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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 28/09/2026

Solo Faces. By James Salter. First Edition, First Printing. Little, Brown. New York, 1979. SOLD

The front cover of the first edition. It's in the original dust jacket featuring a large black and white mountain face with the top reaching the very top of the jacket. The title text is a terra cotta color at the bottom.

The copyright page showing the first edition statement.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 25/09/2026

Recently acquired a collection of Mark Twain editions, quite excited about this one (cataloguing in progress)

A first edition, second state of Twain’s first book: The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. Printed 1867 by CH Webb. It’s in the original brown cloth with gilt frog in the bottom left corner. I’m holding it up at my desk. A copy of Life on the Mississippi is laying down beside it.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 18/09/2026

Pale Blue Dot. By Carl Sagan. First Edition, First Printing. Random House. New York, 1994. SOLD

The front cover of the first edition. It's in the original dust jacket featuring a large red planet over a rocky horizon and the blackness of space in the background.

The copyright page showing the first edition statement and full number line.

The back panel of the dust jacket showing Carl Sagan in a leather bomber jacket.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 17/09/2026

The Underground Railroad. Signed by Colson Whitehead. First Edition, First Printing. Doubleday. New York, 2016. SOLD

The front cover of the first edition. It's in the original dust jacket featuring a railroad winding around the title and author text. The background is a orangish red.

The title page showing Whitehead's signature.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 14/09/2026

A Storm of Swords. Inscribed by George R.R. Martin. First Edition, First Printing. Bantam. New York, 2000. Find it here: eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...

The front cover of the first edition. It's in the original dust jacket featuring a framed painting of a group of medieval people on a dock in front of a sailboat. Around the frame is the title and author text over a glossy blue.

The half-title page showing Martin's inscription.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 10/09/2026

A Moveable Feast. By Ernest Hemingway. First Edition, First Printing. Scribner’s. New York, 1964. SOLD

The front cover of the first edition. It's in the original dust jacket featuring a watercolor painting of a river and bridge in Paris.

The copyright page showing the correct printing code.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 07/09/2026

Talking God. Inscribed by Tony Hillerman. First Trade Edition, First Printing. Harper & Row. New York, 1989. SOLD

The front cover of the first edition. It's in the original dust jacket featuring a diamond-shaped panel full American architectural landmarks painted in a Southwest style. Above it is the title and author text.

The half-title page showing Hillerman's signature.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 04/09/2026

The New England Tragedies. By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. First Edition, First Printing. Ticknor & Fields. Boston, 1868. SOLD

The front cover of the first edition. It's in the original cloth with fading to the spine and gilt stamping to front board. Behind it stands the custom box with maroon leather spine over red cloth.

The copyright page showing the correct publisher information

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 03/09/2026

Flying Saucers in the Bible. By Virginia F. Brasington. Illustrations by Gene Duplantier. First Edition, First Printing. Saucerian Books. Clarksburg, 1963. SOLD

The front cover of the first edition. It's in the original orange wrappers with an illustration of the three wise men spotting a flying saucer in the sky.

The title page and the frontispiece portrait of author Virginia F. Brasington.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 31/08/2026

Keep It Simple. Signed by Terry Bradshaw. First Edition, First Printing. Atria Books. New York, 2002. SOLD

The front cover of the first edition. It's in the original dust jacket featuring a portrait photograph of Bradshaw.

The front free endpaper showing Bradshaw's signature.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 28/08/2026

Love. Signed by Toni Morrison. First Edition, First Printing. Knopf. New York, 2003. SOLD

The front cover of the first edition. It's in the original dust jacket, a dark red with just the title and author text in serif fonts.

The title page showing Morrison's signature.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 27/08/2026

No Country for Old Men. By Cormac McCarthy. First Trade Edition, First Printing. Knopf. New York, 2005. SOLD

The front cover of the first trade edition. It's in the original dust jacket featuring a bright red background and a silhouette of a person running with a setting sun at their feet.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 24/08/2026

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant. First Editions, First Printings. Two Volumes. Green Cloth Variant. Charles L. Webster. New York, 1885-86. SOLD

The front cover of the two volumes of the first edition. They're in the green cloth binding variant with the gilt medallion on the front board and the shoulder strap stars to the spines.

The frontispiece portrait of a young U.S. Grant in uniform from volume 1.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 21/08/2026

The Joy Luck Club. By Amy Tan. First Edition, First Printing. Putnam. New York, 1989. SOLD

The front cover of the first edition. It's in the original dust jacket featuring an image of Chinese iconography––dragons, clouds, flowers, etc.

The copyright page showing the full number line.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 20/08/2026

The Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation. By W.Y. Evans-Wentz. Commentary by Carl Jung. First Edition, First Printing. Oxford University Press. London, 1954. SOLD

The front cover in the original brown dust jacket with Tibetan Buddhist iconography and the title text.

The title page and the frontispiece––a Buddhist painting of the Great Guru Padma Sambhava.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 17/08/2026

Capital. By Karl Marx. Edited by Friedrich Engels. First American Editions, Mixed Printings. Charles Kerr. Chicago, 1908-09. SOLD

The covers of the three volumes. They're in the original red cloth with gilt spine labels.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 14/08/2026

The First Gentleman. Signed by Bill Clinton and James Patterson. First English Edition, First Printing. Century. London, 2025. SOLD

The front cover of the first English edition. It's in the original dust jacket featuring a dark, cloudy ski and the silhouette of some politicians in front of the capital.

The half-title page showing the signed bookplate.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 13/08/2026

Women. Inscribed by Annie Leibovitz. Text by Susan Sontag. First Edition, First Printing. Random House. New York, 1999. Find it here: eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...

The front cover of the first edition. It's in the original dust jacket featuring just the author and title text over a gray background.

The flyleaf showing Leibovitz's inscription.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 10/08/2026

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 20/07/2026

Crazy Rich Asians. By Kevin Kwan. First Edition, First Printing. Doubleday. New York, 2013. Find it here: eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...

The front cover of the first edition. It's in the original dust jacket featuring a glittery gold background and title text in pink.

The copyright page showing the first edition statement and number line.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 16/07/2026

Hatchet. By Gary Paulsen. First Edition, First Printing. Bradbury Press. New York, 1987. Find it here: eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...

The front cover of the first edition. It's in the original dust jacket featuring a portrait painting of the main character with a mountainous, wooded landscape in the back, an ethereal hatchet, plane, and wolf.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 13/07/2026

Total Recall. Inscribed by Arnold Schwarzenegger. First Edition, First Printing. Simon & Schuster. New York, 2012. Find it here: eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...

The title page showing Schwarzenegger's inscription.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 10/07/2026

The Shadow of the Wind. By Carlos Ruiz Zafon. First American Edition, First Printing. Penguin. New York, 2004. Find it here: eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...

The front cover of the first American edition. It's in the original dust jacket, printed to look as though it were chipped and creased, with an image of a foggy lamplit street with the mysterious silhouette of a person standing in the distance.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 09/07/2026

Our newsletter is the best way to hear about our latest acquisitions, personal updates, new resources on our website, and much more: eveninglandbooks.com/newsletter/ Not spam, only five or six newsletters a year, all written by real human bibliophile @matthewkollmer.com !!!!

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 06/07/2026

I Love This Game! Signed by Kirby Puckett. First Edition, First Printing. HarperCollins. New York, 1993. SOLD

The front cover of the first edition. It's in the original dust jacket featuring a photo of Puckett post-swing, looking up into the air.

The front free endpaper showing Puckett's signature.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 03/07/2026

To Kill a Mockingbird. By Harper Lee. First Edition, First Printing. Lippincott. Philadelphia, 1960. Find it here: eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...

The front cover of the first edition. It's in the original dust jacket featuring an image of a black tree with green leaves over a brown background.

The back panel showing Harper Lee's author photo credited to Truman Capote.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 02/07/2026

Just some shots from the book fairs this past month! It was a busy but lovely June! Photo cred to @bandish.bsky.social

A photo of Kristina packaging up someone's order of one of our ephemeral items.

A long, overhead view of the Chicago Book Fair showing a crowded hall, lots of booths with shelves, books, maps, prints, etc. It captures the business and scale of the event!

An overhead shot of Matthew and Kristina posing together and smiling in front of the Evening Land Books booth.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 25/06/2026

Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan. First Editions. Two Volumes. Charles L. Webster. New York, 1888. SOLD

The front covers of the first edition set. They're in the original green cloth with bright gilt stamped image of Sheridan on horseback. The spines have the shoulder-strap stars.

The frontispiece portrait of Sheridan from volume 1. He is young, in his uniform, with a mustache.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 22/06/2026

Come find us at the Minnesota Antiquarian Book Fair this Saturday, June 27th, from 10am to 6pm! We hope to see you there! Learn more at minnesotaantiquarianbookfair.wordpress.com

The MN Antiquarian Book Fair post with the date (June 27th), time (10am-6pm), and location (North End Event Center). Also lists tickets at $5.00.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 19/06/2026

Intourist’s Pocket Guide to the Soviet Union. Edited by LA Block. First Edition, First Printing. State Tourist Company, USSR. Moscow, 1932. SOLD

The front cover of the first edition. It's in the original dust jacket, an unassuming brown paper with the title text on the front panel.

The first text section with header title "THE STATE" with summary information about the USSR.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 18/06/2026

Shortest Way Home. Signed by Pete Buttigieg. First Edition, First Printing. Liveright. New York, 2019. SOLD

The front cover of the first edition. It's in the original dust jacket featuring a photo of buttigieg standing outside a small town building, rolling up his sleeves.

The half-title page showing Buttigieg's signature.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 11/06/2026

The Life of George Washington. By John Marshall. First Editions, First Printings. With Original Atlas. C.P. Wayne. Philadelphia, 1804-1807. SOLD

The atlas volume opened to the two page map of the Carolina coastline.

The title page of the first volume with long, meandering title text emblematic of the era and foxing and dampstaining.

The two page plate of the map of Boston and surrounding coastline.

The set arranged nicely. Volumes one through five are uniform brown leather with red spine labels. The atlas volume is taller and wider and bound in three-quarter leather over marbled boards.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 08/06/2026

The Poisonwood Bible. Signed by Barbara Kingsolver. First Edition, First Printing. HarperFlamingo. New York, 1998. SOLD

The front cover of the first edition. It's in the original dust jacket featuring a background image of a book open to its title page, reading as the title page of the Poisonwood Bible.

The half-title page with Kingsolver's signature.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 04/06/2026

Knowledge Wins. Original Poster. By Dan Smith. Issued by the American Library Association. Thomsen-Ellis Company. Baltimore, Circa 1918. Find it here: eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...

Knowledge Wins WWI poster in a black frame.

The poster shows an image of a WWI soldier climbing a stairway of books to a promising city on the horizon. It reads: "Knowledge Wins / Public Library Books are Free"

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 01/06/2026

We're exhibiting at the Chicago Book & Paper Fair in just two weeks! Where: Plumbers Union Hall 1340 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607 When: June 13, 2026 10am – 5pm Like this post, follow us, and DM your preferred mailing address, and we'll send you a free pass (while supplies last)!

Fair flyer. It reads:

Chicago's 63rd Annual Book & Paper Fair
Admission: $10
Students & Seniors: $5
12& Under: Free!

10am-5pm
Saturday, June 13th
at the Chicago Plumbers Union Hall in West Loop
1340 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL

A closeup of our free pass pile, strewn about.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 29/05/2026

Ceh Yetel Ac. By Alejandra Kim Bolles. First Edition, First Printing. No Publisher. Yucatan, circa 2000. SOLD

The front cover––wood boards with hand-painted Mayan iconography.

A page opened showing hand-painted illustrations and text in Yucatec Mayan

The book unfolded, revealing its accordion-style design.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 28/05/2026

Everything All at Once. Signed by Bill Nye. First Edition, First Printing. Rodale. No Place, 2017. SOLD

The front cover of the first edition. It's in the original dust jacket featuring an image of Bill Nye in bowtie with gold text and a blue background.

The half-title page showing Nye's signature.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 25/05/2026

Magnificent Desolation. Inscribed by Buzz Aldrin. First Edition, First Printing. Harmony Books. New York, 2009. SOLD

The front cover of the first edition. It's in the original dust jacket featuring an image of an astronaut on a spacewalk with Earth's horizon in the background.

The title page showing Aldrin's inscription.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 22/05/2026

Beowulf. Translated by J.R.R. Tolkien. First American Edition, First Printing. Houghton, Mifflin. Boston, 2014. Find it here: eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...

The front cover of the first American edition. It's in the original dust jacket––a deep sea green with a coiled dragon illustration below the title text.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 21/05/2026

McClellan’s Own Story. By George B. McClellan. First Edition, First Printing. Charles L. Webster. New York, 1887. SOLD

The front cover of the first edition. It's in the dark green cloth with the shoulder strap stars on the spine and a gilt and red stamped medal to the front cover.

The copyright page and first page of the table of contents.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 18/05/2026

Optimism. By Helen Keller. First Edition, Early Printing. Crowell & Co. New York, 1903. SOLD

The front cover of this early printing with green cloth and bright gilt stamping.

The frontispiece portrait of Helen Keller wearing her graduation cap and gown.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 15/05/2026

Source Code. Signed by Bill Gates. First Edition, First Printing. Knopf. New York, 2025. SOLD

The front cover of the first edition. It's in the original dust jacket featuring a sepia toned photograph of Bill Gates as a young boy.

The publisher's tipped in signature page showing Gates' signature.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 14/05/2026

The American Woman’s Home. By Catharine Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe. First Edition, First Printing. J.B. Ford & Co. New York, 1869. SOLD

The front cover of the first edition. It's in the original green cloth with elaborate gilt stamping on the spine.

The dedication page reading "To THE WOMEN OF AMERICA"

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 11/05/2026

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry. Signed by Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Signed Limited First Edition, First Printing. Norton. New York, 2017. SOLD

The front cover of the first edition. It's in the original dust jacket featuring a night sky glowing from the milky way and the silhouette of a child on the horizon.

The publisher's signed limitation page with Tyson's signature.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 08/05/2026

Yosemite and the Range of Light. Signed by Ansel Adams. Third Printing. New York Graphic Society. Boston, 1980. SOLD

the front cover of the third printing. It's in the original dust jacket featuring Adams' "Clearing Winter Storm" black and white photo of Yosemite valley.

The front free endpaper with the signed bookplate.

A page open with Adams' famous "Monolith" photo.

A page open with one of Adams' famous photos of Yosemite Falls.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 07/05/2026

Up From Slavery. By Booker T. Washington. First Edition, Second Issue. Doubleday. New York, 1901. SOLD

The front cover of the first edition. It's red cloth with the title and author text in gilt along the top edge.

The title page showing the Doubleday date and insignia and the "Author of" statement below Washington's name.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 04/05/2026

The Art of Return of the Jedi. Numerous Contributors. First Edition, First Printing. Ballantine Books. New York, 1983. SOLD

The front cover of the first edition. It's in the original dust jacket featuring a planet's horizon at the bottom, black space above it, and the death star and tie fighters floating below the title text.

A random page showing vivid drawings and paintings of Star Wars aliens.

A random page showing drawings of Princess Leia and an ewok.

A random page showing drawings and paintings of rebel and imperial soldier uniforms.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 01/05/2026

How the Mind Works. Signed by Steven Pinker. First Edition, First Printing. Norton. New York, 1997. SOLD

The front cover of the first edition. It's in the original dust jacket with a blue background and an abstract painting that sort of resembles a desk lamp growing flower petals and a brown wall with a person's head in the bottom right corner.

The half-title page showing Pinker's signature.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 30/04/2026

Eragon. By Christopher Paolini. First Trade Edition, First Printing. Knopf. New York, 2003. SOLD

The front cover of the first edition. It's in the original dust jacket featuring a blue background and an image of a dragon's head and neck, a portrait painting of Eragon.

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Evening Land Books @eveninglandbooks.com · 29/04/2026

Want to keep abreast of Evening Land Books and the exciting lives of its owner, Matthew and Kristina? Consider joining our newsletter: eveninglandbooks.com/newsletter/ It's not spam, just good books and life updates. We only send out five or six newsletters a year.

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