Search Results: Biography from Singularity Rare & Fine

New York: Metro Books, 2017. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New; flawless. First Edition Thus, First Printing. New York: Metro Books, 2017. Copyright 2017 Quarto Publishing plc. "3-Minute Stephen Hawking: Digesting His Life, Theories, and Influence in 3-Minute Morsels", edited by Paul Parsons & Gail Dixon. Foreword by John Gribbin. Tall octavo, illustrated boards, bright yellow-green endpapers, 160 pp. Illustrated throughout with color photography and other graphics. New, pristine, flawless. See scans. Engaging, understandable look at Hawking. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. L19

New York: Harper Perennial, 1994. Soft cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. As new; without flaw. New York: Harper Perennial, 1994. Carlos Castaneda's 'The Art of Dreaming' first Harper Perennial edition, later printing. Octavo, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, x + 260 pp. As New. See scans. L83

New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2015. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Stated First Edition and First Printing. New, and immaculate. See scans and description. New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2015. Kenny Porpora's acclaimed memoir of his difficult coming of age on Long Island, "The Autumn Balloon". Octavo, illustrated jacket, black boards with gilt spine imprinting, 295 pp. New, and immaculate throughout. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box. L90

New York: Time Inc. Books, a division of Merdith Corporation, 2018. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fine. The Beatles - Celebrating Beatlemania - America 1964/ Special PEOPLE (Magazine) Edition. New York: Time Kostya Kennedy. Quarto, illustrated wraps, 96 pp. Fine condition, remarkably so with not even enough tweaks to constitute rack-wear. Unusually high-grade condition. Replete with photography, both b & w and color, and expertly written aArticles. See scan of contents. A collectible genre periodical. Ships in stout protection, of course. LPR54

Milwaukee: Hal Leonard Corporation, 2011. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Near Fine. The Beatles - Easy Piano. Milwaukee: Hal Leonard Corporation, 2011. Quarto, illustrated wraps, 88 pp. Near Fine, wants to lightly curl, weight will resolve that. Otherwise, quite flawless, virtually as new. Unusually high-grade condition. A collection of 27 very familiar pieces by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, for piano. See scans. A collectible genre periodical. Ships in stout protection, of course. LPR54

New York: Centennial Media LLC, 2019. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Near Fine - very. The Beatles 50 Years Later - The Real Story Behind the Breakup of the Fab Four. Why Their Music Still Matters Today. New York: Centennial Media LLC, 2019. Edited by Alan DiPerna. Quarto, illustrated wraps, 98 pp. Near Fine, small front cover corner tweaks and micro edge touches, otherwise virtually as new. Unusually high-grade condition. Replete with photography, both b & w and color, and expertly written articles. See scan of contents. A collectible genre periodical. Ships in stout protection, of course. LPR54

New York: Crown Publishing, 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Deluxe Signed, Slipcased Edition. New, and completely pristine throughout. 'Becoming', the famed Michelle Obama memoir, in the deluxe signed edition, in slipcase. An additional color portrait photograph of Michelle Obama is included, this one 7" x 5", of origin unknown to us. New York: Crown Publishing. 2019. First Edition and First Printing, of course. Quarto; pristine. See scans. Includes: · A signed, clothbound copy of Becoming · Special additional book content, Michelle Obama's 'Note to Self' · Two beautiful prints of her inspirational words - perfect for framing · A fine-art portrait of Michelle Obama by renowned photographer Miller Mobley. Pristine, flawless. Ships in a stout box, of course. - not a bag. L45

New York: Viking, 1985. First American Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Octavo. New York: Viking, 1985. First American Edition. Octavo, 989 pp. Red cloth, gilt spine imprinting, photopictorial jacket. About Near Fine; nice copy. Book shows unidentifiable stain at bottom page edges (probably not a remainder); jacket shows small area of adhesive stain from a removed sticker at top right of cover, has very small-scale edge curling, small scrapes on rear panel; Very Good. Volume three (only) of Laurence's scholarly four-volume aggregation of "Shavian" correspondence, published over more than twenty years. L-46n

New York: Miramax / Hyperion, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine 1st/1st book in Fine jacket, though with gift inscription. See scans and description. New York: Miramax / Hyperion, 2004. First Edition and First Printing of Tim Russert's autobiographical "Big Russ & Me". Octavo, photo-illustrated jacket, gray and black boards, photographic endpapers, xvi + 336 pp. Fine book in Fine jacket - in fact, both are new and flawless - but for a neat and rather droll Father's Day, 2004 gift inscription on the verso of the ffep. Engaging autobiographical memoirs by Tim Russert about life, adventure and experience with his dad. In extraordinarily handsome condition, if one appreciates rather than dislikes the gift inscription. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. L8n

New York: A&E Television Networks, 1997. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. Near Fine - in fact, Very Near Fine. See scans and description. Box-shipped. New York: A&E Television Networks, 1997. The December, 1997 issue of Biography magazine. Quarto, illustrated wraps, 104 pp. Near Fine, with quite literally no salient flaws to point out - it's just not brand spanking new. More like 98% of that. See scans. All loose-laid subscription offers, etc. remain inside. Kirstie Alleyis the cover-girl for this issue, but the likes of the Grimaldi Royal Family (Monaco); Muhammad Ali; Emma Thompson; Calvin Klein; Mary Mallon (Typhoid Mary); Wayne Knight; Judith Wallerstein; Edward Steichen; Mia Farrow and others are inside too. Collectible in this condition at this age. Shipped in a sturdy, new, protective box - no baggin' it here. LPR8

Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen. New, and pristine. See scans and description. Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, 1999. First Edition, first printing of Mario Cuomo's autobiographical children's tale of the night he and Papa went out in the weather and got the magical, unforgettable Blue Spruce, for the house. Illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen throughout. Quarto, illustrated jacket by van Frankenhuyzen, glossy boards matching the jacket identically, light blue endpapers. Flawless and pristine; in sealed storage, never having been read, here on premises, for lo these many years now. See all scans. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. L1

Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen. New, and pristine. See scans and description. Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, 1999. First Edition, first printing of Mario Cuomo's autobiographical children's tale of the night he and Papa went out in the weather and got the magical, unforgettable Blue Spruce, for the house. Illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen throughout. Quarto, illustrated jacket by van Frankenhuyzen, glossy boards matching the jacket identically, light blue endpapers. Flawless and pristine; in sealed storage, never having been read, here on premises, for lo these many years now. See all scans. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. L1

London: Jonathan Cape, 2013. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New; signed and inscribed by author, else quite pristine. See scans. London: Jonathan Cape, 2013. Second printing of the first edition. Octavo, dust jacket illustrated with photos by author Geordie Greig, medium brown boards with gilt spine imprinting, xii + 260 pp. Numerous color plates of the artist's works, as well as additional photos, inside. New and immaculate. Signed and inscribed on the title page by Greig. A skillful work of biographical storytelling, described by Tom Wolfe in his cover blurb as a "flawlessly crafted portrait of about as messy a life as was ever lived...out of which emerged the greatest British painter of the past one hundred years." See scans. L80

London: Constable & Co., Ltd., 1928. First Edition . Levant Morocco with Gilt. Very Good Plus. Octavo. London: Constable & Co., Ltd., 1928. First Edition, very handsomely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe of London, with their small imprint on the verso of the ffep. ix, [1], 345 pp. 8vo. A gorgeous near fine volume, with serious curb appeal. Bound in full period levant blue-green morocco, ruled and tooled in gilt, two gilt-lettered orange morocco spine labels, spined tooled in gilt, raised bands, inner gilt dentelles, patterned endpapers, all edges gilt. Spine is either very uniformly sunned, or is of olive morocco; a striking look, in either case. See scans. Internally fine. Serious shelf appeal. A scholarly examination of the two critical nineteenth century poets. Small wood-engraved bookseller's paper label from Paul Elder & Co. on the rear flyleaf, for the collector of those. A display book. L-45n

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1979. Hardcover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Chris Duke. Fine. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1979. Signed, Limited Edition. Signed by Gore Vidal on the third free end paper. First Edition Thus (after the 1973 market first edition). Octavo, 524 pp., two illustrations by Chris Duke for this edition, balance of illustrations courtesy of various institutions. Full rich gray leather, gilt decorated and imprinted, spine panels rib divided, All Edges Gilt, gray moire endpapers, with matching satin page-marker ribbon. Franklin's as-always lavish binding, in a limited signed edition of Vidal's 1973 historical novel, 'Burrs'. Paper and typeface specially selected by Franklin; gilt is 22 karat. The Franklin Library, doing what they did best. As New; pristine and flawless. As bright, tight and immaculate as it was on its first day in 1979. With the author's 'A Special Message to Subscribers from Gore… Read More

Paris: Librarie Hachette, 1932. Leather Bound. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Very Good; see scans and description. Paris: Librarie Hachette, 1932. 'Ce bon Abbé Prévost, L'Auteur de Manon' by historian André de Maricourt. 12mo, original publication (which was issued in wraps, 1932) rebound here shortly thereafter by Kirke Cowdery in 3/4 leather and marbled cloth with ribbed spine, gilt spine imprinting, marbled endpapers and Top Edge Gilt; 221 pp; signed by re-binder Cowdery in Oberlin, Ohio, with inscription, on the second free endpaper; in French, in the inscription, he states where, in Paris, he first received this example (in wraps, as published) in January of 1933 in Paris. Very Good; spine is sunned (scan), corners show small-scale wear, and the pages of this Hachette issue are medium age-toned. 'Ce bon Abbé Prévost' is Maricourt's semi-biographical look at the relatively lesser-known French novelist Antoine… Read More

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1979. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ann Grifalconi . Fine. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1979. Signed, Limited Edition. Signed by William Styron on the third free end paper. First Edition Thus. Includes the rather scarce 22-page "Notes from the Editors", which accompanied this edition in its original shipment. Octavo, 441 pp., stylish woodcut illustrations by Ann Grifalconi. Full rich chestnut leather with green leather spine title panel, gilt decorated and imprinted, spine panels rib divided, All Edges Gilt, ruby-red moire endpapers with matching satin page-marker ribbon. Franklin's as-always lavish binding, in a limited signed edition of Styron's 1967 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, the story of the slave revolt in Virginia in 1831, led by Turner. Title is taken from Thomas Ruffin Gray's 1831 (non-fiction) account of the same name. The paper is 60-pound Franklin Library Publishers Eggshell… Read More

New York : Berkley Books, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New; quite pristine in every way. See scans and description. New York: Berkley Books, 1999. First Edition and First Printing of the paperback edition, after the 1998 Simon & Schuster hardcover first edition. Octavo, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 400 pp. New, and immaculate. No flaws. See scans. Werth's readable account - very much like a novel - of the true story of the harrowing journey of a family into the medical malpractice labyrinth after suffering a family tragedy. Still used every day in law and medicine classrooms. A collectible first-first of the paperback edition, in superb condition. See scans. Shipped in a new, protective box - no bag for this one. L13n

New York: Birch Lane Press / Carol Publishing Group, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: Birch Lane Press / Carol Publishing Group, 1992. First Edition and First Printing, Octavo, photo-illustrated jacket, white and gray boards with gilt spine imprinting, lightly marbled endpapers, 368 pp. Near Fine book - Fine, but for a very modest spine lean - in a Fine, unclipped jacket. See scan. 24 pages of photos, 16 in color. L-44 n

New York: William H. Wise & Co., 1926. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Denslow, W.W.. New York: William H. Wise, 1926. First Edition. Illustrations and decorations by W.W. Denslow. Octavo, 553 pp., tan cloth. Corners bumped, a bit of shelfwear, small bit of lower left corner of paper spine label missing, not affecting letters. A handsome copy, better than very good. An honoring biographical treatment of Elbert Hubbard, noted American author and publisher. In 1895 Hubbard founded an artist colony in East Aurora, N.Y., and subsequently founded there his Roycroft Press, with which he emulated William Morris's idealistic experiment in fine books and hand craftsmanship. Editor of the Philistine magazine and author of the A Message to Garcia (1899), Hubbard - who perished in the submarine sinking of the Lusitania in 1915 - was an American classic personality type, an advocate of and symbol for duty, efficiency, and Yankee… Read More