Search Results: Fantasy and Horror from Singularity Rare & Fine

New York: Popular Library, 1976. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: Popular Library, 1976. Science fiction ephemera: 8 1/2" x 11", three-hole-punched octavo promotional informational bulletin, printed on one side, for the 1976 Popular Books edition of "The Shores of Kansas", by Robert Chilson. Near Fine; see scan. Collectible Sci-fi ephemera, quite scarce. L-eph1

New York: Popular Library, 1976. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: Popular Library, 1976. Science fiction ephemera: 8 1/2" x 11", three-hole-punched octavo promotional informational bulletin, printed on one side, for the 1976 Popular Books edition of "Universe 5", a Terry Carr-edited collection of 12 science fiction stories by Fritz Leiber, Edgar Pangborn, Ursula K. LeGuin, Gene Wolf, F.M. Busby, J.J. Russ, Geo. Alec Effinger, Mildred Downey Broxon, J. Michael Reeves, Hilary Bailey, and Kris Neville. Near Fine; see scan. Collectible Sci-fi ephemera, quite scarce. L-eph1

New York: Katherine Tegen Books (HarperCollins), 2013. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Joel Tippie (jacket). New; pristine. First Edition, First Printing, and the B&N Exclusive Edition with Journal Entries Tipped In. See scans and description. New York: Katherine Tegen Books (HarperCollins), 2013. 'Allegiant', by Veronica Roth, that being the third title in her 'Divergent' trilogy of young adult science fiction / adventure novel. Octavo, illustrated jacket by Joel Tippie, red boards with silver front cover device of the series logo and silver spine imprinting, cloud-illustrated endpapers in reflective texturing, the multiple-page tipped in Journal Entries (see sample scan) 531pp. (525 + 6), as well as the Journal Entries. New, and immaculate in every way. See scans. First edition and first printing. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box, of course - not a bag. L72

New York: Katherine Tegen Books (HarperCollins), 2013. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Joel Tippie (jacket). New; pristine. See scans and description. New York: Katherine Tegen Books (HarperCollins), 2013. 'Allegiant', by Veronica Roth, that being the third title in her 'Divergent' trilogy of young adult science fiction / adventure novel. Octavo, illustrated jacket by Joel Tippie, red boards with silver front cover device of the series logo and silver spine imprinting, cloud-illustrated endpapers in reflective texturing, 531pp. (525 + 6). New, and immaculate in every way. See scans. First edition and first printing. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box, of course - not a bag. L72

1995. Soft cover. Near Fine. Anacleto, Jay. Jay Anacleto: 1995 original ink & pencil pin-up art on illustration paper, for Harrier Comics #2, 1995. 'The Fly [alien]'. 11" x 17", image continues nearly to the edges. Slightly age-toned, else Fine. See scans. Protected within matting board, but not framed or matted. Unsigned, at least on the front. An extraordinarily textured, detailed, labor-intensive piece by Anacleto - a rare, EARLY published piece - executed for Harrier in his so-called "struggling years" in the Philippines, prior to his coming statewide to work for Marvel and DC etc . In the image, an imaginatively-clad space warrior floats weightlessly, among high-tech machinery and near another space-person, apparently outside a starship of some kind. Very detailed; the amount of work that goes into something like this continues to boggle the mind. Big and emphatic and worthy of dominating a room when hung. L305

New York : Little Leather Library Corporation, 1921. Flexible Boards. Very Good. 48mo - over 3 - 4" tall. Very Good. See scans and description. New York: Little Leather Library Corporation, undated but circa 1921. 'At the End of the Passage', by Rudyard Kipling. 48mo - a miniature book, 3 7/8" tall; green and copper flexible leatherette boards, 92 pp. Very Good; about as good as the fragile Little Leather Library series generally survives, with no salient flaws other than the standard deep age-toning to the endpapers; contents are quite bright and un-toned, and the amount of copper-color remaining in the copper-and-green binding is quite goods (these little pieces often started out without much of the copper color). Zoom on scans. This is the Redcroft edition of the Little Leather Library series of promotional miniatures. All such versions from LLL would have been treated as ephemera at the time. Scarce now. 'At the End of the Passage' is a rather impacftul horror story or… Read More

1996. Soft cover. Fine. Balon, Beau. 1996: Original art, an untitled ink drawing on art paper of a masked and well armed, armored, and constructed Warrior Princess, in the style of comics-industry characters of the genre, by the unique poly-artist Beau Balon. Fine condition, 13 3/4" x 11", signed bottom center and again, with date, lower left. See scans (image larger than scanner; also, varying shades of white background are a scan artifact not present on the piece itself). L308

New York: Warner Books, 1997. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Daniel Horne. Fine; essentially As New. See scans and description. New York: Warner Books, 1997. First Edition and First Printing of J.V. Jone's fantasy & adventure follow-on after her Book of Words trilogy. Octavo, illustrated jacket by Daniel Horne, maroon and black boards with gilt spine imprinting, map page + 612 pp. New, Fine; never read since acquisition, but there is a small patch of slight abrasion at the top page edges (as acquired), strictly cosmetic and not affecting any other part of the book or jacket. Jacket is also As New and is, of course, not price-clipped. See scans. An unusual start for a fantasy/adventure tale - California. Don't worry - Tessa McCamfrey doesn't hang on the left coast very long, once she slips the Barbed Coil ring she finds onto her finger... Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box; not a bag. See scans. L10n

New York: Atria Books / Simon & Schuster, 2013. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New; without flaw. New York: Atria Books / Simon & Schuster, 2013. First Edition and First Printing.' Bellman & Black' by Diane Setterfield. Octavo, illustrated jacket by Connie Gabbert, blue and black boards with gilt spine imprinting, patterned endpapers, 328 pp. New; immaculate. See all scans. More creepy suspense from best-selling Diane Setterfield ('The Thirteenth Tale'); a "heart-thumpingly perfect ghost story". Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box, of course - not a bag. L21

New York: Berkely Books, 1976. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: Berkley Books, 1976. Science fiction ephemera: 8 1/2" x 11" promotional brochure, tri-fold (6 pp.), highlighting the 1976 Berkley edition of "Candles in the Wood" by Alexandra Manners. Inside, thirteen other upcoming Berkley editions are shown - titles by Robert A. Heinlein, James M. Cain, Brendan Gill, Dale Copps, Annie Laurie McAlister, Andrew Tomas, Susanna Juliusburger, Erika Nau, Georgette Heyer, Sam Moscowitz, Allan Vaughan Elston, and Harry Harrison. Near Fine; no notable flaw. See scan. Collectible publishing ephemera, quite scarce. L-eph1

New York: Berkely Medallion , 1976. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: Berkley Medallion, 1976. Science fiction ephemera: 8 1/2" x 11" promotional informational sheet, printed on one side, for the 1976 Berkley Medallion edition of "The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag", by Robert A. Heinlein. Near Fine; one crease at lower right. See scan. Collectible Sci-fi ephemera, quite scarce. L-eph1

New York: Aladdin, 2011. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Antonio J. Capano (jacket). First Printing. New - brand, squeaky new. See scans and description. New York: Aladdin, 2011. First Edition and First Printing of Brandon Mull's " Beyonders - A World Without Heroes", the first title in his Fantasy / Adventure "Beyonder" Series. Mull is also the author of the "Fablehaven" series. Octavo, 3-D cover jacket illustrated by Antonio J. Capano, medium blue boards with gilt spine imprinting, 454 pp. + 3 pp. New, in the 3-D jacket variant; a very collectible first/first. See all scans. Note that the apparent tiny abrasion at jacket bottom edge is a scan reflection, not an abrasion. Also, the 3D nature of the 3D jacket version does not show as such in scans, of course. Zoom on scans. Solve this first "Beyonders" title, and save the Kingdom, by piecing together the Word of Power. "By reading these words,… Read More

New York : Night Shade Books, 2011. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Obrotowy (jacket). New; First Edition, First Printing. See scans and description. New York: Night Shade Books, 2011. 'The Book of Cthulhu', edited by Ross E. Lockhart, an anthology of stories by authors inspired by the Cthulhu mythos, that being the most renowned branch of the work of H.P. Lovecraft, probably the greatest English-language creator of horror to date. Octavo, illustrated jacket with front cover art by Obrotowy, black boards with silver spine imprinting, 530 pp. (529 + 1). New, and flawless but for some micro-crinkle to the top front edge of the jacket, too small to be visible in scan. See scan of contents for story titles; the authors include Kage Baker; Laird Barron; Elizabeth Bear; Ramsey Campbell; David Drake; Caitlin R. Kiernan; Thomas Ligotti; Tim Pratt; Cherie Priest; W.H. Pugmire; Charles Stross; and Gene Wolfe. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box… Read More

Cambridge, MA: New England Science Fiction Association, Inc., 1979. Soft cover. Near Fine. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Mike Symes. Cambridge, MA: Del Rey / New England Science Fiction Association, Inc., 1979. Science fiction ephemera: two items of ephemera on the Boskone XVI Science Fiction Convention at the Sheraton-Boston Hotel, February 16-18, 1979.See scans. Included are a six page (three sheets, both side printed, unbound) Progress Report, buff paper, red ink, octavo (letter) size; also the kept-half (upper half) of a registration for the convention, illustrated obverse (possibly by Mike Symes, the convention's official artist); reverse, the business side of the registration, shows a handwritten note-to-self by the registrant. This piece is 8 1/2" by 7 1/"; it does show one faint fold, and a neat slit, neither of these being visually obtrusive. See scans. Collectible Fantasy-Sci-fi ephemera. L-eph1

New York: Del Rey, 2005. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gianni, Gary. New York: Del Rey, 2005. Advance Uncorrected Proof of the first Del Rey. Profusely illustrated by Gary Gianni. Octavo, 367 numbered pages. Fine, as new but for a small yellow highlighter mark, top page edges, presumably not a remainder mark as this is an A.U.P. Proof and the mark is on the top. Very collectible, and scarce, form of the Del Rey edition. Chock-a-block with Gianni's fine Frazetta-like illustrations. L43n

New York : Disney-Hyperion (Disney Book Group), 2018. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. John Rocco (jacket). New; see scans and description. Stated First Edition and First Printing, the B&N exclusive edition (of several first edition variants), this one ISBN 9781368024068, with 'Apollo's Puzzle Collection" (6 pp. including covers) insert. See scans and description. New York: Disney-Hyperion (Disney Book Group), 2018. 'The Burning Maze: The Trials of Apollo, Book 3', by Rick Riordan. Includes 'Apollo-Speak' glossary and a 9 pp. preview of an upcoming Roshani Chokshi novel (see below). Jacket illustration by John Rocco. Octavo, illustrated jacket, bright green cloth boards with gilt spine imprinting and gilt Apollo logo on front cover, goldenrod endpapers, 440 pp.(431 + 9 pp. preview of 'Rick Riordan Presents Aru Shah and the End of Time' [Roshani Chokshi]). Also the 6 pp. Apollo's Puzzle Location… Read More

New York : Disney-Hyperion (Disney Book Group), 2018. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. John Rocco (jacket). New; see scans and description. Stated First Edition and First Printing, the B&N exclusive edition (of several first edition variants), this one ISBN 9781368024068, with 'Apollo's Puzzle Collection" (6 pp. including covers) insert. See scans and description. New York: Disney-Hyperion (Disney Book Group), 2018. 'The Burning Maze: The Trials of Apollo, Book 3', by Rick Riordan. Includes 'Apollo-Speak' glossary and a 9 pp. preview of an upcoming Roshani Chokshi novel (see below). Jacket illustration by John Rocco. Octavo, illustrated jacket, bright green cloth boards with gilt spine imprinting and gilt Apollo logo on front cover, goldenrod endpapers, 440 pp.(431 + 9 pp. preview of 'Rick Riordan Presents Aru Shah and the End of Time' [Roshani Chokshi]). Also the 6 pp. Apollo's Puzzle Location… Read More

New York: Wings, 2002. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Carrie / Salem's Lot / The Shining New York: Wings Books [Random House], 2002. First Edition and First Printing thus (of this collection), with a number line starting with "1" (unusual for a Random House affiliate). Octavo, 1,096 pp. Red cloth boards, silver imprinting. Pictorial jacket, art by Tim Jacobus. Very Good Plus, really very close to Near Fine, for jacket and book. Jacket, which is not clipped, shows small scale curling at top; the book has trace dust on top page edges. Does not appear to have been read. A first printing and first edition of this Wings Books collection of King's first three novels. Handsome condition which many graders would call near fine, as well they might. Hefty; extra shipping may apply to some addresses. L41n

New York: Ace Books, Inc., 1939. Soft cover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Frank Frazetta. Very Good, plus some. Not far removed from Near Fine. See scans and description. New York: Ace Books, Inc., publication date not given, but 1960's; 1939 (copyright). Ace # 09201, a very early printing of Ace's paperback first edition of Edgar Rice Burroughs' 'Carson of Venus'. 16mo, perfect-bound wraps illustrated at the cover by Frank Frazetta, 192 pp. A very strong Very Good, and not far from Near Fine. Certainly never read. Moderate age-toning to the pages, faint soil at top right, rear cover, and two thin apparent creases at spine, but these are superficial and not pronounced. See scans. Third novel in the Venus Series, and one which in timely fashion satirized the Axis forces then feeling their oats in Europe near the outset of World War II. See all scans. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. L47

2004. Soft cover. Fine. Chavez, Mario. 2004: Large original art by peerless pin-up artist Mario Chavez. Title not known to me, but of a well-armed and well-constructed - though, happily, less sturdily clad - blond angel, complete with halo. Fine condition, 20" x 15", mixed media on Crescent heavyweight hot press surface illustration board. Signed bottom right, with date, lower left. See scans; the variable whites of the background are a scan/camera artifacts and are not, of course, present on the piece itself. Big. When framed and matted, this will dominate a room. Better make it the right room. L300