds of others within, all ages, all sizes, all gorgeous, all career active, all the time. IMHO. And probably all spoken for. Sigh. A fashion, food, fashion, events, fashion, CNY personalities, fashion, restaurants, fashion, attractions, and fashion magazine, with, in this issue, something of an emphasis on Breast Cancer Awareness. Everything inside arouses one's native interests.… Read More

Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2001. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New, pristine First Edition and First Printing. See scans and description. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2001. 'Desecration - Antichrist Takes the Throne', by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. Octavo, illustrated jacket, black boards with title blind stamped on the front cover, metallic purple imprinting on spine, black endpapers, xiii + 407 pp. + 2 pp. About the Authors + 4 pp. ads. New, pristine, immaculate, flawless specimen. See scans. Ninth in the series of fundamentalist/evangelical Christian fantasy adventures by LaHaye and Jenkins, in general written about those who were left behind at the Rapture, and dealing with the themes of the Rapture, the end of days, the antichrist, etc. For the collector of that series, a pristine example of the First / First of this title. See all scans. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a… Read More

Dublin, Ireland: The O'Brien Press, 1987. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine. See scans and description. Dublin, Ireland: The O'Brien Press, 1987. First Edition and First Printing. Raymond Lamont-Brown's Irish Grave Humour. Octavo, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 96 pp. Fine; demure amount of the inevitable toning of the inexpensive paper of the pages, else quite flawless. See scans. Lamont-Brown's entertaining look at Irish cemetery creativity. First/First. L17n

New York: New American Library, 2015. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New, and pristine. New York: New American Library, 2015. First NAL Paperback Edition and first printing. 'Twisted Sisters", by Jen Lancaster. Octavo, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 312 pp (306 + 6). New, and without flaw, throughout. See scans. Snarky, spoofy humor from Lancaster. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. L44

New York: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1987. First Paperback Edition . Wrappers. Very Good Plus. 6 3/4" x 4 1/8. New York: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1987. First Paperback Edition (stated). Wraps, 345 pp. Very good plus, not much short of near fine, with fairly minor trace peripheral wear. Signed, with presentation as well as home address and phone number, to "Elmore" with the words, "From a great fan ! Love your Books." Quite probably the recipient was Elmore Leonard, though there is no provenance to that effect. A thriller in classic Land mode, about ten seriously bad dudes who have the means, motive and opportunity to...do whatever they want. Unless the callow and wet-behind-the ears good guy can stop them, with a little help from his friends. Nice collectible, as a signed, presentation, association copy of first paperback edition. L47n

No Location: No Publisher, 1953. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good Plus. 21.25" x 9.25. Landau, Jay. Original illustration, ink on stiff board, by Jay Landau (later, famed painter Jacob Landau) for the sci-fi pulp story "Death of A Sensitive" from the May, 1953 issue of Science Fiction Plus. 9 7/8" x 9" overall size, image size is most of that (scan). Note:layout editor's note at the bottom of the image in scan, which says 7 3/8", refers to the size the image is to be in the printed issue, not the 9" width of this original. This was executed as line art on copper, as were most of Landau's pulp illustrations; this is this black and white for reproduction in that May issue. Annotation on front (see scan), also annotations on reverse. Former paste foxing from layout process one the reverse;none on front. Image itself is fine, as used by the publisher. Used to illustrate the Harry Bates story, "Death of a Sensitive" -a story deemed by Hugo… Read More

New York: Be Your Own Boss / Freedom Ventures, Inc., 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Near Fine. See description and scans. New York: Be Your Own Boss / Freedom Ventures, Inc., 1999. The April, 1999 issue of P.O.V. (Point of View) Magazine. Quarto, perfect-bound illustrated wraps, 124 pp. Near Fine, with no salient flaws; top spine end touched, faint creases at first few pages. See scans. See scans. Otherwise, New, even still including all laid-in and tipped-in cardstock subscription and other offers. The Fourth Anniversary Special Tyra Banks-cover issue of P.O.V., a men's interest publication - fitness, adventure, sex, sports, business, technology. Besides the very fetching Tyra, feature topics include Bounty Hunters; Wall Street; Flings; Sex; Wear An A-Rod Suit; NBA Rookie; Sammy Sosa; Steve Case; Larry Flynt; Norman Mailer; Joe Torre; Ben Bradlee...and, of course, more. See scan of contents pages. Hard to find genre collectible,… Read More

New York: B.Y.O.B Ventures, Inc. / Freedom Communications, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fine. See description and scans. New York: B.Y.O.B Ventures, Inc. / Freedom Communications, 1996. The May, 1996 issue - a very early issue of the very highly-regarded, though short-lived, men's lifestyle magazine. Quarto, perfect-bound illustrated wraps, 96 pp. Fine, with no salient flaws at all; small lightly abraded spot at top center, front cover, and a couple of micro-touches of soil. See scans. Virtually as new, and retaining the tipped-in cardstock offer. The Beevis & Butthead cover issue of P.O.V., a men's interest publication - fitness, adventure, sex, sports, business, technology. Feature topics include:Your Job - Cool, or Sucks?; Law School Shell Game; Marathoning; Ultimate Canoe Trip; Serfdom at NBC; Thailand / Bangkok; Philadelphia Cheesesteak Tour; Hiking Boots; King of Coffee...and, of course, more. See scan of contents pages.… Read More

New York: Be Your Own Boss / Freedom Ventures, Inc., 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. As New, with notation. See description and scans. New York: Be Your Own Boss / Freedom Ventures, Inc., 1999. The May, 1999 issue (Volume 5, Number 4) of P.O.V. (Point of View) Magazine. Quarto, perfect-bound illustrated wraps, 120 pp. As New, with several small black blots on rear cover. These spots have no texture or relief, and are under the gloss of the rear cover; hence were a result of the manufacturing process. If not intentional, they are a printer's error. See scan. Otherwise, flawless, even still including all laid-in and tipped-in cardstock subscription and other offers. The Bill Goldberg-cover issue of P.O.V., a men's interest publication - fitness, adventure, sex, sports, business, technology. Besides Bill G., feature topics include Ten Hottest Jobs; Great, Cheap Golf; Sex: Art of the First Date; Kill Your Boss; Silicon Valley's… Read More

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1970. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Octavo. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1970. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title. Octavo, 117 pp. Slate blue boards and pictorial slate-blue jacket. Near fine book in a VG+ price-clipped jacket with a faint small sticker shadow and very minimal peripheral wear. See scan (which is taken with the book protected by mylar, somewhat compromising color vividness). Under his much more familiar pseudonym, John Norman, Lange wrote the entire Gor series of Science Fiction titles which, because of the richness of its concept of sexual and other slavery as a contextually beautiful thing, spawned an entire branch of the BDSM community, that being Gorean BDSM. The Cognitivity Paradox is the only title authored by Lange alone under his given name, and this copy was the first one he signed, as per his statement to the original owner (provenance to purchase). The book… Read More

New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1968. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine; Dust Jacket - Very Good; New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1968. Octavo, illustrated jacket over blue boards with white imprinting, 380 pp. Previous owner's surname penned on the ffep, slight age toning to the jacket cover white, else a Fine, tight book in a Near Fine jacket. See scan. LT-7

New York: Harper's Magazine Foundation, 1994. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. As New; see scans and description. New York: Harper's Magazine Foundation, 1994. The June, 1994 issue of Harper's magazine, that being Volume 288, Number 1729. Quarto, illustrated staple-bound wraps, 84 pp . An As-New, getting-to-be-vintage magazine,even retaining its original temporary paper half-cover subscription offer, though that scarce and not-often-surviving half-cover is somewhat soiled. Magazine itself is almost completely without flaw after lo, these many years. See scans. Contents page scan offers details on such article topics as School Segregation; Disappearing Bluefin Tuna; Garrison Keillor; Joy Williams (fiction, 'Honored Guest'); Gun Lobby; Paul Krugman; James Carville; Clinton's Trial by Klieg Light; Manchurian Boom; more, of course. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LPR22

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Sports Information Office, 2010. Soft cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. As New; pristine. See scans and description. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Sports Information Office, 2010. The Blue Jay Nation Blue Jay Nation - Johns Hopkins 2010 Men's Lacrosse Media Guide. Quarto, illustrated glossy perfect-bound wraps, 108 pp. As New; squeaky shiny immaculate. Original owner of this media guide clearly stored it for a keepsake- there are no signs of use, whatsoever. Gleaming. That tends to be scarce condition for such publications. Plenty of stats and text inside, as well as black & white photography throughout, and head shots of the all Blue Jays players. See all scans. Scarce in this condition. Ships in stout protection, of course. LPR46

Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1998. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Near Fine; see scans and description. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1998. Sixth Edition. Finite Mathematics and its Applications, by Larry J. Goldstein, David I. Schneide, and Martha J. Siegel. ISBN 0137418779. Quarto, glossy illustrated boards, 685 pp. (xiii + 613 + A55 + I4). About Near Fine, with moderate rubbing at the glossy boards (not easy to see in scans) being the only flaw. Contents are immaculate. Firm binding. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LT30

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1981. Signed, Limited Edition . Hardcover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1981. Limited Edition, and Signed by author Joseph P. Lash on the fourth free endpaper (third flyleaf), with tissue guard. Accompanied by the its original 22-page "Notes From the Editors" pamphlet. Foreword by Arthur Schlesinger; introduction by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. Illustrated from photographs and other sources. As New; pristine. Never read - nor handled, except to scan and store. Ribbon bookmark is, in fact, still in its original position. Large octavo, and a rather mammoth xxviii + 897 pp.; full rich very dark navy leather - virtual black - gilt decorated and imprinted, spine panels rib divided, All Edges Gilt, black silk moire endpapers with navy satin page-marker ribbon. Franklin's as-always lavish binding of Lash's rich 1971 biography of the relationship between Eleanor and Franklin… Read More

Oxford, MS: The University of Mississippi School of Law / Mississippi Law Journal, Inc., 2008. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Near Fine; see scan. Oxford, MS: The University of Mississippi School of Law / Mississippi Law Journal, Inc., 2008. Mitigating Disasters: Lessons From Mississippi, a bound excerpt essay article regarding Hurricane Katrina and social/legal lessons thereof; from the Mississippi Law Journal, Spring 2008, Volume 77, Number 3. Quarto, printed cream wraps, 21 pp. Near Fine, with a couple of light red pencil marks on cover and a small lower right corner crease (see scan), otherwise quite immaculate. Scarce. LT18

Lantana, FL: MicroMags, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Near Fine. See scans and description. Lantana, FL: MicroMags, 1999. First Edition. Herbalist Laurel Dewey's "Kitchen Cupboard Remedies" - which contains exactly what the title says. Small 12mo, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 96 pp. Near Fine; micro-touches of cover edge wear (zoom on cover scans), one small smudge affecting bottom of last page and inside of rear cover. Otherwise, flawless. See all scans. Nicely preserved example of a very scarce genre collectible. See scan of the contents for an idea of the point: herbs are healthy and delicious. Good for what ails ya, and they make food yum. Small and modest, but trenchantly true, and of course rare. For the collector. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LT9