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

Nuremberg: Hoffman and Campe, 1831. First Edition . Full-Leather. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Nuremburg: Hoffman and Campe, 1831. First edition. [IN GERMAN] Original wrappers, now also bound in modern calf with veined endpapers. 16mo, 152 pp. Leather binding is Fine, contents are foxed, VG. See scans. The first published foray into idealogical polemics by the German poet and playwright Heinrich Heine. Heine, influenced by his life as a Jew in French-occupied Germany as well as by mentor, philosopher Georg Hegel, was a political liberal, although one who expressed himself with some refinement. Anti-aristocratic, he moved to France in 1831 to show his support for the French Revolution, and soon after published Kalldorf Uberden Adel, itself an attack on aristocracy in general and upon Count Von Moltke in particular. Upon later meeting Von Moltke - one of the most accomplished and respected Germans of the era - Heine offered a published and an in-person… Read More

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. George H. Jones. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1978. First Edition and Limited Edition. With included, separate "Notes from the Editors", which is now scarce. Octavo, 315 +2 pp.; illustrations executed with distinctive style by George H. Jones. As New; immaculate and pristine. See scans. Franklin's lavish leather binding of the First Edition of Vidal's fictional memoir of a California aviator's interaction with a cult leader - in fact, more of a vehicle for Vidal-style diversified lampoon-y opinion. Full rich red top grain leather, gilt decorated and imprinted, spine panels rib divided, All Edges Gilt, moire endpapers of an almost-indescribable pale pinkish color, and a matching satin page-marker ribbon. The gilt is 22 karat; the paper is 60-pound Eggshell Wove Cream; text is set in 11-point Sabon typeface. The Franklin Library, doing… Read More

Tallinn, Estonia: Kirjastus Kunst, 1976. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Toots, Villu. Tallinn, Estonia: Kirjastus Kunst, 1976. First Edition. Signed, warmly inscribed and dated by the author in calligraphic freehand on the ffep, to Don Moy, contributing editor of Fine Print. Toots' "Happy New Year" self-portrait remembrance greeting card is laid in as well, also signed, also to Moy. Quarto, 142 pp. Bright yellow buckram boards, black spine with yellow imprinting. Extremely minimal peripheral wear, as close to fine as near fine can be. In protective mylar. A tour-de-force of the esteemed Estonian calligraphic artist, 31 pages of text [in Estonian] with the balance of the volume being a broad variety of Toots' artful calligraphic works, each full page, black-on-white, white-on-black, and in some cases bicolor. One of these is a calligraphically presented quote from Stanley Morison: "Calligraphy is a term used for… Read More

1887. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. (no place / no publisher): 1887, Kando Koron. Subtly patterned wraps, 26 pp., woodblock printed on soft, fibrous, flexible paper, likely a form rice paper. In Japanese throughout, of course. Very Good; one stain and bit of sporadic soil on cover (see scans), covers have stood the test of time quite sturdily. Contents are Fine. Contains Zen Buddhist teachings; "Kando" roughly translates as a feeling or sensation of profound excitement and gratification derived from experiencing supreme quality and performance. "Koron" may be a proper name in this context. Vintage, quaint and a bit mystical in aspect. L30n

New York : Kaplan, Inc., 2013. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very Good, close to Near Fine. See scans and description. New York: Kaplan, Inc., 2013. Kaplan Bar Review: MPRE / Course Materials. Quarto, perfect-bound wraps, 470 pp. Very Good. Bottom edge of inside rear cover and last few leaves show former staining, not affecting any text, etc. Otherwise, flawless. No interior writing. LT25

New York: Kaplan Bar Review / division of Kaplan, Inc., 2013. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Near Fine; see scans and description. New York: Kaplan Bar Review / division of Kaplan, Inc., 2013. Kaplan Bar Review MPRE (Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam) Course Materials, with internal instructions on accessing additional materials online. Quarto, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, vi + 470 pp. Very Near Fine; some modest external rubbing, barely visible in scan, and of course no interior writing or marks of any kind. LT18

Kappa Books, 2004. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Kappa Books, 2004. The volume 19 issue of Kappa's Large Print Word-Finds Puzzles. Fine; highest pulp grade. No writing. Very faint toning to newsprint pages. A virtually new copy. Quarto, illustrated wraps, 94 numbered puzzles plus solution section. No interior writing, of course. A vintage issue waiting to be solved now, or years hence, or to be placed in a collection. LANAC

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

Honolulu: Patten Co., Ltd., 1929. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed twice. Very Good in Very Good jacket. See scans. Honolulu: The Patten Co., Ltd., 1929. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by the author, Katherine Yates, from Waikiki, on the ffep [E.E. Steven was a pseudonym of the famed juvenile fiction author, for this book]. Also another signature by her on the title page, by the name E.E. Steven, with which she identifies that name as "pseud". Octavo, 268 pp. Orange cloth with black imprint and black author's [Yates'] stylized royal palm tree device on the cover. Matching orange and black dustjacket (quite scarce itself). A handsome very good plus book, showing light cover soiling, minor bumping at the corners (no loss of cloth), and shelf wear at the tips of the spine. Jacket is a solid vg, complete with a few small chips and some soiling. See scans. A pseudonymous journey into mystery… Read More

London : Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 48mo - over 3 - 4" tall. Kate Greenaway. A strong Very Good book, in a Very Good jacket. Kate Greenaway's Birthday Book, with Verses by Mrs. Sale Barker. All illustrations by Kate Greenaway. London: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd, undated withing but for the 1968 birthday gift presentation inscription (scan) and the notation "Printed in Great Britain 42.1160". Hence, certainly not more recent than 1968, perhaps more vintage. 48mo (in this case, 4" x 4" x 1"), cream jacket illustrated in pink, green and black by Greenaway, buff cloth boards illustrated in red and green also by Greenaway, 125 numbered pages as well as a number of unpaginated lined or blank pages for notation and. of course, Greenaway's full-color, full-page illustrations, which are also unpaginated. A beloved tiny book apparently printed many times over the years, meant for the recording the birthdays and other… Read More

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1979. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1979. First Edition/printing. Octavo, jacket illustration by Mel Greifinger, gray and buff boards with gilt spine imprinting, 304 pp. Fine book in a Near Fine, unclipped jacket with one 1/2" closed tear, thin marginal toning on its flap interiors. Scarce first printing in any condition. L-32

2009. Soft cover. Fine. Burton, David W.. Original pin-up art by David W. Burton, entitled by him "Keeper of the Way". 9" x 12", graphite on Bristol paper. Fine. With original mailing envelope from Burton. A well-armed, but clearly not of a mind to overdress, Warrior Damsel guards an ancient oaken door (see scan). Burton, who passed away on December 8th, 2011, was a much-acclaimed, award winning artist who created work for a wide variety of publishers in the Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror and Comics fields. His works hang in galleries internationally. Burton executed private commissions for a number of well known authors and producers, among those Ray Bradbury, and Danton Burroughs described Burton's art as the best representation of his grandfather's Tarzan story-line in many years. Regarding that same illustrative sequence, comics legend Al Williamson said of Burton: "Its about damn time somebody got it right!" One of Burton's Mars pieces appeared in the… Read More

Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1927. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Fine Book in Very Good Jacket; see scans and description. Chicago: A.C.McClurg & Co., 1927. First edition. 12mo, 290 pp., red cloth with black imprinting. Pictorial jacket. Sparkling Fine book with light pencil notation by a prior bookseller at front endpapers; jacket has one spine top chip, sporadic edge wear at periphery, and the price on the flap, originally partly rubbed out by a previous owner, has had the rubbed out part re-written. Very good jacket - and scarce. See all scans (light streaks in jacket scans are reflections off the protective acetate overjacket. Extremely sharp example of the book itself. This dustjacket has the ad for "The War Chief", by Edgar Rice Burroughs, on the front flap above price. Ken shows up in town as a formally-dressed Dude - but he shows the cowpunchers, bandits and belles in his dusty new home that he can handle… Read More

Kenya, Mukamata Region: uncredited, 2018. No Binding. New. New. See image and description. Kenyan Hand-Woven Grass Saucer Trivet, Mukamama Region. 10" Diameter. Teal, buff and cream colors in the case of this piece are dyed by the Kenyan artists who require 2 or 3 days of manual labor for a piece such as this. In this process, natural sisal fibers are dyed, then woven over a core of forest grass. Historically, such "saucer trivets" were used by the Kenyans themselves to protect a sensitive surface from the heat of medium size hot cookware. Here, though one could do that, such an artwork is better suited as a wall-hanging, shelf display, or a jewelry holder. Don't submerge this artwork, nor wash with it water; a damp cloth is all that should be used, if cleaning becomes necessary. Try to find another one of these... Ships in a sturdy box, of course. LUns

Utica, NY: Gateway Press, 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Utica, NY: Gateway Press, 2006. First Edition and First Printing (stated). Signed and dated by author Wilczek with "have a good read", but without personalization, at the half-title. See scan. Octavo, illustrated jacket, black cloth boards with silver spine imprinting, 308 pp. New; pristine, both jacket and book. Sealed and laid flat since purchase. A very collectible- and quite pristine - first edition, first printing of Wilczek's first novel, a thriller centered on a forty-year-old government cover-up. L80

New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1966. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Very Good. See scans and description. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1966 (copyright). Sixth Printing (1977). The Key to English Letter Writing, Volume Ten in The Key to English Series prepared by the staff of English Language Services, Inc. 12mo, illustrated staple bound wraps, 86 pp. (x + 76). Very Good; modest soiling and faint creasing at covers (see scans); small-scale edge wear. Contents are very, very Near Fine, almost as new. See all scans. The tenth and last volume in Macmillan's 'The Key to English' series, which was conceived and executed as a tool for international students studying the English language. A very small and unprepossessing little text, but very scarce now as a genre collectible. L41n

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1965. Cloth. Very Good/Good Plus. 11 1/2" x 10. From Photographs. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1965. Illustrated from photographs and with foldout plans. 11 1/2" x 10", buff cloth in photopictorial jacket. A very good or better book, with no salient flaws; contents are fine. Dustjacket is notably chipped at top and bottom edges, but is quite clean and glossy otherwise; good plus. The classic standard reference on Cambodian sculpture. Informed and informative text, 275 illustrations from photographs, 24 rather spectacular tipped-in color plates, and the full complement of foldout plans and comparative chronologies at the rear, all fine. Scarce, and complete, reference. LPBN1

East Rutherford, NJ: Kickoff Classic / Meadowlands Sports Complex, 1990. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. East Rutherford, NJ: Kickoff Classic / Meadowlands Sports Complex, 1990. The game program for the Kickoff Classic VIII game, played August 31, 1990 between Syracuse University and the University of Southern California, a game won by the Trojans 34-16, behind the passing of QB Todd Marinovich. Quarto, illustrated stapled wraps, 60 pp. Fine; nearly perfect. See scans. All the usual good stuff inside: feature articles, team head shots, statistics, and so on for 60 pages. See scan of contents page. Scarce collectible of a now-defunct pre-season annual Classic football game, in outstanding condition. LPR51

Fort Worth, TX: Magnolia Media Group, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. As New; pristine. See scans and description. Fort Worth, TX: Magnolia Media Group, 1996. Kids' Crafts 101 Magazine - Summer, 1996. The first issue, Volume 1, Number 1, of this Michaels Arts & Crafts special edition title...and, possibly, the only issue. In any case - scarce. Quarto, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 112 pp. As New, and quite pristine; flawless. Even the laid-in subscription offer cards remain here, untouched. See scans. A beautifully conceived, photographed, written and illustrated collection of imaginative crafts for kids. Scanned image of contents page will tell you more, but some of the topics are: nature crafts, rainy day crafts, wearable crafts, kitchen crafts, toys 'n gifts, Other Neat Stuff, and so on - all for kids. With, of course, full instruction and illustration. Apparently a true rarity, as any issue; as the first one - volume one,… Read More

New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2014. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New; pristine. First St. Martin's Griffin edition and first printing. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2014. 'Killer Secrets' by Lora Leigh, fifth title in her series The SEALs. Octavo, perfect-bound wraps, 371 pp (370 +1). New, and flawless. Homeland Security Special Agent Kira Porter is - in more ways than one - on the trail of Ian Richards, a Navy SEAL and illegitimate son of cartel figure Diego Fuentes. Is Ian a good-guy Seal, a cartel operative, or a French terrorist ? Regardless, he's apparently hot, so Agent Porter must doggedly...umm... stick to the job. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box; not a bag. L23