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

Temecula, CA: Insight Graphics, Inc., 2011. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New, though Near Fine; see scans and description. Temecula, CA: Insight Graphics, Inc., 2011. The Autumn, 2011 issue of Qi - The Journal of Traditional Eastern Health & Fitness, that being Volume 21, No. 3. Quarto, illustrated staple-bound wraps, 64 pp. New, though Near Fine; modest signs of roughness in postal handling at front cover (zoom on scan); otherwise, flawless and immaculate throughout. Never read but for scanning and description for this listing. See all scans. This installment of the long-lived magazine of Eastern health, good living, and philosophy includes pieces on Mantak Chia; Xingyi's Mother Fists; Hidden Energies of Feng Shui, Part 7: Ions in Feng Shui; Feather Walking; A Biological Interpretation of Ch'i (Qi) ; and more. See contents scan for more detail. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. Scarce. LPR34

Temecula, CA: Insight Graphics, Inc., 2011. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very Good, close to Near Fine; see scans and description. Temecula, CA: Insight Graphics, Inc., 2011. The Winter, 2011 -2012 issue of Qi - The Journal of Traditional Eastern Health & Fitness, that being Volume 21, No. 4. Quarto, illustrated staple-bound wraps, 64 pp. Very Good, not far from Near Fine; modest roughening at front cover and contents page (zoom on scans); otherwise, flawless and immaculate throughout. This installment of the long-lived magazine of Eastern health, good living, and philosophy includes pieces on Taiji Qigong - Shibashi & Line Housheng; Hidden Energies of Feng Shui - Part 8; Healing Emotional Trauma; Intercerebral Hemorrhage & Qigong; Balancing; Knee Warmup; and more. See contents scan for more detail. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. Scarce genre publication. LPR46

Naperville, IL : Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2017. Hardcover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New, and pristine. See scans and description. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2017 (2016 Copyright). 'Quantum Physics For Babies', by Chris Ferrie. Square octavo, illustrated glossy and semi-gloss boards, 24 pp. including inside covers. Pages are stiff semi-gloss cardboard. New, and absolutely immaculate and pristine. See scans. A very easy-does-it intro to quantum physics - not really for babies per se, but certainly for first-reader toddlers. Contrary to the spoken-with-a-smile claim on the inside back cover - "Now you are a quantum physicist!" - this book will surely make neither you nor your little critter one of those - yet. But it is, in fact, a good way to ease she or he into the very beginning of particle physics. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. L72

London: Chatto & Windus, 1886. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. 8 5/8" x 6 3/8. Greenaway, Kate. London: Chatto & Windus [1886]. 1st Edition, scarce unprioritized variant binding. Illustrations by Kate Greenaway. 8 5/8" x 6 3/8". 58 pp. In BAL 7337, the binding described as: "Also noted is the following binding of unknown status, possibly an experimental" - unbleached linen with blue/green "s" cloth shelfback, dark brown coated endpapers, edges plain, vignette on front cover, back cover blank. Light soiling, minor rubbing to corners and spine ends, front hinge cracking but not loose, faint traces of glue previous owner's bookplate removal on front pastedown, quaint 1904 Christmas inscription on ffep with offset to flyleaf. A solid VG example of a scarce variant first edition state. Nice collectible example, with illustrator Kate Greenaway at her best with numerous full-color illustrations, and of Bret Harte's enchanting tale of an imaginative… Read More

Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1887. First American Edition . Pictorial Cloth. Very Good. 8½x6¼. Greenaway, Kate. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1887, with 1886 copyright date. See scans. First American Edition. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway, engraved & printed in colors by Edmund Evans. 8½x6¼, original beige linen with color pictures on both covers, lettered in gold & black, blue-green coated rear endpapers, All Edges Gilt. BAL's "A" binding. "Printed and bound at the same time and places as the London edition" - See BAL 7337 (London edition) & 7338; Schuster & Engen 165 (2a). Light soiling and shelf wear, corners a bit bumped; front hinge cracked, half-title page loose, small previous owner's old rubberstamp on title page and on p. [9]; still a strong very good, bright and tight. See scans. Twice beloved for its author, Bret Harte, and its illustrator, Kate Greenaway - a talent both… Read More

Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1927. First Edition & Limited, Numbered Ed. . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 7 5/8" x 5 1/8. Chicago: Reilly & Lee Co., 1927. "The Old Oregon Country Edition", a signed first edition limited to 1,500 copies, of which this one bears the very low number of 4. Map frontis. 7 5/8" x 5 1/8", 263 pp. Textured Navy cloth with silver imprinting on spine and cover and silver cover illustration of "The Sea Otter"; map endpapers; full-color pictorial jacket. Sparkling copy, Near Fine - very near fine. Brightness of cover and imprinting, as well as hinge strength, nearly As New; moderate foxing at the endpapers are all that betray its age. Jacket is price-clipped, shows one spine chip, minor edgewear and light creasing toward bottom front, else is Very Good or better; quite bright. "A Romance For Youth", a swashbuckling nautical adventure by Conner, signed and numbered low (4) at the limitation page. Certainly one of the… Read More

Newton, NJ: All American Crafts, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. As New. See scans and description. Ships in a box - not a bag. Newton, NJ: All American Crafts, 2003. The Spring, 2003 Premier Issue of The Quilter's 'Fabric Trends' presentation, which was to be bi-annual at that time. Quarto, photo-illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 98 pp. As New; virtually off-the-rack, with a bit of micro-touching at rear cover top right edge. See scans. Otherwise flawless, and with original patterns and laid-in subscription offer still inside and pristine. See scan of contents page for an idea of what's inside, which includes, along with much else, Jennifer Sampou; 25 Projects; Stifel Calico; Original Tipped-in Pattern and numerous others. Scarce and collectible in this near-perfect condition. See scans. LPR21