Search Results: Authors starting with W from Singularity Rare & Fine

Various: Various, 1968. First Editions . Various Wraps. Very Good Plus. Various. Wagner, D.R. And Others. A somewhat stunning collection, which, taken in all its parts, is both a free-form long-span biographical sketch of the accomplished poet, artist and musician D.R. Wagner, and a moving testimony to the closeness of his relationship with fellow counterculture poet B.L. "Bari" Kennedy [see separate listing of original manuscript poems by Kennedy]. (1) CHAPBOOKS: Various locations, dates and publishers; lot of poetry chapbooks inscribed to Bari Kennedy. Included: Cruisin' at the Limit [Duck Down, Fallon NV, 1982]. Signed and inscribed to Bari Kennedy; VG+. The Union Camp Papers [Twowindows Press, San Francisco, 1968. Edition of 420 copies]. Signed and inscribed to Bari Kennedy and flat signed at the title page; near fine. Round, Earth, Poems. [Gunrunner Press, Milwaukee, no date. Edition of 300 copies]. Signed and inscribed to Bari Kennedy; near fine. 100 Aspects of the Moon… Read More

New York: Dell Publishing Co., 1973. Soft cover. Very Good Plus. 7 3/4" x 11 3/4. (cover proof only) New York: Dell Yearling, 1973. Cover proof, 7 3/4" x 11 3/4", very good plus condition with some wrinking at each end and standard registration punch hole at top right. A nice full-wrap (cover, spine, rear cover) cover proof for the 1973 Dell Yearling edition of Jan Wahl's follow-up to The Furious Flycycle with more fanta-technological adventures of young Melvin Spitznagle the eccentric Professor Mickmecki, originally a Delacorte publication, also in 1973. Cover proof only. Nice collectible. Leph2

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1908. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fine. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1910. First Edition, Second Impression. Octavo, black ribbed cloth with gilt spine imprinting, blindstamped cover borders; 169 pp. + unpaginated index. Fine; prior owner's 1916 signature, else essentially flawless. See scans. Probably the most collectible copy still available of this extraordinarily rare genre title. L-40n

Washington, DC: CQ Press / A Division of Congressional Quarterly, Inc. , 2001. 4th Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New; immaculate. See scans and description. Washington, DC: CQ Press / A Division of Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 2001. Constitutional Law for a Changing America: Institutional Powers and Constraints, by Lee Epstein and Thomas G. Walker. ISBN 1568025432. Tall (9 1/8") octavo, glossy illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 718 pp. (xix + 699). New; immaculate. See scans. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LT28

Bellemont, AZ: Camelback / Canyonlands Venture, 1992. 1st Edition . Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New; pristine in every way, cover to cover. See scans and description. Box-shipped; no bags here. Bellemont, AZ: Camelback / Canyonlands Venture, 1992. Steven L. Walker's tribute "Grand Canyon - A Scenic Wonderland", for which he assembled the work of a small army of outstanding photographers. Tall-ish quarto, photo-illustrated staple-bound wraps, 32 pp. New, and quite pristine. See scans. A tourist souvenir piece honoring one of our proudest national attractions, sumptuously illustrated throughout in full color by those photographers, and with informative text aplenty from Walker. Collectible genre ephemera in superb condition. See scans. This item is on-premises, and all scans are of this specific piece. No drop-shipping, etc. here, ever. LPR13

New York: Delacorte Press, 1989. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: Delacorte Press, 1989. First Edition and First Printing. Octavo, illustrated jacket, boards are 3/4 blue paper-covered, 1/4 cream cloth with gilt imprinting on spine and cover, parchment endpapers, 304 pp. Fine Book in a Very Good, unclipped jacket with two "sale price stickers" and some ink spots on rear panel; otherwise jacket would be near fine. L-27

New York : Quadrangle / The New York Times Book Co. , 1976. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: Quadrangle / The New York Times Book Co., 1976. First Edition. Octavo, design dust jacket, blue cloth boards with gilt spine imprinting, xviii + 490 pp. A very Near Fine book in a Very Good unclipped jacket. See scans. Wallach on perception, memory, and how it all comes together in the brain. See topics on scan of rear jacket panel. LT13

2003. Soft cover. Fine. Waller, Karl. Two items of original art by artist Karl Waller. Ink. 1) Two panels executed conjointly, published in One Step Beyond, March, 2003, the bottom panel published in #3, the top in #4. See scan. Condition - fine, as created; there are artist-introduced light speckles on the bottom panel and a small area of artist's or publisher's white-out opn the top panel. Signed by Waller at the bottom in pencil. Annotations on reverse. Matted; image size itself is 13.5" x 9". 2) Dramatic splash page of a futuristic warrior holding a gun. Publication unknown to me (see scan). Signed "Karl" only in lower right corner, but that has been whited out. Not matted. Otherwise Fine, as created. 16" x 11". Annotations on reverse include his penned name and address, in his hand. L301

New York: Warner Books, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: Warner Books, 1995. First Edition and First Printing. Octavo, illustrated jacket by Jody Hewgill, russet and gray boards with copper spine imprinting, 214 pp. As New. Immaculate. L86

New York: Warner Books, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: Warner Books, 1995. First Edition and First Printing. Octavo, illustrated jacket by Jody Hewgill, russet and gray boards with copper spine imprinting, 214 pp. Fine in Fine, unclipped jacket. L86

New York: Warner Books, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New. New York: Warner Books, 1995. First Edition and First Printing. Octavo, jacket designed by Jackie Merri Meyer, ivory and green boards with silver spine imprinting, 248 pp. New; a Fine book in a Fine, unclipped jacket. Handsome collector copy. L-26

New York: Warner Books, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: Warner Book, 1995. First Edition and First Printing. Octavo, illustrated jacket, white boards, green spine with silver imprint, 248 pp. Fine book, Fine jacket. Nice collectible 1st/1st of Waller's fourth novel. L23

New York: Warner Books, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: Warner Books, 1995. First Edition and First Printing. Octavo, illustrated jacket by Jody Hewgill, russet and gray boards with copper spine imprinting, 214 pp. As New. Immaculate. See scan. L97

New York: Warner Books, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: Warner Books, 1995. First Edition and First Printing. Octavo, illustrated jacket by Jody Hewgill, russet and gray boards with copper spine imprinting, 214 pp. As New. Immaculate. See scan. L86

New York: Warner Books, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: Warner Books, 1995. First Edition and First Printing. Octavo, illustrated jacket by Jody Hewgill, russet and gray boards with copper spine imprinting, 214 pp. As New. Immaculate. L86

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1910. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very strong Very Good, quite close to Near Fine. 1910 First Edition and First Printing. See scans and description. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1910. 'How to Know Architecture: The Human Elements in the Evolution of Styles', by Frank E. Wallis. Octavo, deep green textured cloth boards with gilt imprinting on front cover and spine and with ornamentation in blind stamp on front cover, as well; frontispiece with tissue guard; 333 pp. ( 6 + 327). Replete with illustrations - 117 of them - those being black and white photographs and finely-executed drawings. See scans. Very Good, and not far from Near Fine: modest wear at spine ends, corners barely touched; front free endpaper bears the 1910 signature, in flowing india ink script, of the presumed original owner of this first printing example. Contents fine, with a very low degree of page… Read More

London: Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1994. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. London: Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1994. Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks No. 18. Octavo, 465 pp. Near Fine; a sharp, clean, little-used copy. See scans. 362 summaries of map collections of the British Isles, those collections themselves all in the British Isles. Preceded by expert text from a variety of authors on 26 specific topics of cartographic specialization. Sharp example. See scans. 5000-1

Seguin, TX: Mutual UFO Network, 1997. First Edition . Wrappers. Near Fine. 10 3/4" x 8 1/4. Photographs. Seguin, TX: The Mutual UFO Network, 1997. First Edition. 10 3/4" x 8 1/4", maroon wraps printed in black and gold, 300 pp. Near fine, no significant flaws; essentially as new. Scarce in this condition. The voluminous, remarkable, and really rather scarce proceedings from the [50th Anniversary] 1997 MUFON Symposium, held between July 11 and 13 in Grand Rapids, MI. Included: "UFOs at Fifty: Some Personal Observations", by Temple University professor (Dr. David M. Jacobs; "Connections: A Lifetime of Shared Experiences", by abductees Beth Collings and Anna Jamerson; "Five Themes: Further Findings of the Abduction Transcription Project" (Dan Wright); "Sightings From an African Casebook" (Cynthia R. Hind); "June 24, 1947: How It All Began. The Story of the Arnold Sighting" (Bruce S. Maccabee, Ph.D.); "An Analysis of the 1940… Read More

Rio De Janeiro: Sociedade Brasileira De Estudios Sobre Discos Voadores, 1959. First Edition . Wrappers. Near Fine. Quarto. Rio de Janeiro: Sociedade Brasileira De Estudios Sobre Discos Voadores, 1959. First Edition of issue 12 for November, 1959 of the publication from Dr. Walter Buhler's early Brazilian UFO investigative society. From the collection of noted UFOlogist Max Miller. Quarto, typeset folded legal-size bulletin, side-stapled. Please see scans. Text in Brazilian (Portuguese). Four long pages, printed single-side. Very slight age toning, folded for mailing as noted, Miller's address on the reverse of the last sheet, else a remarkable Near Fine. Early and historical. Includes: "A Turbina", "Disco Voador En Lorena", organizational information, and more. Brazil was one of the earliest locales for large numbers of sightings. From the collection of notable UFOlogist and publisher of Flying Saucers International, Max Miller. Very scarce in any case. L105

Rio De Janeiro: Sociedade Brasileira De Estudios Sobre Discos Voadores, 1960. First Edition . Wrappers. Near Fine. Quarto. Rio de Janeiro: Sociedade Brasileira De Estudios Sobre Discos Voadores, 1960. First Edition of issue 14 for March, 1960 of the publication from Dr. Walter Buhler's early Brazilian UFO investigative society. From the collection of noted UFOlogist Max Miller. Quarto, typeset folded legal-size bulletin, side-stapled. Please see scan. Text in Brazilian (Portuguese). Eight long pages, printed single-side. Very slight age toning, folded for mailing as noted, else a remarkable Near Fine. Early and historical. Includes: "Nada Subsiste Alem Da Verdale E Que Ele Que Calculadamente A Oculta AOS Outros Incorre Em Grave Erro" (UFO Critical Bulletin), "Caso Do Disco Proximo De Campinas", several shorts on individual worldwide sighting events, the "Dos Milhoes De Habitantes De Santos De S. PauloPor Que Somente Duas Pessoas Tiveran Oportunidade De Falar Com… Read More