Evening Land Books

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Evening Land Books@eveninglandbooks· 2d

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.

Evening Land Books@eveninglandbooks· 3d

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.

Evening Land Books@eveninglandbooks· 6d

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.

Evening Land Books@eveninglandbooks· 9d

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.

Evening Land Books@eveninglandbooks· 10d

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.

Evening Land Books@eveninglandbooks· Jul 20

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.

Evening Land Books@eveninglandbooks· Jul 16

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.

Evening Land Books@eveninglandbooks· Jul 13

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.

Evening Land Books@eveninglandbooks· Jul 10

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.

Evening Land Books@eveninglandbooks· Jul 6

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.

Evening Land Books@eveninglandbooks· Jul 3

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 copyright page showing the FIRST EDITION statement

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

Evening Land Books@eveninglandbooks· Jul 2

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.

Evening Land Books@eveninglandbooks· Jun 25

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.

Evening Land Books@eveninglandbooks· Jun 22

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.

Evening Land Books@eveninglandbooks· Jun 19

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.

Evening Land Books@eveninglandbooks· Jun 18

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.

Evening Land Books@eveninglandbooks· Jun 11

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.

Evening Land Books@eveninglandbooks· Jun 8

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.

Evening Land Books@eveninglandbooks· Jun 4

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"

Evening Land Books@eveninglandbooks· Jun 1

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.

Evening Land Books@eveninglandbooks· May 29

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.

Evening Land Books@eveninglandbooks· May 28

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.

Evening Land Books@eveninglandbooks· May 25

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.

Evening Land Books@eveninglandbooks· May 22

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.

Evening Land Books@eveninglandbooks· May 21

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.

Evening Land Books@eveninglandbooks· May 18

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.

Evening Land Books@eveninglandbooks· May 15

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.

Evening Land Books@eveninglandbooks· May 14

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"

Evening Land Books@eveninglandbooks· May 11

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.

Evening Land Books@eveninglandbooks· May 8

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