Search Results: Classics of Fiction From All Eras from Singularity Rare & Fine

London: The London Printing and Publishing Company, 1860. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hollis of The London Printing and Publishing Company (engraving); Mayall (daguerreotype). London: The London Printing and Publishing Company, 1860. Steel engraving by Hollis from a daguerreotype by Mayall. Small quarto size, in this case 10 3/4" 6 7/8", overall; image area at largest decorative extremities is 8 3/4" x 6 1/4". Depicted is "Mr. Hackett As Falstaff" wearing antlers in William Shakespeare's "Merry Wives of Windsor", Act 5, Scene 5 (see scan). Very small dampstain at lower right, one small point of foxing (see scan). Better than Very Good, just short of near fine. L-eph

London: The London Printing and Publishing Company, 1860. Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. G. Greatbach of The London Printing and Publishing Company (engraving) from the Somerset Portrait. London: The London Printing and Publishing Company, 1860. Steel engraving by G. Greatbach from the Somerset Portrait. Small quarto size, in this case 10 3/4" 6 7/8", overall; image area at largest decorative extremities is 9" x 6". Depicted is a bust of Shakespeare with scenes from plays surrounding it (see scan). Notable dampstain at lower right; chip at upper right; several spots of foxing. See scan. Good or a bit better. L-eph

London: The London Printing and Publishing Company, 1860. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hollis of The London Printing and Publishing Company (engraving); Paine of Islington (daguerreotype). London: The London Printing and Publishing Company, 1860. Steel engraving by Hollis from a daguerreotype by Paine of Islington. Small quarto size, in this case 10 3/4" 6 7/8", overall; image area at largest decorative extremities is 9" x 6". Depicted is "Mr. Henry Betty as Faulconbridge" in William Shakespeare's "King John", Act 1, Scene 1 (see scan). Henry Betty was likely a descendant of the renowned British child actor, William Henry West Betty. Small, light dampstain at lower left, several small and light points of foxing (see scan). Very Good + to about Near Fine. L-eph

London: John Tallis & Co., 1860. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. C. Jeens of John Tallis & Co. (engraving); P. Haas of New York (daguerreotype). London: John Tallis & Co., 1860. Steel engraving by C. Jeens from a daguerreotype by P. Haas of New York. Small quarto size, in this case 10 3/4" 6 7/8", overall; image area at largest decorative extremities is 8 1/2" x 5 3/4". Depicted is "Mr. Hackett As Falstaff." in William Shakespeare's "King Henry IV", Part 1, Act 4, Scene 3. (see scan). Small, light dampstain at lower right, modest peripheral toning (see scan). At least Very Good +. L-eph

London: The London Printing and Publishing Company, 1860. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hollis of The London Printing and Publishing Company (engraving); Paine of Islington (daguerreotype). London: The London Printing and Publishing Company, 1860. Steel engraving by Hollis from a daguerreotype by Paine of Islington. Small quarto size, in this case 10 3/4" 6 7/8", overall; image area at largest decorative extremities is 9" x 6". Depicted is "Miss Glyn as Cleopatra" in William Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra", Act 2, Scene 5 (see scan). Small, light dampstain at lower left, several small and light points of foxing (see scan). Very Good + to about Near Fine. L-eph

London: The London Printing and Publishing Company, 1860. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. T.D. Scott and G. Greatbach of The London Printing and Publishing Company (engraving) from the Somerset Portrait. London: The London Printing and Publishing Company, 1860. Steel engraving by T.D. Scott and G. Greatbach from the Somerset Portrait. Small quarto size, in this case 10 3/4" 6 7/8", overall; image area at largest decorative extremities is 9" x 6". Depicted is a bust of Shakespeare with scenes from sonnets surrounding it (see scan). Modest dampstain; several small points of foxing. See scan. Very Good or a bit better. L-eph

London: The London Printing and Publishing Company, 1860. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hollis of The London Printing and Publishing Company (engraving); Mayall (daguerreotype). London: The London Printing and Publishing Company, 1860. Steel engraving by Hollis from a daguerreotype by Mayall. Small quarto size, in this case 10 3/4" 7 1/4", overall; image area at largest decorative extremities is 9 3/4" x 7 1/8". Depicted are "Miss Ellen Bateman as Richard 3rd. Act 4. Sc 4." and "Miss Kate Bateman as Richmond. "Richard 3rd. Act 5. Scene 3." respectively. Hollis of The London Printing and Publishing Company (engraving); Mayall (daguerreotype) (see scan). Light, small dampstain at lower left, somewhat uneven trim at overall bottom edge. Very Good. L-eph

London: John Tallis & Co., 1860. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. John Tallis & Co. (engraving); Paine of Islington (daguerreotype). London: John Tallis & Co., 1860. Steel engraving from a daguerreotype by Paine of Islington. Small quarto size, in this case 10 3/4" 6 7/8", overall; image area at largest decorative extremities is 8 1/8" x 6". Depicted is "Mr. H. Marston as Marc Antony" in William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar", Act 3, Scene 2 (see scan). Small, light dampstain at lower left, several small and light points of foxing (see scan). Very Good + to about Near Fine. L-eph

New York: Charles E. Merrill Co., 1909. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Better than Good, about Very Good. The 1909 Merrill's English Texts gathering of 'The Raven' (Edgar Allan Poe), 'The Courtship of Miles Standish' (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow), and Snow-Bound (John Greenleaf Whittier), with photo illustrations (daguerreotype in Poe's case) of the three noted authors. New York: Charles E. Merrill Co., 1909. 16mo, deep green cloth boards, imprinting in black on cover and spine, 198 pp (196+ 2 pp ads). 35 page introduction, uncredited, about the lives of each of the three authors. About Very Good, and scarce in even this condition. Moderate peripheral wear to the binding, a few small cover spots (scan), age-toning to the pages within, and, long ago, early owner Elizabeth M. Thorp of Mynderse Academy lightly signed the ffep and made a few light notation on late pages. Mynderse Academy is a high school in Seneca Falls, NY, the town considered… Read More

Boston: L.C. Page & Company, 1902. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Very Good. 'Abroad with the Jimmies', by Lilian Bell.The 1902 First Edition, 12th impression. Boston: L.C. Page & Company, 1902. 12mo; dark navy boards with red, green, black and white design and cover illustration, gilt lettering on cover and spine, 303 pp. + 14 pp. ads. Frontis illustration from a painting by Oliver Dennett Grover; retains its fragile protective onion skin leaf (scans). Very Good; all corners touched, front hinge starting but stout, minimal age toning to the pages, and a Christmas, 1907 gift inscription by an early owner. See all scans. An example of the easygoing travelogue fiction for which author Bell was noted. Ships in stout protection, of course. L109

New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc. , 2016. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Leather Bound. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Sidney Paget. New, and pristine. See scans and description. First Edition and First Printing of the 2016 bonded leather-bound decorative leather illustrated edition by Barnes & Noble of Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes". ISBN 9781435162051. New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc., 2016. Octavo; decorative bonded leather boards in blue, silver, black and brown; All Edges Silver; patterned endpaper illustration; satin page-marker ribbon; 416 pp. Cover design and endpaper design by Spencer Charles; interior illustrations - 9 full-page illustrations and 13 full-page "plate" illustrations ( see scans of lists) - are by Sidney Paget. New, immaculate and flawless. Removed from publisher's shrink wrap only for scanning and description; that removed shrink wrap accompanies the book. Seven classic Sherlock Holmes tales (see… Read More

London: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1911. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good Plus. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. London: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1911. True first edition, preceding Macmillan's American first by about a month. BAL 11928; Sisson & Martens p 53. 7.4" x 5.25"Octavo, 376 + viii ad pp. Green cloth, spine lettered in gilt against white background; decorative endpapers. Frontispiece illustration. Notoriously fragile white enamel spine panel is chipped, but approx. 70% remains, including all behind the gilt lettering. Minor spine lean, light soiling and rubbing to covers and edges, old bookseller's pricing on rear pastedown. Bright spine gilt. Very Good. Please see scans. Scarce true first edition copy of Jack London at his adventuring best - and racist worst. While his prodigious output (his personal rule was to write at least 1,000 words every day) spanned many genre and fields, London is most beloved for his adventure yarns, such as this tale of… Read More

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1981. Signed, Limited Edition . Hardcover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Howard Rogers. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1981. Limited Edition, and Signed by author Snow on the third free endpaper (second flyleaf). Accompanied by the its original 22-page "Notes From the Editors" pamphlet. As New; pristine. Never read - nor handled, except to scan and store. Ribbon bookmark is, in fact, still in its original position. Large octavo, 365 pp.; full rich dark caramel leather, gilt decorated and imprinted, spine panels rib divided, All Edges Gilt, copper silk moire endpapers with copper page-marker ribbon. Franklin's as-always lavish binding of Snow's classic 1959 tale of the reinstatement trial of an academic scientist who had been dismissed for scientific fraud - and, on a larger level, of the gulf of misunderstanding between scientists and other intellectuals, which pervades most of his novels. Howard… Read More

New York: Viking, 2019. Hardcover. As New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 'Agent Running in the Field' - Issued-Signed Edition and First Edition, First Printing, and with ISBN Numbers New, as noted and described below. New York: Viking, 2019, first edition and printing (see scan of copyright page), with that ISBN number as well as, at the jacket back, the ISBN of the Issued-SIgned edition (marketed largely through Barnes & Noble). See scans of both. Octavo, illustrated jacket, blue & white boards with black spine imprinting, 282 pp. (281+1). Signed by the author on the second free endpaper. New, but with a spine-top crinkle at rear top (see scan), as received here; a production or handling mis-step of unknown origin. Otherwise flawless throughout, including jacket. Le Carré's last novel before his death in 2020, 'Agent Running in the Field' has been described as' a portrait in miniature of modern spies... detailed and astonishing', as… Read More

Lincolnwood, IL: Publications International, Ltd / Disney Enterprises, Inc., 2011. Hardcover. Fine. 64mo - up to 3" tall. Disney Storybook Artists. Fine; As New. Lincolnwood, IL: Publications International, Ltd / Disney Enterprises, Inc., 2011. Alice in Wonderland, an abbreviated small children's miniature book which ends at Alice's celebration of her UnBirthday. A tiny 64mo size (2 13/6" x 2 13/16") book, illustrated glossy boards, 10 pp (which includes the inside covers and the four thick cardboard two-sided pages between). Illustrated by Disney Storybook Artists. ISBN 9781450830492, making it a very scarce example of the several Alice miniatures. Fine, virtually As New, with only a couple of truly micro edge wear points. Likely the best condition you'll see for this scarce item. See hi-res scans. Collectible. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. L51

New York: Fall River Press , 2014. Hardcover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Tenniel, John. New. See scans and description. New York: Fall River Press, 2014. The Lewis Carroll classics, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass, with Other Classic Works: Sylvie & Bruno; Sylvie & Bruno Concluded; The Hunting of the Snark; Phantasmagoria; Puzzles From Wonderlands. Thoroughly illustrated with John Tenniel's original illustrations. Introduction by Leonard S. Marcus. Nice, gently quirky, short puzzle section at the end, by Carroll, are an interesting addition. Stout octavo, pink and black boards with metallic pink spine imprinting, black endpapers, viii + 771 pp. Ships in a new, protective box, of course - not a bag. L90

New York: Barnes & Noble , 2015. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. John Tenniel, Arthur Burlingame. New, and pristine. Removed from publisher's shrink wrap for scanning and description only. See all scans and description. New York: Barnes & Noble, 2015. First Edition Thus (B&N), later printing, example of this popular decorating piece. Octavo, purple bonded leather boards which are exquisitely decorated (with the work of Arthur Burlingame) on front cover, rear cover, and spine with blue, pink and silver illustrations and border piping; interior illustrations are the original John Tenniel illustrations throughout, in full color; gold satin page-marker ribbon; All Edges Silver; Tenniel endpapers; 289 pp. New, and absolutely pristine. Removed from publisher's shrink wrap for scanning and description, then placed in sealed archival storage - with that removed shrink wrap and its label, which will accompany the book, if so… Read More

1950. Soft cover. Near Fine. Anais Nin, folding woodblock print social note card, probably circa 1950s. Unopened size is 4 1/4" x 2 3/4". Opened size, 8 1/2" x 2 3/4". Softly erotic woodblock print of the female form on the cover (closed format). Flirtatious note from Ms.Nin to a gentleman who had previously wanted to write a story about her, telling him that, now, the time may be right for that - and including her phone number. Date of this piece not known, but might be deduced from her phone number, by a Nin authority. Such an expert may also know who the gentleman in question is. And, for that matter, it may not even be a gentleman. Near fine condition, just a bit toned from the years, not much, and no other flaws. See scans. A neat and very "that's-so-HER" little piece of manuscript ephemera from the world of, and history of, literature - from a time when there were such things. Today, she would have just texted the guy. You can't collect that. L52

New York : Signet, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. As New; see scans and description. New York: Signet, 1996. Stated Signet first printing of the Leonard Peikoff Introduction edition, also Student Edition / "not for resale" provided through The Rodney Fund of the Ayn Rand Institute (ARI). Atlas Shrugged, ISBN 9780451231710. Thick 12mo, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 1,088 pp. (viii + 1,080). As New, carefully preserved since 1996 by a university professor. One tiny micro-tweak at top right corner (zoom on cover scan); otherwise, flawless. A scarce version, of the many versions, of Ayn Rand's classic. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. L7n

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1917. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine. See scans and description. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1917. The 1897-copyright Author's Edition of J.M. Barrie's 'Auld Licht Idylls and Better Dead', one of the Barrie volumes in Scribner's series, 'The Novels, Tales and Sketches of J.M. Barrie'. Octavo, vivid forest green cloth, Top Edge Gilt, uncut fore-edge, frontis portrait photograph, tissue guard with 'J.M. Barrie' in red at the bottom, 289 pp. (x + 3 + 276 pp.). Fine, remarkably handsome and undamaged example, micro-wear at corners, bright and clean throughout; even the tissue guard is clean, white, and uncreased. Not too far from what its aspect must have been when new. See all scans. Early Barrie tales, in the case of both titles, based on his life in small-town, middle-class Scotland in the late 1880s. Hard to find in this superior condition. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective… Read More