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

New York: R.H. Macy & Co., Inc., 1957. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New York: R.H. Macy & Co., Inc., 1957. Quarto, 28 pp. Near Fine; virtually as new, but for a small fold, top right corner. Charts, figures, photographs, and a message from President Wheelock H. Bingham and Chairman Jack I. Straus to the stockholders, for the fiscal year of 1957. L69

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1977. Hardcover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Jerry Pinkney. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1977. The signed, limited edition. Signed by Updike on the third free endpaper within, with tissue guard. With the quite scarce accompanying twenty-one page "Notes From the Editors" commentary laid in.Illustrations by Jerry Pinkney. Octavo, 342 pp. As New; immaculate and pristine. See scans. Franklin's lavish leather binding of the Signed, Limited Edition of the two-time Pulitzer Prize winning Updike's 1960 first entry in the famed series of novels about the too-gray life of Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom, who had the misfortune of running into what we pretty much all do: ordinary life. Artist Jerry Pinkney got the mood, and his illustrations herein reflect it. Flame Red top grain Kamenna Cowhide binding, gilt decorated and imprinted, spine panels rib divided, All Edges Gilt, moire endpapers of a truly… Read More

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1981. Hardcover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Jerry Pinkney. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1981. Signed, limited edition. Signed by Updike on the third free endpaper, with tissue guard. Accompanied by the quite scarce accompanying twenty-two page "Notes From the Editors" commentary, laid in. Illustrations by Jerry Pinkney. Octavo, 454 pp. As New; immaculate and pristine. See scans. Tissue guard over signature has faint perimeter toning.Franklin's lavish leather binding of the Signed, Limited Edition of Updike's 1971 second "Rabbit" novel in the extended series of the fictional Everyman-tale of Harry Angstrom. Artist Jerry Pinkney echoes the mood in nice detail. Rich deep caramel topgrain leather binding, gilt decorated and imprinted, spine panels rib divided, All Edges Gilt, rust moire endpapers, and a matching satin page-marker ribbon. The gilt is 22 karat; the paper is 60-pound Franklin… Read More

Des Moines, IA: Meredith National Media Group, 2015. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Near Fine. See scans and description. Des Moines, IA: Meredith National Media Group, 2015. The November, 2015 issue of Rachael Ray - Every Day, that being a special Tenth Anniversary issue. Quarto, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 132 pp. Near Fine; touched at top spine end, several very small points indicating handling elsewhere. Has the not-rare, but relatively uncommon, blank address box (scan). No salient flaws. See scans. Tipped in Lucky Leaf contest and coupon remains, pristine. An over-the-top, chock full exhibition of the culinary arts, sumptuously photographed. One has no idea where to start with these endless recipes and ideas, both traditional and very up-to-date-with-it. 10 Burgers by Celebrity Chefs; TV Stars' Thanksgiving Recipes; 30-Minute Party Meals; Kid Chefs; Pet Stories; and on and on. See contents pages scans. Jeeze. Soon to be… Read More

Des Moines, IA: Meredith National Media Group, 2018. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New. See scans and description. Des Moines, IA: Meredith National Media Group, 2018. The June, 2018 issue of Rachael Ray - Every Day, that being a special Tenth Anniversary issue. Quarto, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 104 pp. New; without flaw. Has the not-rare, but relatively uncommon, blank address box (scan). See scans. Tipped in "Grilling for a Crowd" pamphlet is undisturbed. As always, an over-the-top, chock full exhibition of the culinary arts, sumptuously photographed. One has no idea where to start with these endless recipes and ideas, both traditional and very up-to-date-with-it. Soon to be collectible. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box, not a bag. LPR41

Chicago : The Radford Architectural Company, 1913. Flexible Boards. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First Edition. Very Good. See scans and description. Chicago: The Radford Architectural Company, 1913. 12mo, flexible boards with gilt imprinting on spine and front cover, 887 pp + ads. Better than Very Good, just short of Near Fine, with trace edge wear most notable at lower right front cover corner, no other flaws. Firmly bound, clean, no writing inside or out. Highly collectible engineering / contracting reference, difficult to find in anything other than well worn condition. This one is quite sharp, clean and stout. See scans. Scarce genre keeper. L15n

New York: Dell Trade Paperback, 1996. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good. See scans and descriptions. New York: Dell Trade Paperback, 1996. Doc Brad Blanton's 'Radical Honesty: How to Transform Your Life by Telling the Truth'. Octavo, perfect-bound wraps, xlii + 277 pp. Very Good; small scale points of edge wear (scan), touch of page edge soil, normal faint toning to the pages within. See all scans. Termed 'outrageously entertaining' and 'wonderfully wise', probably a worthwhile read - as long as Doc Blanton isn't lying to us... L47

New York: Radcraft Publications, Inc., 1947. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good. See scans and description. New York: Radcraft Publications, Inc., 1947. Radio-Craft Library No. 31. Octavo, stapled wraps, 64 pp. Better than Very Good; nice, tight, clean copy with just a bit of staple rust at endpapers. Handsome and tight. Classic electronics number from the one of the serial publications of the famed Hugo Gernsback, an icon not just of popular electronics but, of course, of Golden Age science fiction. Scarce. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. L11n

New York: William Morrow & Co., Inc., 1981. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good Plus/Near Fine. Octavo. Fred Marcellino. New York: William Morrow & Co., Inc., 1981. First Edition and first printing, and so stated and numbered. One of an estimated 1,000 copies. Jacket design by Fred Marcellino, book design by Michael Mauceri. Octavo, 467 pp. Fine/Fine, flawless, never read. Certainly the best known - and hardest to acquire as a first edition - of the titles produced by New Jersey-born science fiction writer A. A. Attanasio (Alfred Angelo Attanasio], Radix was the first novel in his Radix Tetrad. An imaginative pre-apocalyptic tale occurring 1300 years in the future and written in an eclectic style of much appeal at the time, Radix won a nomination for the Best Novel Nebula Award in 1981. A hard-to-find piece of sci-fi history, beautifully preserved. L-100

New York: William Morrow & Co., Inc., 1981. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good Plus/Near Fine. Octavo. Fred Marcellino. New York: William Morrow & Co., Inc., 1981. First Edition, and so stated and numbered. One of 1,000 copies. Jacket design by Fred Marcellino, book design by Michael Mauceri. Octavo, 467 pp. Ex-library, with standard markings for that, else in remarkable, sharp, bright handsome condition. Library traces include rubber stamp at page edges, pocket which has been adhered to rear fep, label on jacket spine. Book is other Very Good plus or a bit better. Jacket is price clipped, is otherwise near fine, and quite bright. Certainly the best known - and hardest to acquire as a first edition - of the titles produced by New Jersey-born science fiction writer A. A. Attanasio (Alfred Angelo Attanasio], Radix was the first novel in his Radix Tetrad. An imaginative pre-apocalyptic tale occurring 1300 years in the future and written in an eclectic style of much appeal at the time, Radix… Read More

Hicksville, NY: N.J. International, Inc., 1992. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A strong Very Good. See scans and description. Hicksville, NY: N.J. International, Inc., 1992. Presumed first edition (no indication of later printing). "Rail Transit Philadelphia - The PTC Years, 1940 - 1968", by Richard Vible and Henry Elsner. Landscape Quarto (8 1/4" tall x 10 5/8" wide), illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 80 pp. Very Good; small crease at lower right, front cover, affecting first few pages as well (zoom on scan); short slit, front edge of upper spine (scan); some fine-line crinkle at front cover (not visible in scans). No other salient flaws. Bright, tight, clean, strong. An engaging compendium of color photography and knowledgeable text by Vible & Elsner on the subject topic - covering Nearsides, Hogs, 5200s, 8000s, Birneys, PCC Air Cars, PCC All-Electrics, Midwest Migrants, Brilliners, Works Cars, Scrapping, Market-Frankford… Read More

Cleveland: Railley Corporation, 1944. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. Cleveland: Railley Corporation, 1944. The Spring, 1944 "Railley Pin-It-Ups" edition; in fact, Railley wrappers around a Zoe Mozert booklet of her mutoscope pin-up art, each example of which bears her imprinted signature as well as the monogram of Brown & Bigelow, the mutoscope card folks. Not actually cars, but the same art with dotted lines (not perforated) along which to cut the pin-ups out. See sample scans. 24mo, illustrated wraps (double wraps, Railley's around Mozert's, as noted above), 24 interior "pages" (each page being a Mozert pin-up on the recto, and a mildly bawdy cartoon on the verso, those cartoons being uncredited). 11 leaves are pin-ups + cartoon, the twelve is a delightful cottage-in-the-woods-with-flowers piece - that last one not being imprinted with Mozert's signature, but it does bear the same Brown * Bigelow monogram, it is within… Read More

Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad Company, 1897. Soft cover. About Very Good. 8 3/8" x 5 3/8. Railroad Receipt (Bill of Lading bearing signature) under the head of the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad Company. Circa 1897. Though the siding name is not legible, the load listed on the receipt (which is signed by railroad agent G.B. Avery) is "1 Car Black Ash", with ultimate destination of the hardwood being the Quigley Furniture Company of Whitesboro, NY. The purveyor of black ash who sent it was one W.E. Nelson. The load apparently weighed 24,000 pounds. On the reverse are the standard terms and conditions of the Railroad, which was for a period quite a busy one in upstate New York. Folded with a few small wear holes at one fold, a few wrinkles, some soiling on the reverse, and of course age toning to the paper (which is otherwise of good quality and still supple) . About Very Good. Leph2

New York: Maynard, Merrill, & Co., 1900. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Very Good. See scans and description. New York: Maynard, Merrill, & Co., 1900. Alexander Pope's "Rape of the Lock" in the form of Maynard's English Classic Series, No. 55, With Explanatory Notes (J.W. Hales). Also with Critical Opinions (Mark Pattison). First Thus. 16mo, decorated cover, staple-bound wraps, viii + 5 through 56 pp. (as numbered; none are missing). Better than Very Good; some cover soil and of course underlying toning, otherwise just very light touches of perimeter wear. See scans. Handsome example. A collectible form of Pope's satirical mock-heroic narrative poem, in superior condition. lsmph

Pollock Pines, CA: Rattlesnake Press, 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Pollock Pines, CA: Rattlesnake Press, 2009. The Spring, 2009 issue of Rattlesnake Review, Number 21. Quarto, spiral-bound, illustrated wraps, 78 pp. New, Fine. In the RR, Kathy Kieth puts together poetry, photographs, and a bit of artwork - but mostly poetry - by (also mostly) Northern California denizens. Poetry With Fangs. A "journalzine". You won't find a sharper copy. L-g2

(Pollock Pines, CA): Rattlesnake Press, 2008. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. (later Pollock Pines, CA): Rattlesnake Press, 2008. The Spring, 2008 issue of Rattlesnake Review, Number 17. Quarto, spiral-bound, illustrated wraps, 60 pp. Cover is signed by Christopher Fairman in pencil, else Fine. In the RR, Kathy Kieth puts together poetry, photographs, and a bit of artwork - but mostly poetry - by (also mostly) Northern California denizens. Poetry With Fangs. A "journalzine". You won't find a sharper example. L-g2

Pollock Pines, CA: Rattlesnake Press, 2008. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Pollock Pines, CA: Rattlesnake Press, 2008. The Fall, 2008 issue of Rattlesnake Review, Number 19. Quarto, spiral-bound, illustrated wraps, 82 pp. New, Fine. In the RR, Kathy Kieth puts together poetry, photographs, and a bit of artwork - but mostly poetry - by (also mostly) Northern California denizens. Poetry With Fangs. A "journalzine". You won't find a sharper copy. L-g2

Pollock Pines, CA: Rattlesnake Press, 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Pollock Pines, CA: Rattlesnake Press, 2009. The Winter, 2008-2009 issue of Rattlesnake Review, Number 20. Quarto, spiral-bound, illustrated wraps, 80 pp. New, Fine. In the RR, Kathy Kieth puts together poetry, photographs, and a bit of artwork - but mostly poetry - by (also mostly) Northern California denizens. Poetry With Fangs. You won't find a sharper copy. Includes two nice laid-in 5 1/4" x 8 1/4" ads touting "Four Voices" appearing at a presumed recital at Luna's Cafe on January 24, 2009 - Jack Hirschman, Sharon Dubiago, John Bennett, and Jane Crown. L-g2

Raleigh, NC: The Landmark Project, 1999. 2nd Edition . Mass Market Paperback. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Brand New. Raleigh, NC: The Landmark Project, 1999. ISBN 0966743202. Octavo, wraps, 223 pp. New, pristine. See scans. LT-8

New York: Columbia University Press, 1967. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: Columbia University Press, 1967. Octavo, illustrated jacket, blue cloth boards with silver spine imprinting, ix + 2 + 243 pp. Near Fine book in a very good price-clipped jacket which shows modest edge wear. The bottom third of the title page has been clipped off; the book itself is otherwise nearly without flaw. See scan. L-47n