Search Results: Titles starting with J from Singularity Rare & Fine

Imperial Tobacco, 1910. Soft cover. Very Good. J. Wintemute Vintage Lacrosse Trading Card, 1910 Imperial Tobacco Cigarette Card, Set C59, Card #55, New Westminster Team . 2 9/16" x 1 3/8", printed both sides. Colors and registration as per scans (see); not yet graded by PSA, but likely anywhere from 3 to 4 on their scale, in my opinion. Please judge for yourself from scans. Only 9 examples of this card have been graded by PSA as of this listing. Ships in a new hard plastic holder, and that holder within a new, sturdy box - not a bag. Lsmph5

Philadelphia: John C. Winston, 1914. Cloth. Very Good Plus. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Folkard, Charles. Philadelphia: John C. Winston, 1914. First thus. Winston's attractive American version of the illustrating of the 1837 verse tale by Thomas Ingoldsby [R.H.Barham]. An initially mischievous, but then pious and eventually canonized, crow carries the moral of the tale. Illustrated with 12 tipped-in color plates by Charles Folkard. Folio [about 13.3" x 10.4"], purple beveled cloth with elaborate gilt cover device, fine paper uncut, unpaginated. Original red ribbon fragments laid in. Typical moderate fading to the purple cloth, light soiling, minor endpaper foxing, first plate has a small tear at the corner, but is complete. A very sharp, solid, better than Very Good example. See scan. l-g3

New York: Bhaskar Sunkara, 2017. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Near Fine. See scans and description. New York: Bhaskar Sunkara, 2017. The Summer, 2017 Quarterly issue of Jacobin, a self-described radical, neo-leftist periodical of nonetheless thoughtful text, professional graphics and high-grade production values. Classic rear-cover Quarto, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 144 pp. An astonishing - and fast becoming famous - benighted comment on global warming from evangelist Pat Robertson stands alone on the rear cover, and leaves one speechless (see scan).Trifold cut-out cover by Kiki Ljung. Near Fine; in fact, new, but with small abrasion at center-bottom, front cover (see scan). Otherwise, flawless. Currently in sealed archival storage, on premises, of course. "Tyrannosaurus" Tex Tillerson; Digging Free; Living, Not Surviving; Eco-Socialism; Climate Crisis; Geoengineering; Planning the Anthropocene; Wind Farms; Greenpeace as Stunt… Read More

1944. Soft cover. Fine. Vintage photograph, circa 1960-61, of R.A.F. Free French Auxiliary, then Free French ace fighter pilot Jacques Andrieux, signed, with inscription. Photo shows Andrieux standing in front of a Dassault Mirage III-C jet, thus dating this photograph at no earlier than October, 1960. Photograph is separate from the caption shown, both being tipped onto an 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper. Andrieux, flying a Spitfire, scored 6 kills (all fighters, either FW-190s or BF 109s), 4 probables and 2 damaged German aircraft between February of 1943 and June of 1944, by which time he had served with three different squadrons while rising in rank. He had fled to Great Britain from Brittany on a fishing boat in 1940, first joining 130 Squadron where he scored his first kill in 1941, and FW-190. . Later, with 91 Squadron, he scored three more kills, then another two to become an ace as a flight commander for 341 Squadron, also known as Groupe de Chasse n° 3/2 "Alsace".… Read More

Normal, IL: Dalkey Archive Press, 1993. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Normal, IL: Dalkey Archive Press, 1993. Stated First Edition; also a first printing. Octavo, dust jacket illustrated by Rosamond Wolff Purcell, green cloth boards with gilt spine imprinting, illustrated endpapers, 158 pp. A Fine, flawless example in a Fine, flawless jacket. See scans. The fourth entry in a primal elements tetralogy (Earth, Fire, Water, and Air) of novels by the unique artist/novelist/poet, Erica Degre "Rikki" Ducornet, The Jade Cabinet is "Air" element, and deals with the same swirl of inner psycho-emotional mysteries that the first three did. Ducornet - who along with much else illustrated Robert Coover's soft-BDSM icon, "Spanking the Maid" - was purportedly the inspiration for the Steely Dan hit, "Rikki Don't Lose That Number", after a brief encounter at Bard College with songwriter Donald Fagen. A… Read More

Chicago : The Reilly & Lee Co., 1953. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Dale Ulrey. Fine book in Very Good plus jacket. See scans and description. Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., 1953. First Edition. Quarto, dust jacket with front and back illustrations by Dale Ulrey, matching front cover illustration pastedown over blue cloth boards, interior black and white illustrations throughout, also by Ulrey. Fine book with very small touches of wear along top and bottom edges; Very Good plus jacket has a 1/3" spine top chip, short tape at spine top and bottom (scan), otherwise shows just modest spots of rubbing. See scans. Jaglon and the Tiger Fairies is one of a number of "Animal Fairy Tales" he wrote in 1905. This one, published separately for the first time here, tells the story of Jaglon, with his tiger fairy supporters, taking on the Bat-Witch and other adversaries in the very alien world of wilderness animal magic that Baum imagined. Scarce, particularly in the… Read More

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1979. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Alan E. Cober. New, and quite pristine in every way. As New. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1979. Limited First Edition. True First Edition of Kurt Vonnegut's "Jailbird". Illustrations by Alan E. Cober. Also, prior to pagination, 'A Special Message to the members of The First Edition Society' from the author, with his signature laser-printed thereon. Octavo, 319 pp. Full rich very deep green leather, gilt decorated and imprinted, spine panels rib divided, green moire endpapers, All Edges Gilt, with green satin page-marker ribbon. An example of Franklin's always-lavish bindings, the limited and true first edition of "Jailbird", Vonnegut's satirical novel which has been called his "Watergate Novel" and his "Sermon on the Mount". 22 k gilt at all page edges, Franklin heavy wove paper. The… Read More

New York: Hill and Wang , 1961. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: Hill and Wang, 1961. First Edition. Octavo, blue printed dust jacket, maroon cloth boards with silver spine imprinting, 288 pp. A Near Fine example, in a Very Good, unclipped jacket showing some abrasion on rear cover. See scans. Herbert Van Thal's aggregation of the books and diaries of British theater critic James Agate. l47n

Imperial Tobacco, 1912. Soft cover. Very Good. James Gifford Vintage Lacrosse Trading Card, 1912 Imperial Tobacco Cigarette Card, Set C61, Card #36. New Westminster Team. 2 5/8" x 1 1/2", printed both sides. Brightness, corners, and registration as per scans (see); not yet graded by PSA, but VG, likely about a 4 on their scale, in our opinion. Please judge for yourself from scans; those are high-resolution, so please feel free to zoom. Scarce; only 20 examples of this card have been graded by PSA as of the date this listing. Ships in a new hard plastic holder, and that holder within a new, sturdy box - not a bag. Lsmph3

London: John Murray, 1994. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Fine, flawless book in a better than Very Good jacket. See scans and description. London: John Murray, 1994. "James McNeill Whistler: Beyond the Myth", by Ronald Anderson and Anne Koval. Tall octavo, illustrated jacket, maroon boards with gilt spine imprinting, 560 pp. (xvi + 544). A fine and flawless book in a better than Very Good jacket which shows moderate spine darkening. See scans. A scholarly, thoroughgoing biography of artist James McNeill Whistler, which seeks to clarify the artist as the artist, rather than the art-society image of him. Photographic section. Ships in a new, sturdy box, of course; not a bag. L72

New York: Fairchild Publications, Inc., 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Near Fine; see scans and description. New York: Fairchild Publications, Inc., 1999. The February, 1999 issue of Jane magazine. Quarto, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 176 pp. Very, very Near Fine; small tweak at upper right, first page, and a faint rear-cover ccrease which will lay down under weight. See scans. Laid-in and tipped-in cardstock offers still remain, untouched. An early issue of a very collectible, now-defunct younger women's genre magazine, first formulated to be a late-teen publication along the lines of its predecessor, Sassy - but its somewhat more adult, and distinctly more diversified, content won a different subscribing demographic. Good graphic range, from standard flashy model photography to soft-focus dream-mood bits, and all between. A touch more text content than many related genre titles, too, and short fiction was included. Cover Model here… Read More

New York: Fairchild Publications, Inc., 1998. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. As New; immaculate, sparkling, flawless. See scans and description. Box-shipped; no bags here. New York: Fairchild Publications, Inc., 1998. The September, 1998 issue of Jane magazine, Fairchild's woman's twin to their men's-topical-fashion-celebrity magazine, 'Details'. Volume 2, Number 4. Quarto, photo-illustrated perfect-bound wraps, and a hearty 160 pp. Brand Spankin' Squeaky New; immaculate. All tipped-in or loose-laid cardstock offers remain inside and pristine. See scans. Cover model Halle Berry is, as always, stunning - the photo blurb says, "Strong. Sexy. Been Through Hell." The rather stunningly photographed and composed ads are half the reason you love Jane, and as always this issue is awash with those, including supermodels and models who would become that, but hadn't yet, in May, 1998. Not to mention modeled pieces which… Read More

New York: Fairchild Publications, Inc., 1998. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. As New; immaculate, sparkling, flawless. See scans and description. Box-shipped; no bags here. New York: Fairchild Publications, Inc., 1998. The August, 1998 issue of Jane magazine, Fairchild's woman's twin to their men's-topical-fashion-celebrity magazine, 'Details'. Volume 2, Number 4. Quarto, photo-illustrated perfect-bound wraps, and a hearty 160 pp. Brand Spankin' Squeaky New (with tiny touches of edge crinkle here and there, but less than if you bought it at the market); immaculate. All tipped-in or loose-laid cardstock offers remain inside and pristine. See scans. Cover model Liv Tyler is, as always, about 1,000 times better looking than her father- the photo blurb says, "..has two daddies, one love and a secret passion". The rather stunningly photographed and composed ads are half the reason you love Jane, and as always this issue… Read More

New York: Fairchild Publications, Inc., 1998. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New; immaculate, sparkling, flawless. See scans and description. Box-shipped; no bags here. New York: Fairchild Publications, Inc., 1998. The September, 1998 issue of Jane magazine, Fairchild's woman's twin to their men's-topical-fashion-celebrity magazine, 'Details'. Volume 2, Number 7. Quarto, photo-illustrated perfect-bound wraps, and a hearty 178 pp. Brand Spankin' Squeaky New; immaculate. All tipped-in or loose-laid cardstock offers remain inside and pristine. See scans. Cover model Cameron Diaz is, as always, stunning - the photo blurb says, "Wanna look like Cameron? Forget about it. But you can buy this Istante dress." The rather stunningly photographed and composed ads are half the reason you love Jane, and as always this issue is awash with those, including supermodels and models who would become that, but hadn't yet, in… Read More

New York: Fairchild Publications, Inc., 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. As New; see scans and description. New York: Fairchild Publications, Inc., 1999. The February, 1999 issue of Jane magazine. Quarto, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 152 pp. As New; as pristine as if you just picked it off the rack. See scans. Laid-in and tipped-in cardstock offers still remain, untouched. An early issue of a very collectible, now-defunct younger women's genre magazine, first formulated to be a late-teen publication along the lines of its predecessor, Sassy - but its somewhat more adult, and distinctly more diversified, content won a different subscribing demographic. Good graphic range, from standard flashy model photography to soft-focus dream-mood bits, and all between. A touch more text content than many related genre titles, too, and short fiction was included. Cover Model here is Gillian Anderson, also the subject of a feature article, "In… Read More

London: Studio Editions, 1990. 1st Edition thus 4th Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. London: Studio Editions, 1990 (1995 Fourth Printing). Folio, too large for scanner; photo-illustrated jacket, navy boards with gilt spine imprinting, navy endpapers, 320 pp. Fine book in a Near Fine jacket showing small-scale edge curl at top edge and a rear flap which needs re-creasing. L-flthc

Tokyo: uncredited, 1973. No Binding. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Very Good, as noted. See scans and description. Tokyo, 1973: Unused Japanese Postcard, 5 3/4" x 3 7/8", printed on one side, blank on the others. Light coffee ring on obverse, otherwise Fine. See scans. Lsmph2

1900. Japanese Lacquer. Very Good. Oblong Quarto. Large Japanese Lacquer postcard album with bone and mother-of-pearl onlays. Undated, circa 1900. With 22 total postcards, 18 of which are hand-colored collotype postcards, 2 are actual black and white photographs, most measuring 3½"x5½" and are laid into 6 thick leaves with silk covers, each hand-painted with flower prints in watercolor. (Oblong 4to) 9¾x13¼, Japanese lacquer album in black, front cover with carved bone & mother of pearl inlays, showing a Japanese man rowing a boat and transporting two Japanese women, black leather spine. Collection of hand-colored postcards of the Nagasaki area. All inside surfaces and end papers are of silk and hand painted with soft colors and a delicate hand, showing country-side huts, rivers, lakes, birds, and sprays of flowers. Each page is prepared to accept 4 post cards, with orange threads intact. The hand-colored postcards are over a collotype photograph, some… Read More

Tokyo: uncredited, 1973. No Binding. Near Fine. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Near Fine - very. See scans and description. Tokyo, 1973: Unused Japanese Postcard, 5 3/4" x 3 7/8", printed on one side, blank on the other. Light toning, no notable flaws. See scans. Lsmph2

Imperial Tobacco, 1910. Soft cover. Very Good. Jas. Feeney Vintage Lacrosse Trading Card, 1910 Imperial Tobacco Cigarette Card, Set C60, Card #65. New Westminster Team. 2 9/16" x 1 3/8", printed both sides. Brightness, corners, and registration as per scans (see); not yet graded by PSA, but VG, likely about 4 on their scale, in our opinion. Please judge for yourself from scans; those are high-resolution, so please feel free to zoom. Scarce; only 9 examples of this card have been graded by PSA as of the date this listing. Ships in a new hard plastic holder, and that holder within a new, sturdy box - not a bag. Lsmph3