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

New York: Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc., 2017. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New; see scans and description. New York: Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc., 2017. The June 19, 2017 issue of OK! magazine. Quarto, illustrated staple-bound wraps, 88 pp. New; flawless and immaculate. See all scans. Pretty much wall-to-wall entertainment celebrity news shorts, with plenty of glam photos to go with, are the stock-in-trade of OK!, which has been identified as 'world's biggest celebrity lifestyle magazine' by a noted online 'pedia. Some of this issue's foci:Melania Trump; Angelina Jolie & Shiloh; Olivia Newton-John; Rob Lowe; Caitlyn Jenner; Jennifer Garner; Ryan Reynolds; Robin Wright; Sean Penn; Pippa Middleton & James Matthews; Kardashians; Britney Spears; Sam Asghari. Top condition. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LPR33

New York: Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc., 2017. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New; see scans and description. New York: Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc., 2017. The April 3, 2017 issue of OK! magazine. Quarto, illustrated staple-bound wraps, 88 pp. New; small amount of light rack-rub at right side, front cover (zoom on scan), otherwise flawless and immaculate. See all scans. Pretty much wall-to-wall entertainment celebrity news shorts, with plenty of glam photos to go with, are the stock-in-trade of OK!, which has been identified as 'world's biggest celebrity lifestyle magazine' by a noted online 'pedia. Some of this issue's foci: Gwen Stefani & Blake Shelton; Ben Affleck; Mischa Barton; Nick Viall & Vanessa Grimaldi; Charlize Theron; Jon Hamm; Channing Tatum; Prince William; Ed Sheeran; Tim McGraw; Britney Spears; Angelina Jolie; Michael Strahan; Brad Pitt; Jennifer Aniston & Justin Theroux; Emily Meada;… Read More

New York: Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc., 2016. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New, and immaculate. See scans and description. New York: Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc., 2016. The August 8, 2016 issue of OK! magazine, that being issue number 32. Quarto, illustrated staple-bound wraps, 88 pp. New; flawless and immaculate. See all scans. Pretty much wall-to-wall entertainment celebrity news shorts, with plenty of glam photos to go with, are the stock-in-trade of OK!, which has been identified as 'world's biggest celebrity lifestyle magazine' by a noted online 'pedia. Some of this issue's foci: Jennifer Garner, Ben Affleck (cover); Tom Cruise; Khloé Kardashian; Margot Robbie; Shia LeBeouf; Heidi Klum; Vito Schnabel; Pippa Middleton; Kim Kardashian; Taylor Swift; Lady Gaga & Taylor Kinney; Sandra Bullock & Bryan Randall; Cameron Diaz & Benji Madden; Leslie Jones; Leonardo DiCaprio; Jennifer Anniston;… Read More

Buffalo: Breed & Lent, 1869. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Buffalo: Breed & Lent, 1869. First Edition. Frontis daguerreotype portrait of the Rev. Dr. Lord. Octavo, [vi] + 141 pp. Dark aubergine cloth, gilt cover title and design, top edge gilt. Moderate wear at spin ends and corners, light wear elsewhere; front hinge starting. Very Good binding, with contents fine. See scans. A moody, strange and quite rare little book of poems, sounding at times oddly new age-ahead-of-its-time-ish, by the Rev. Dr. John C. Lord, an accomplished former minister at the Central Presbyterian Church in Buffalo, NY. Frontispiece daguerreotype, tipped in opposite the title page, shows the Rev. Lord looking every bit the Mayor of the Munchkin City in his pomade curls. While many of the poems are dedicated to a place or an event in a place - Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Toledo - and others are in memoriam after the death of a parishioner or a parishioner's child, others - such as "The… Read More

Interlaken, NY: Independent Order of Odd Fellows, 1922. Soft cover. Fine. Interlaken, NY: Independent Order of Odd Fellows, 1922. Ephemera. Signed, sealed dues receipt for membership in the Interlaken, NY, lodge of the Order, with original envelope and stamp (although the receipt was apparently not mailed until March of 1923, the postal cancellation date over the stamp]. Member: Paul Harvey. Signing Secretary: William Starrett. "Telegraphic Cipher and Key" on reverse side. Two folds as originally mailed, else fine. Envelope is stained, VG. Ridges from seal impression are faint, but detectable to the finger. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows, one of the largest and oldest fraternal orders in the United States, was founded in England in the 18th century. There, the Patriotic Order in England was followed by the Union of United Orders and the Loyal Order; in 1813, various lodges of the Union Order organized the Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows. The rest, as they say,… Read More

Poznan, Poland: Pracownie Humanistycznych Studiow Interdyscyplinarnych, 2013. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New, and pristine. See scans and description. Poznan, Poland: Pracownie Humanistycznych Studiow Interdyscyplinarnych, 2013. Odkrywajac Podmiotowosc Z Levinasem I Marionem (Discovering Subjectivity With [Emmanuel] Levinas and [Jean-Luc] Marion), by Bartlomiej Sipinski. ISBN 9788379800001. Printed in Polish. Octavo, printed blue perfect-bound wraps, 289 pp. New, and flawless. See all scans. An extremely scarce piece of very recent continental philosophical presentation in which author Sipinski explores subjectivity through noted philosophers Emmanuel Levinas and Jean-Luc Marion. A rarity. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LT26

New York: Gallery Books (Simon & Schuster), 2014. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine in Fine jacket; First Edition and First Printing. See scans and description. New York: Gallery Books (Simon & Schuster), 2014. Chris Evans' "Of Bone and Thunder". Octavo, illustrated jacket, goldenrod boards with black spine imprinting, map frontis, 486 pp. Fine, flawless book in a Fine jacket with a tiny nick at spine bottom. See all scans. A handsome first edition-first printing example of Chris Evans' (author of the Iron Elves trilogy) much-admired military fantasy, "Of Bone and Thunder", described as "channeling the cultural upheaval, racial animus, and wholesale destruction of the Vietnam War", though taking place in the fantasy nation of Luitox. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. L7n

New York: Scholastic Inc, 2016. Soft cover. New. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. New, and pristine in every way. See scans and description. New York: Scholastic Inc., 2016. The Official Stormtrooper Training Manual (LEGO Star Wars), by Arie Kaplan. Illustrated rigid folding sturdy case with magnetic closure is 16mo height; enclosed paperback guide is 48 pp. Removable guide book, activity book, and buildable Snowtrooper minifigure - and Kaplan's sense of humor. New, and completely without defect, anywhere. See scans. Collectible. In sealed storage, on premises, ready to go. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LMufn

New York: Clarke & Leslie Songs, Inc., 1924. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New York: Clarke & Leslie Songs, Inc., 1924. "Oh! Eva Ain't You Comin' Out To-Night ?" sheet music, written by Grant Clarke & Edgar Leslie (lyrics) and Harry Warren (music). Published by Clarke and Leslie's own music publishing company. Rear cover is a sample page of their "Old Yeller Dog of Mine". Quarto, illustrated (a neat nouveau/deco work by Barbelle) folded wraps, 6 pp. including covers, as numbered. Just Good; notable chip at top left, not affecting words or music, roughening of interior page edges, prior owner's signature on cover. See scan. Vintage music ephemera and collectible, from two luminaries among lyricists. L-eph1.

New York: Bibo, Bloedon & Lang, Inc., 1926. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New York: Bibo, Bloedon & Lang, Inc., 1926. "Oh Lizzie" vintage fox-trot sheet music, words and music by Irving Bibo, arrangement by Frank Skinner. Eightfold plain printed wraps, 10 3/4" x 7" when folded, 10 3/4" x 21" fully opened. Printing on front four sides only; the backs are blank. Very Good, plus; some spotting at upper left, front (see scan), short closed tear at top front center and another at one fold; standard age-toning. A handsome survivor. Supple, essentially clean and un-marred. A very scarce example of Vintage Tin Pan Alley music ephemera. L-eph1.

New York: T.B. Harms Company, 1927. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. About Very Good; see scans and description. New York: T.B. Harms Company, 1927'. The now-vintage sheet music for 'Ol' Man River', written byOscar Hammerstein 2nd (Lyrics) and Jerome Kern (Music) in 1927 for the Florenz Ziegfeld production 'Show Boat', which was based on Edna Ferber's novel of that name. Includes one page each of the music for 'Roberta' (inside cover) and 'Why Do I Love You?' (rear cover). Tall quarto, 8 pages including covers, as numbered. About Very Good; long slit at spine, faint music shop rubber stamp at cover, abrasion at top of rear cover, and some soil to the white field of the covers. See scans. Otherwise, without flaw. No labels, signatures, price stickers or tears. A piece of music history. Scarce in this condition. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. Leph1

Lexington, MA: George F. Pearson, 1928. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Fine. See scans and description. Lexington, MA: George F. Pearson, 1928. Signed on the ffep and warmly inscribed by the author. First Edition of George F. Pearson's book of verse, 'Old Cambridge and Other Poems'. 12mo, dark green fine-textured cloth boards, gilt imprinting on cover and spine, 100 pp. Fine, cover to cover. See all scans. A collection of reminiscences about eastern Massachusetts locales, as well as some humorous poems and some for children. Scarce thus, and quaint. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. L41

Indianapolis: Bobbs- Merrill, 1909. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Crawford, E. Stetson. Very Good, and then some. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1909. First edition. Red lacquered flexible rigid leather binding, gilt title, Top Edge Gilt, maroon endpapers, 9"x6.5". Light wear at corners and spine top and bottom; faint, demure touches of cover soil. Very Good plus, with contents fine. See scans. A scarce, eye-pleasing binding of this immensely popular James Whitcomb Riley first edition; most copies are in cloth with a pictorial cover. This one is in semi-rigid lacquered red leather boards with gilt titling and top page edges. A brief tour of Riley's pure Americana poetry, now the definition of 'nostalgic'. Detailed color illustrations and decorations on every page by E. Stetson Crawford convey the whimsy and nostalgia. See scans. LG12

Oliver Rosto, 1967. No Binding. Very Good. Very Good. See scans. Oliver Rosto ALS (Autograph Letter Signed), with vintagm newspaper clipping. 8" x 4 3/4" ALS, clipping is 6" x 3 1/2". Very Good; Moderate age toning to ALS, heavier toning to clipping. See scan. Oliver Rosto was a very early American aircraft designer, who designed the Rosto Monoplane "Duluth No. 1" in 1909 (per the ALS) though the Duluth Aviation Institute website cites 1913 as the year in which that happened. In1954, Rosto earned the American Order of Merit for his contributions to civil aviation, and in 2009 he was inducted into the Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame. This letter was written and signed by Rosto on January 18th, 1967, for an American aviation collector. A very scarce aviation autograph, & letter. Provenance information is available to the purchaser. Ships in stout protection, of course. Leph1

Beverly Hills, CA: Robert Bane Editions, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. De Berardinis, Olivia. Beverly Hill, CA: Robert Bane Editions, 1995. Olivia / The Lingerie Collection. First and only edition, and limited. Signed and numbered in big bold gilt by Olivia (see scan). Pristine; new, including the gilt on white Robert Bane encasing portfolio. Elephant Folio size (20" x 16") executions, one as frontispiece (the one she has signed), and six more, apparently mostly from 1984: "Sheer Magic", "Memories", "Kitty", "I Generally Avoid Temptation Unless I Can't Resist", "John Hancock", and"Between Two Evils". Absolutely succulent offerings, allegedly (according to the frontispiece) in a signed, numbered edition of 8,000 - but I have trouble picturing Olivia sitting and executing that amazing signature 8,000 times, followed by a different number each time. And this… Read More

New York: Omni Publications International Ltd, 1989. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Near Fine. See images and description. Omni Magazine - August 1989 issue, "Back to Birth". New York: Omni Publications International Ltd, 1989. Quarto, illustrated staple-bound wraps, 104 pp. Near Fine - a scarce publication, in even scarcer condition. Micro-sign of handling at covers (see scans); contents as new, and include all original laid-in and tipped in offers, etc. A seminal and popular science, tech and science fiction magazine, which ceased publication in 1997 as print publication costs rose. Back to Birth; Prenatal IQ; Machine Dreams - Private Thoughts of Robots; Mind and Marijuana; Making Movies Underwater; Cyborgs; Superconductivity; The Abyss; Hubble Telescope; Cactus Rustlers; Drugs from the Sea; Magma Force; Michael Bishop fiction, "Reading the Silks"; Games. Very scarce in this condition. Ships in stout protection, of course. LPR52

New York: Omni Publications Internationl Ltd, 1988. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very Good, with some abrasion at left of front cover. See scans and description. Omni Magazine, December 1988. New York: Omni Publications International Ltd, 1988. Quarto, illustrated staple-bound wraps, 164 pp. Very Good; notable abrasion toward left of front cover, otherwise only micro-points of handling. Very faint musty scent will dissipate altogether in open air. See scans. "Transcending Science - the New Mysticism" issue, focused on what constitutes that at the time, and, to a degree, still does. The Physiology of Hallucinations; How to Have a Mystical Experience; The Truth About the Right/Left Brains; Results of the Interspecies Communications Experiment; Brain Controlled Computers; a lot more, of course, including two relevant pieces of short fiction. See scan of contents. Scarce in any condition. Ships in a stout box, of course; not a bag. LT4

New York: Basic Books, 1978. First Edition & First Printing . Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York: Basic Books, 1978. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 214 pp., red cloth with black spine imprinting. Fine book in fine, unclipped jacket. Gardner's then-controversial chastisement of writers and other artists, who, he felt, provided vacuous "meaning" in their works pursuant to an engrained too-ethically-neutral view of the universe. An author's goal, he felt, was to take moral stands, especially on social issues.This sounds low, superficial, subjective and parochial, now - after decades of socially preachy books and movies executed at the expense of all the other pathways the universe holds to be explored with art. At the time, however, it was a reasonable protest against the vain and rather lazy prevailing attitude of "anything-goes, and anything-is-art" in both literary circles and western culture in general. In… Read More

Chicago: Benj. H. Sanborn & Co., 1953. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Chicago: Benj. H. Sanborn & Co., 1953. New Edition. Octavo, red cloth boards with black spine imprinting and illustration, 432 pp. No jacket, as issued. Bright, tight, Near Fine copy, showing only some endpaper foxing, mainly at front endpapers, and a little dust on some interior page margins. Replete with very nostalgic color and b&w illustrations. Learning through adventure fiction. Eminently collectible mid-twentieth-century elementary school textbook. Very nicely preserved. Please see scans. L-32

New York: Joe Morris Music Co., Inc., 1935. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. . New York: Joe Morris Music Co., Inc., 1935. "On Treasure Island" original sheet music, words and music by Edgar Leslie and Joe Burke. Large quarto, illustrated folded wraps, 4 pp. including covers, as numbered. Near Fine; extraordinarily sharp copy, bright and clean, showing only very modest trace edge wear. Vivid colors, as this one goes, in the Cliff Miska collectible cover. This one is in fine fettle. See scan. Vintage music ephemera and collectible, by a memorable pair. L-eph1.