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

New York: Condé Nast, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New; pristine. See scans and description. Box-shipped; no bags here. New York: Condé Nast, 1999. The April, 1999 issue of Self magazine, a publication focusing on health, wellness, beauty, and style for self-improvement-orinted women. Quarto, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 176 pp. As New; flawless and pristine, and still includes the loose-laid cardstock subscription offers. See scans. Cover model Heidi Klum visually defines fitness - without breaking a sweat. Some feature topics are: Summer Body Countdown; Sexual Pleasure; Things I Never Told My Mother; 3-Minute Stress-Buster; Holistic Hair Rescue; Clue in to the Clitoris; Are Demi & Gwyneth Hurting Your Self-Esteem? - and there's plenty more, of course. Great ads, too, throughout. Scarce in any condition, a genuine genre collectible in As New form. Shipped flat in a sturdy, new, protective box - no baggin' it… Read More

New York: La Nouvelle Justine, 2002. No Binding. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. unattributed. Good to Very Good condition. La Nouvelle Justine (New York City BDSM-Themed Restaurant) Menu, circa 2002. Octavo, heavy paper, four pages including outside covers, front cover illustrated, black and white. Folded twice, no other notable damage. See scans a short but sweet piece of ephemera from the apparently now permanently closed BDSM themed restaurant, La Nouvelle Justine, which was named for the De Sade book. Scarce now, to say the least. Genre collectible. Lsmph2

Berlin: August Scherl, 1914. First Edition . Cloth-backed Cardboard. Good. 11½x8¾. From Photographs. Berlin: August Scherl [1914-1916]. 5 volumes. Profusely illustrated from photographs; text in German. 11½x8¾, cloth-backed boards. Extensively illustrated review of the German military during the early years of the Great War, selected from a German weekly. Well worn, contents toned at margins with some coming loose and chipping in places, just good, with one volume being better described as fair. Gripping collection of photographs - about three per page, cumulatively hundreds - taken by the German side during The Great War, with substantial preliminary text (in German) which is apparently of a war-diary nature, being organized chronologically by month and day. Profuse imagery is primarily from photographs of a diverse and captivating nature - including a plethora of portraits of aristocratic German officers - but does also include some sketches and some quite… Read More

Columbus, OH: Victoria's Secret, 2014. Soft cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Columbus, OH: Victoria's Secret, 2014. Spring Edit 2014 Vol.2. Octavo, photo-illustrated stapled wraps, 67 pp. Pages of course are filled with full-color, professionally-executed fashion photographs, this issue focusing on swim wear and related beach-region offerings. As New condition, but for (probably removable) back-cover creasing (see scan). Pre-printed address label on rear cover. Fashion ephemera. Please review scans. L-eph1

Cicero, NY: uncredited, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. Cicero, NY: self-published, 1995. The 1995 holiday greeting card from New York State Assemblyman Mike Bragman and family, featuring an 1879 depiction of the Assembly Chamber in Albany, after Bragman's admirable habit of proudly presenting relevant historical heritage to constituents for his holiday tip-of-the-hat. 7 3/8" x 5 1/8", top-fold. See scans. The laser-printed signatures of the whole family are inside. Micro-spot of soil at right edge of fold (see scans), else As New, as received, flawless. Envelope not included. Please see scans. Rather scarce. L-eph2

Cicero, NY: uncredited, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. Cicero, NY: self-published, 1992. The 1992 holiday greeting card from New York State Assemblyman Mike Bragman and family, featuring a 1938 photograph of the Cicero, NY village center, after Bragman's admirable habit of proudly presenting local historical heritage to constituents for his holiday tip-of-the-hat. 7 3/8" x 5 1/8", top-fold. See scans. The laser-printed signatures of the whole family are inside, along with detailed historical information on Cicero, particularly the village center area as shown. Micro-spot of soil at right edge of fold (see scans), else As New, as received, flawless. Envelope not included. Please see scans. Rather scarce. L-eph2

Columbus, OH: Victoria's Secret, 2014. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Columbus, OH: Victoria's Secret, 2014. Spring Semi-Annual Sale 2014 Vol. 1 No. 1. Octavo, photo-illustrated stapled wraps, 101 pp. Pages of course are filled with full-color, professionally-executed fashion photographs, this issue focusing on beach and casual wear. As New condition, with pre-printed address label on rear cover. Fashion ephemera. Please review scans. L-eph2

Los Angeles: Frederick's of Hollywood, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. Los Angeles: Frederick's of Hollywood, 1996. Frederick's of Hollywood Model of the Month Calendar for 1997. 10 3/4" x 8 1/2", photo-illustrated wraps, 24 p. Back cover shows a very faint crease, else Fine, virtually as new. See scan. Only the first names and other key facts about the models are included with their quite fetching photographs, but without doubt some of them are now well-known models. L-Pr1

Washington, DC: The National Geographic Society, 2008. 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Washington, DC: The National Geographic Society, 2008. The March, 2008 issue, Volume 213, No. 3. Quarto, wraps, 152 pp. + unpaginated features and ads. As New, pristine and flawless. Removed from its plastic mailing bag long enough to scan, then placed in sealed storage with the bag. See scan. Inside Animal Minds; Iceland's Heated Debate; The God Particle (Higgs particle); Pioneers of the Pacific; Bhutan's Experiment. Particularly collectible for the "God (Higgs) Particle" piece, as one of the earlier detailed general-consumption articles on that subject and the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. L-PR1

Apex Slide Rule, 1935. Soft cover. Good. (no place): Apex Slide Rule, 1935. Ephemera: 6" x 3 1/2" Advertising Card for the Apex Slide Rule, a diametric slide rule. Buff, thin cardboard; age toned, clipped at one corner. Good. Printed on one side. See scan. L-smeph

Washington, DC: The National Geographic Society, 2007. 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Washington, DC: The National Geographic Society, 2007. July, 2007 issue, Volume 212, No. 1. Quarto, wraps, 150 numbered pp. + unpaginated features and ads. As New; pristine and flawless. Removed from its plastic mailing bag long enough to scan, then placed in sealed storage. See scan. Feature articles: Raging Malaria; Iceman Murder Mystery; Birds Gone Wild; Logging Jam; Genius of Swarms. Department articles: Visions of Earth; Bottled Water Backwash; Europe Bird Ban; Oldest Gunshot Victim; Growing a New Chicken Wing; Tanzania's Lake Natron; Coca Leaf Goes Commercial. Immaculate copy. L-pr2

Barrington Hills, IL: Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention, LLC. , 2012. 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. J. Allen St. John. Barrington Hills, IL: Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention, LLC. , 2012. Science fiction and fantasy ephemera: 8 1/2" x 11" promotional flier for the Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention, 2012, held from April 27-April 29, 2012, in Lombard, IL, outside Chicago. Glossy, full-color, two-sided (see scans), with the front featuring a reproduction of a J. Allen St. John dust jacket for a Tarzan title. tri-folded as distributed, else fine, virtually as new. L-eph

Syracuse, NY: Syracuse Herald Newspapers, 1927. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse Herald Newspapers, circa 1927. Aviation Ephemera. Folio-size, 13 1/4" x 10 1/2", an honoring photo of Charles Lindbergh, undated but in 1927, shortly after his historic solo flight from Long Island to Le Bourget Field in Paris. On newsprint, reverse side blank. Age-toned, small nick top right, several small closed tears at edges, one very small chip about-to-happen at top edge. No folds. Remarkably well preserved for such a fragile piece. L-eph1

Albany: New York State Democratic Convention, 2004. Soft cover. Fine. Albany: New York State Democratic Convention, 2004. Political ephemera: a Staff Pass, with chain, for the convention. This was the Democratic Convention for the state, not the national one. Pass is 7 1/2" x 3 1/2", printed on one side. Chain is 28" long. Very modest scuffing at top left of pass, otherwise Fine condition. See scan. lsmeph

Columbus, OH: Victoria's Secret, 2014. Soft cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Columbus, OH: Victoria's Secret, 2014. Spring Edit 2014, Volume 1. Octavo, photo-illustrated stapled wraps, 67 pp. Pages of course are filled with full-color, professionally-executed fashion photographs, with a "new looks" partial accent in this issue. As New condition, with pre-printed address label on rear cover. See scans. Fashion ephemera. L-eph1

Columbus, OH: Victoria's Secret, 2014. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Columbus, OH: Victoria's Secret, 2014. The Victoria's Secret Fall Semi-Annual Sale, 2014 Volume 1. Octavo, photo-illustrated stapled wraps, 95 pp. Pages of course are filled with full-color, professionally-executed fashion photographs, this issue focusing on an eclectic selection of On Sale items. Full gamut, lingerie and casual wear. As New condition, with pre-printed address label on rear cover. Fashion ephemera. Please review scans. LPR6

New York: Time Inc. , 2000. 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. As New, with preprinted subscriber address. See scans. New York: Time Inc., 2000. The November 6, 2000 issue of Sports Illustrated, Volume 93, Number 19. Quarto, photo-illustrated stapled wraps, 118 pp. New; printed subscriber label, otherwise flawless. See scans. Fold-out cover is 3/8" narrower than the pages within, as issued (for the sake of wide advertising, on the back of the cover). Cover shows Oklahoma running back Quentin Griffin totin' the rock for the newly-#1 (for the first time in 13 years) Sooners. See contents page image for the rest of what's inside, which includes Derek Jeter ("Toast of the Town"), Jerry Bailey, Mark Cuban, LaDainian Tomlinson, Chmura Talks, and much more. -LPR50

Conyers, GA: Museum Replicas Limited / A Division of Atlanta Cutlery Corp., 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Near Fine. Conyers, GA: Museum Replicas Limited / A Division of Atlanta Cutlery Corp., 2004. Catalog #81 of Museum Replicas Limited. Quarto, photo-illustrated staple-bound wraps, 73 pp. Near Fine; no salient flaws, just not quite brand new. See scans. Cover is of a fold-out nature, hence scan of it shows the full width. A rather breathtaking display of real replica weaponry, armor, clothes, etc. from all ages: Roman, Medieval, Robin Hood, Samuari, Scottish Highlands,Tolkien, Space/Future. You'll wonder why you never knew this stuff was available (for a price). 73 pages of this stuff. I want one of all of these for Christmas. Except the medieval maidens' and courtly ladies' Threads; those, I'm giving to select recipients. Nice. See scans. Collectible topical ephemera. See scans. LPR7

Washington, DC: United States Postal Service, 2015. 1st Edition . Soft cover. New. New. Washington, DC: United States Postal Service, 2015. USPS $1 coupon for Mother's Day, 2015 greeting card purchase (Postal Ephemera). 3 15/16" x 2 7/16", printed both sides, as shown in scans. Pink and white obverse, black and white reverse. New; pristine. A genre collectible. Lsmph

New York: Dennis Publishing, Inc., 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Near Fine. See scans and description. New York: Dennis Publishing, Inc., 2000. The Maxim Uncut Calendar for 2001, issued by an arm of Felix Dennis' publishing empire. Quarto, illustrated staple bound wraps, with hanging hole at center right of covers and pages, covers + intro page + 12 foldout pages + covers. Near Fine. Trace wear at covers only, at the line where the covers extend wider than the foldout calendar pages within, and micro-wear at hanging hole, both points being from rack hanging, not actual use of the calendar. No other flaws whatsoever, and of course the contents are quite Fine. Extraordinarily fetching umm...portraits of Name models, one per month, including Katherine Heigl, Halle Berry,Tyra Banks and Shannon Elizabeth - along with eight other somewhat less well-known but equally magnetic young ladies. Nowhere near X-rated, but well beyond PG in most… Read More