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

Washington, DC: National Geographic Partners LLC, 2019. No Binding. New. New; pristine. See images. Washington, DC: National Geographic Partners LLC, 2019. National Geographic NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Mission Pin Set, new in original sealed packet. Both pins are loosely based on iconic NASA Apollo 11 lunar surface photographs, including a small helmet reflection expressed in silver on Buzz Aldrin's visor, and a shot of the lunar lander Eagle itself. Black backing is 4" x 3 1/2"; each pin is 1 1/2" wide at widest point. Zoom on photos. Flawless, a collectible which will not exits in large numbers in this condition. Ships in stout protection, of course. Lsph5

Indianapolis, IN and Lexington, KY: National Collegiate Athletic Association and Host Communication, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Indianapolis, IN and Lexington, KY: National Collegiate Athletic Association and Host Communication, 2003. First Edition and First Printing. The Official Program for the basketball Final Four for 2003, held at the Superdome in New Orlean, a tournament ultimately won by Syracuse University. Fine condition; gleaming, tight and unmarked. See scans. A hefty souvenir program; quarto, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, and a healthy 224 pages. Packed - really packed - with color photos, stats, schedules, and everything else one expects. And some things one doesn't; even the ads are of top-shelf design and photography. See scan of the contents page for the lengthy list of features. Collectible - and, in this condition, scarce. LPR52

Uncredited, 2010. First Edition . Illustrated Wraps. Very Good Plus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. NCAA Lacrosse 2010 Division II and Division III Championships - Unused Tickets - Ephemera. Three tickets, none used, all with stubs attached (scans). 7 7/8" x 3 11/16". light handling creases, hence Very Good, otherwise as new. See scans. These championship games were held at M&T Stadium in Baltimore on Sunday, May 30, 2010. In Division II, C.W. Post defeated LeMoyne, 14-9. In Division III, Tufts defeated Salisbury, 9-6. Very scarce lacrosse ephemera, in great shape - unlikely to be findable as such anywhere else. Ships in stout protection, of course. Lsmph5

Seattle: National Investigations Commission on Aerial Phenomena [NICAP], 1963. First Edition . Printed Wrappers. Very Good Plus. Quarto. Seattle: National Investigations Commission on Aerial Phenomena [NICAP], 1963 (later The National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena). First edition of the April, 1963 issue. From the collection of noted UFOlogist Max Miller. Quarto, stapled printed paper, 6 pp. including covers, which do bear articles. Paper is notably age-toned but supple; several small chips, all at the same mailing fold on successive pages; else essentially unflawed. Very Good Plus. A surprisingly scarce piece of UFO history. A vintage issue of The NICAP Reporter, a bulletin-style brief-update format for reporting current UFO sightings around the world, a typeset publication on unpretentious paper which replaced the immediate former publication, "Interplanetary", both of course by the now-legendary NICAP. Some of the single- or double- paragraph items are:… Read More

Seattle: National Investigations Commission on Aerial Phenomena [NICAP], 1963. First Edition . Printed Wrappers. Near Fine. Quarto. Seattle: National Investigations Commission on Aerial Phenomena [NICAP], 1963 (later The National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena). First edition of the February, 1963 issue. From the collection of noted UFOlogist Max Miller. Quarto, stapled printed paper, 6 pp. including covers, which do bear articles. Paper is notably age-toned but supple; Near Fine. A surprisingly scarce piece of UFO history. This is the fifth issue ever of The NICAP Reporter, a bulletin-style brief-update format for reporting current UFO sightings around the world, a typeset publication on unpretentious paper which replaced the immediate former publication, "Interplanetary", both of course by the now-legendary NICAP. Featured in this issue is a piece of multiple-province sightings in Argentina: "Argentina Favourite 'Refueling' Stop For Flying Disks".… Read More

Washington, DC: National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena [NICAP], 1962. First Edition . Wrappers. Very Good. Quarto. Washington, D.C.: National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena [NICAP], 1962. First Edition of the August-September, 1962 issue. Uncredited sketches and one by Richard Hall. From the collection of UFOlogist Max Miller of Flying Saucers International. Quarto, folded wrappers, newspaper format, 8 pp. Thin chip along spine not affecting text; age toning at top two-thirds of front page. Very Good. A NICAP classic publication which highlights in summary their soon to be released five year report to the U.S. Congress as well as other articles and sightings reports. Includes "The UFO Evidence", the lengthy 13-section five year report to Congress; "New Sightings by Navy, FAA & Airline Observers"; "AF Colonel, Noted Astronomer Join Board" (of NICAP); "Radar 'Dimples' Fail to Solve Key UFO Cases"; "Global… Read More

New York: New York Civil Liberties Union, 2017. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New; newsprint. See scans and description. New York: New York Civil Liberties Union, 2017. The Winter, 2017 issue of NYCLU News, the bulletin of the NYCLU. Elephant Folio (small newspaper height), folded newsprint wraps, 8 pp. New, with a very small nick at top right (see scan), though with the pre-printed addressee that all examples have - this publication is not sold at newsstands - on the lower left front cover.Mid-folded, as shipped and delivered. Front outer cover bears a head shot of the Bloviating Buffoon hizzownbadself. Articles include:Civil Liberties Hang in the Balance; Protecting Voting Rights; 14th Annual Broadway Stands Up For Freedom; and more. See scan of contents page. Now in sealed protective storage, on premises, of course. Ships in a new, sturdy box - not a bag. LPR28

New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2016. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New; a pristine and flawless stated First Edition, First Printing. New York: Little, Brown and Company, January, 2016. James Patterson & Marshall Karp's 'NYPD Red 4'. Octavo, illustrated jacket, red boards with gilt spine imprinting, 332 + 15 + 8 pp. New; pristine and perfect in every way. See scans. The most collectible form - in the most collectible condition - of the fourth installment in the NYPD Red series, that being the cases of the 'elite task force assigned to protect the rich, famous, and connected in the city where crime never sleeps', led by Detective Zach Jordan and his partner, Kylie MacDonald. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box, of course - not a bag. L43n

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. , 1936. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Moon, Carl. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1936. Illustrated by Carl Moon. Octavo, orange boards with black imprinting and illustration, 274 pp. Lacks dustjacket. Very Good; some spine fade, about 5% spine lean, previous owner's signature on ffep. A stout VG copy. See scan. L-36n

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. First American Edition, and so stated. Octavo, "Eros & Psyche" artfully photographed dust jacket, caramel cloth boards with gilt imprinting on front cover and spine, 455 pp. A Fine book in a Fine, unclipped jacket. Very handsome, collectible copy. Le Carre's uniquely non-espionage, and semi-autobiographical, early novel. L45n

Boston: Back Bay Books (Little Brown), 1998. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New. See scans. Boston: Back Bay Books (Little Brown), 1998. First Paperback Edition, later printing, of David Sedaris' 'Naked'. Octavo, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, viii + 291 pp. + 1 leaf with Sedaris brief on recto and ads on verso. New; quite pristine. Alternate-concept memoir humor from the guy who has been termed the hypothetical product 'if Dorothy Parker and James Thurber had a love-child'. Maybe. See scans. L51n

New York: Hyperion, 2010. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New; pristine and immaculate. New York: Hyperion, 2010. First Edition and First Printing of Naked Heat by (the pseudonymous) Richard Castle. Also, there is no date on copyright page, and 09/10 is on the rear jacket flap. This example is a first as first gets. Octavo, illustrated jacket (uncredited), black cloth boards, silver spine imprinting, 290 pp. New, flawless, immaculate, and pristine, and of course a wall-to-wall first, chronologically. A collector piece. The second novel (after "Heat Wave") in the series inspired by the series of "novels" in the "Castle" television series, which were, in the television series, written by the television "Richard Castle", Nate Fillion. There will be a quiz on that. Naked Heat was not, in fact, written by Nate Fillion, but it will be a long time before the identity of the actual author is divulged. If ever.… Read More

Chicago: Rand, McNally & Co., 1906. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. First Edition of Esse V. Hathaway's "Napoleon The Little Corsican", in the best level of Very Good you can get in this 1906 book. Chicago: Rand, McNally & Co., 1906. First Edition. 16mo, light brown cloth boards, brown imprinting on front cover and spine, 162 + 6 pp. 3 full-page portraits and 45 text illustrations by Louis Braunhold. A handsome Very Good, with just touches of micro-edgewear, moderate age toning to the pages within, and original owner's signature at top of ffep. Ships in stout protection, of course. L16

London: Printed for the author and sold [by J.Robson], 1786. First Edition . Three-Quarter Morocco & Cloth. Very Good. 11.25" x 9. Engravings. London: Printed for the author and sold [by J.Robson], 1786. First Edition. Brockett 6577; Gamble 4878. Lacking the frontispiece. 11.25" x 9". 4 + 60 pp + 1. 3/4 morocco and marbled boards, spine lettered in gilt. Some darkening and marginal staining to the contents, minor soiling, title page worn and chipped with repairs, plate of The Column marginally chipped, backed with tissue. Old ink inscription at title page top: "Walter Cumming {?} from his friend George Jeffrey". 1906 rubberstamp of Boston Medical Library at center of title page. Overall, very good. One of the rarest of English-language pieces on lighter-than-air aviation. Two Aerial Voyages is Dr. Jeffries' account of his two historic ballooning voyages: "The first voyage, on the Thirtieth of November, 1784, from London to Kent; The Second, on the… Read More

New York: Aeronautical Archives of the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences in cooperation with the Work Projects Administration of New York City, 1930. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Aeronautical Archives of the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences in cooperation with the Work Projects Administration of New York City; no date. but circa 1930s. A scarce c. 1930's facsimile reproduction of the 1786 title work , Narrative of the Two Aerial Voyages of Doctor Jeffries with Monsieur Blanchard, which, per the foreword herein, "is now so rare that the (facsimile issued by the publishers noted above) has been prepared for distribution to libraries and universities so that this interesting and historically important volume may be available and more widely read than heretofore". Apart from that foreword, the facsimile is identical to that (now extremely rare) 1786 original. Of the facsimile, the foreword adds "no copies have been sold, and the entire… Read More

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2016. Hardcover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New and pristine, still in publisher's shrink wrap. See scans and description. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2016. Nasty Galaxy, by Sophia Amoruso. Square octavo (10 1/8" x 10 1/8"), pink cloth boards, photo-illustrated on both covers. New, immaculate and pristine, still in publisher's shrink wrap; this edition was publisher-issued as signed-by-author. The most collectible form of the book by entrepreneur Sophia Christina Amoruso, who launched the Nasty Gal retail store. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box, of course - not a bag. Lfltschc1

Washington, DC: National Geographic Society , 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New, and pristine; see scans and description. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 2019. The March, 2019 issue, "We Are Not Alone". Quarto, photo-illustrated perfect-bound wraps,144 pp. New, bright, pristine and squeaky clean, removed from shipping bag only for scanning and description, and now in protective storage, on premises, of course. See scans. Feature articles include: Who's Out There?; Conjuring Clouds; El Salvador Criminal Gangs; Carnivals of the Americas; Elephants' Skin; Venice Canal Reflections; Borneo Mulu Caves; Transparent Butterflies; Treehoppers; New Dinosaur; Water Quality; Safe, Cheap, Green Nuclear Energy. Brand New, collectible condition, with original ephemera accoutrements. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LNG4

Washington, DC: National Geographic Society , 2018. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New, and pristine; see scans and description. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 2018. The July, 2018 issue. Quarto, photo-illustrated perfect-bound wraps,144 pp. New, bright, pristine and squeaky clean, removed from shipping bag only for scanning and description, and now in sealed storage, on premises. NGS's laid-in promotional cardstock offers remain, of course. See scans. Feature articles include: Building Better Athletes; Wild Gems of Russia; Bats in the Night; Seabird Decline; Puerto Rico; Latinos; Creating the World; Clean Energy in a Coal Mine; 30 Years of Climate Lessons. See scans of contents pages for more detail. There are also, of course, the numerous - and always deeply engaging - shorter features, departments, graphics, even absorbing ads. You know the NG. Brand New, collectible condition, with original accoutrements. Ships in a new, sturdy,… Read More

Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 2017. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New. See scans and description. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 2017. The December 2017 - January 2018 issue of National Geographic Traveler, that being Volume 34, Number 6. Edited by George W. Stone. Quarto, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 104 pp. New, and immaculate, stem to stern, cover to cover. Now in sealed storage, on premises. See all scans. Best of the World, 2018; Hawaii; Mexico; Ireland; 15 Winter Resorts; Los Angeles; Ethiopia; Cambodia; Jordan; Canada; Armenia; Bali; Chile; more, of course. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. L-NG2

Washington, DC: National Geographic Society , 2018. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New, and pristine; see scans and description. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 2018. The February, 2018, issue of the National Geographic magazine, that being Volume 233, Number 2, "The New Big Brother" issue. Quarto, photo-illustrated perfect-bound wraps,138 pp. New, bright, pristine and squeaky clean. Removed from shipping bag for scanning and description, then archived in sealed storage, on premises. NGS's laid-in promotional cardstock offers remain, of course. See scans. Feature articles include: Surveillance Society (Big Brother); Feeding China; Falkland Islands; Brainiac Birds; Teen Parenting; Honey DNA; EcoTopia; Skyscrapers on Sand. See scan of contents page for more detail. There are also, of course, the numerous - and always deeply engaging - shorter features, departments, graphics, even absorbing ads. You know the NG. Brand New,… Read More