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

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1912. 1st Edition Tenth printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1912. First Edition, Tenth Impression (stated). Octavo. green cloth boards with gilt spine imprinting, xiv + 356 pp. Near Fine. Original owner's name neatly inked on front pastedown, otherwise as sharp a copy as you're ever likely to find. See scans. L-36n

Moscow: Mir Publishers, 1978. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good, and not far from Near Fine. First English language edition. Moscow: Mir Publishers, 1978. The extraordinarily scarce, and aptly titled, I.M. Yaglom treatise, An Unusual Algebra. Translated from the Russian by I.G. Volosova. No ISBN number, despite its 1978 publication in both languages. Small octavo, printed green perfect-bound wraps, 128 pp. Very Good, and quite close to Near Fine, a moderate crease at bottom right of front cover (scan) being the only truly notable flaw. No writing or marking, inside or out. Bright, stout copy of a true rarity in the genre. See scan. LT20

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1917. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine. See scans and description. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1917. The 1897-copyright Author's Edition of J.M. Barrie's 'Auld Licht Idylls and Better Dead', one of the Barrie volumes in Scribner's series, 'The Novels, Tales and Sketches of J.M. Barrie'. Octavo, vivid forest green cloth, Top Edge Gilt, uncut fore-edge, frontis portrait photograph, tissue guard with 'J.M. Barrie' in red at the bottom, 289 pp. (x + 3 + 276 pp.). Fine, remarkably handsome and undamaged example, micro-wear at corners, bright and clean throughout; even the tissue guard is clean, white, and uncreased. Not too far from what its aspect must have been when new. See all scans. Early Barrie tales, in the case of both titles, based on his life in small-town, middle-class Scotland in the late 1880s. Hard to find in this superior condition. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective… Read More

New York: Charles Scriber's Sons, 1917. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bernard Partridge (Frontispieces). Near Fine. See images and description. Two Volumes. "Tommy & Grizel - The Novels, Tales and Sketches of J.M. Barrie", Volume I and Volume II, in the complete 1917 Scribners Edition of the 1900 Author's Edition. Two frontispiece illustrations from drawings by Bernard Partridge, both with tissue guards intact and spotless. Octavo, deep forest green finely textured cloth covered boards, gilt decoration and imprinting on front cover and spine, 545 pp (257 pp. + 288 pp. the two volume set). Near Fine; trace micro touching at some corners, small scale crimping of spine ends. Zoom on scanned images. Otherwise, flawless. The second Barrie novel about the unusual character, Sentimental Tommy, this time with his enchanted lady, Grizel, "daughter of the Painted Lady (Taliaferro)". Definitely somewhat sentimental, hence the nickname… Read More

Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, Inc., 2011. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New; pristine. See scans and description. Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, Inc., 2011. 'Foundations of Stochastic Analysis', by M.M. Rao. Original Rao copyright was in1981; original publication was by Academic Press, Inc. in 1981. Octavo, glossy illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 317 pp. (xi + 295 +11 pp Dover catalog). New; flawless. See scans. L90

New York: Bloomsbury, 2017. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Michael-Paul Terranova and Jeff Brown (jacket illustrations); Charlie Bowater (map). New, and pristine. See scans and description. New York: Bloomsbury, 2017. 'Tower of Dawn: A Throne of Glass Novel', by Sarah J. Maas. Special Edition with 14 pp Draft Content, as Distinct from Exclusive Edition. ISBN 9781681198798. See detail below. Illustrators: Michael-Paul Terranova and Jeff Brown (jacket illustrations); Charlie Bowater (map). Octavo, illustrated jacket, black boards with gilt spine imprinting, 680 pp. (2 pp. map + 664 pp. + 14 pp. added original draft content (reproduced). New, and flawless. see scans. The penultimate title in Maas' extensive "Throne of Glass" young adult fantasy series. There are - believe it or not - six different hardcover editions, as well as one e-book edition, of this title. See scan of copyright page. This is the Special edition, which includes the 14 pages… Read More

Washington, DC: United States Department of the Interior / United States Government Printing Office, 1970. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Washington, DC: United States Department of the Interior and United States Government Printing Office, 1970. Quarto, stapled wraps, iii + 15 pp. + two maps as published in rear pouch. Near Fine, trace points of peripheral wear. Contents are Fine, including maps. Handsomely preserved example. See scans. l-eph

Washington, DC: American Geophysical Union, 1962. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Washington, DC: American Geophysical Union, 1962. Thin quarto, forest green cloth boards with gilt spine imprinting, ix + 195 pp. Very Good; several pages, including contents, have thin red professor's underlining; rear hinge just starting. Otherwise, quite a handsome, clean and sturdy copy. See scan. Maps, table, other graphics throughout in this scholarly and classic opus. LT15

New York: Sterling, 2007. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Steve Mack. New York: Sterling, 2007. First Edition and First Printing (see scans). Octavo, perfect-bound wraps illustrated by Steve Mack, 95 pp. + 1. Interior illustrations also by Steve Mack. As New; pristine and flawless. A rare 2007 first edition/first printing example of the uniquely entertaining puzzle book for Sloane and MacHale. L-44n

Chicago: The Rodeheaver, Hall-Mack Co. , 1930. Soft cover. Very Good. Chicago: The Rodeheaver, Hall-Mack Co., no date (circa 1930). Octavo, red yarn-bound wraps with green cover imprinting, 31 pp. + index. A strong Very Good, with no salient flaws. light cover spotting, toning to pages, faint small music store stamp at bottom of cover. See scan. A selection of Christmas carols, with words and music, chosen by noted period gospel singer Edward McHugh. L-61

New York: Paramount Productions Music Corp., 1935. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New York: Paramount Productions Music Corp., 1935. "My Grandfather's Clock in the Hallway" sheet music, both lyrics and music by the famed team of Mack Gordon and Harry Revel, featured in the Paramount Picture, "Collegiate". Quarto, photo-illustrated folded wraps, 6 pp. including covers, as numbered. Good plus, just a bit short of Very Good. Notable chip at top right, small scrape there too, corner curling, some soil. See scan. Vintage music ephemera and collectible, from two luminaries among songwriters. L-eph1.

New York: Sterling Innovation, 2010. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Very Good. See scans and description. New York: Sterling Innovation, 2010. First Printing of the First Edition. 12mo, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 335 pp. Very Good; remnants of a removed price sticker at lower cover (see scan), some soil at page edges, micro-edgewear. Stoutly bound, with no interior writing. Part of the 'Revered Wisdom' series of Sterling Innovation, which also includes Christianity, Buddhism, and Judaism as part of its presentation of charitable spiritual organizations. See all scans. First Edition & First Printing. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. L41

Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1976. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1976. First Edition and First Printing. Octavo, teal blue cloth with gilt spine imprinting, vi + 372 pp. Fine; original owner's name on front pastedown, lightly rubber-stamped original university bookstore pricing on ffep; no other flaws. See scans. Bright, tight, Fine copy of an extraordinarily rare hardcover First Edition, First Printing. George W. Mackey's seminal lecture, published here for the first time, in an outstanding state of preservation. As collectible as mathematics treatises get. Please see scans. L-T13

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1895. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good; see scans and description. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, copyright is 1894, title page shows 1895 printing. A following-year example of the American Dodd, Mead first edition of Ian MacLarens "Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush". Octavo, decorative binding with textured cloth boards in two shades of green with gilt imprinting on front cover and spine; 335 pp. (viii + 327).. Very Good; small light stain at lower front cover (scan), another like it on rear cover (see scans); corners lightly bumped, spine ends moderately pushed. Lengthy handwritten inscription, in German, written in late 1895, on front free endpaper. Binding is stout. See all scans. A fetching example of Ian Maclaren's first, and perhaps most popular, offering of stories about rural life in Scotland, writ thick wi' the brogue, which was a popular bestseller, and now… Read More

Newport Beach, CA: Mutual UFO Network , 2014. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Near Fine; see scans and description.Newport Beach, CA: Mutual UFO Network, Inc., 2014. The January, 2014 issue, number 559, of the MUFON UFO Journal. Quarto, staple-bound wraps, 24 pp. Near Fine; new, but with modest postal handling soil and subscriber's pre-printed label. See scans. See scans of cover and contents page for a rundown of contents, with contributions from editor Roger March; Jan C. Harzan; Ralph Howard; Stanton Friedman; Robert Hastings; Chris Munns; George Filer; Gavin A.J. MacLeod. Featured are: What's Moving Over Georgia ?; Leonard Stringfield; Neil deGrasse Tyson; Things to Come; UFO Conspiracy Review; George Filer Sighting Reports from 8 States. Also, standard departments. Lmufon

New York: Elliot--Chilton & Co. Inc. , 1926. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New York: Elliot--Chilton & Co. Inc., 1926. "At Sundown" vintage fox-trot sheet music / music by Paul Denniker, Lyrics by Andrea Razaf. Arrangement by Ken Macomber. Sixfold plain printed wraps, 10 1/2" x 7" when folded, 10 1/2" x 21" fully opened. Printing on front three sides only; the backs are blank. Near Fine. Just very faint toning, else fine. See scan. Supple, clean and un-marred. A very scarce example of Vintage Tin Pan Alley music ephemera. L-eph1.

London: Burke Publishing Co., Ltd., 1959. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. London: Burke Publishing Co., Ltd., 1959. First Edition. 12mo, 158 pp, red cloth boards in the very rare illustrated dustjacket. A near fine book with light corner bumping. Dustjacket ia About Very Good, with some creasing, two small closed tears, light rubbing. See scans. Front flap of the jacket is price clipped, but it is otherwise complete. Scotland-born and bred Angus Macvicar, who wrote successfully in several genres, is best known - within the juvenile science fiction genre - for his "Lost Planet" series, within which this title was the fourth of six. It remains one of the scarcest title for both Macvicar and UK science fiction in general. With the dustjacket, it is essentially not replaceable. The series was inexpensively produced, and the jackets, by and large, seem to have perished. A difficult find for the sci-fi collector. L13n

Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, 2005. Soft cover. New. Brand New. Immaculate. Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, 2005. 18th Edition. ISBN 0072968850. Quarto, wraps, 205 pp. New; pristine. LT-7

Menlo Park, CA: Lane Publishing Co., 1987. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Flexible Card Covers. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very Good, and very, very close to Near Fine. Stated First Edition, Second Printing. See scans and description.Menlo Park, CA: Lane Publishing Co., 1987. From the Editors of Sunset Books and Sunset Magazine "Fresh Produce A to Z: How to Select, Store and Prepare", with over 250 recipes - and, at least as importantly, a trove of reference information and beautiful color photography on the title topic - Produce. Very Good, and pushing Near Fine; trace edge wear at various perimeter points (zoom on cover scans), and no other flaws; contents immaculate. Sumptuously photo- illustrated on sturdy glossy paper. A title which often sees much wear due to its value as a reference. See all scans. Appetite-whetting. A collection-worthy example. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LPR23

New York: Harper Design / an Imprint of HarperCollins , 2017. Hardcover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New; pristine. See scans and description. New York: Harper Design / an Imprint of HarperCollins , 2017. 'The Faerie Handbook / An Enchanting Compendium of Literature, Lore, Art, Recipes, and Projects', by Carolyn Turgeon, with Grace Nuth and the Editors of Faerie Magazine. Quarto, fine binding in lavender cloth, with gilt designs and imprinting at covers and spine, front cover center faerie photograph 'Euphaeidae' by Kirsty Mitchell Photography; All Edges Silver; floral decorative endpapers (6) in lavender on silver-gray; purple satin page-marker ribbon; 240 pp. Illustrations and photography from numerous sources. New, and flawless. Eye-candy for the faerie lover - or, really, anyone else. Collectible fine binding. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box, of course - not a bag. L10