Portraits. By Richard Avedon. First Edition, First Printing. Farrar, Straus, Giroux. New York, 1976. SOLD

The Wicked Series: Wicked, Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, Out of Oz. All Signed by Gregory Maguire. First Editions, First Printings. HarperCollins. New York, 1995-2011. SOLD

As October sneaks up on us, I know that some of us are starting to think about holiday shopping. If books or bookish gifts are on your list, consider supporting your local indie bookstore(s). I've made a couple of starter packs of the ones here on Bluesky for you to follow & befriend.

The Stand. By Stephen King. Complete and Uncut Trade Edition. Doubleday. New York, 1990. Find it here: eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...

Rosa Parks: My Story. Signed by Rosa Parks. First Edition, First Printing. Dial Press. New York, 1992. Find it here: eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...

Mao Zhuxi Yulu [Quotations from Chairman Mao][The Little Red Book]. First Complete Edition, Third Edition Overall, First Printing. General Political Department of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. Peking, 1965. Find it here: eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...

Lord of the Rings Signed by Tolkien in Elvish to Auction www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-n...

Masters of Deceit. Signed by J. Edgar Hoover. First Edition, First Printing. Holt & Co. New York, 1958. Find it here: eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...

Recent changes to U.S. trade policies are affecting the book trade. The IOBA Board of Directors penned this letter reflecting our concerns. It was sent to U.S. Congress and Senate Committees.

Sir Francis laps up the last days of summer sun.

Alone With Me. Inscribed by Eartha Kitt. First Edition, First Printing. Henry Regnery Co. Chicago, 1976. SOLD

The IOBA would like to congratulate this year's Ruggles Prize winners: Laurane Reine-Adelaïde, Anushmita Mohanty, and Kaveh Bahar! The IOBA is a sponsor of the Ruggles Prize. You can learn more about the prize here: rugglesprize.org

Mondays are for Misery. By Stephen King. First Edition, First Printing. Viking. New York, 1987. SOLD

We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy. Inscribed by Maurice Sendak. First Edition, First Printing. Harper Collins. New York, 1993. SOLD

The Bill Hodges Trilogy: Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers, End of Watch. First Editions, First Printings. Scribner. New York, 2014-2016. SOLD

The President Is Missing. Signed by Bill Clinton and James Patterson. First Edition, First Printing. Little, Brown and Knopf. New York, 2018. SOLD

It’s been awhile so thought we should repost our Collector’s Counsel, an informational series for book collectors. It includes a glossary of book terms, a list of first edition points by publisher, a map of rare book fairs, and more. Check it out! eveninglandbooks.com/collectors-c...

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. By Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault. Illustrated by Lois Ehlert. First Edition, First Printing. Simon & Schuster. New York, 1989. SOLD

Apollo. Inscribed by Alan Bean. First Edition, First Printing. Greenwich Workshop Press. Shelton, 1998. SOLD

In honor of Labor Day: The Truth About Inflation. No Author. Informational Pamphlet. Socialist Labor Party. Palo Alto, Circa 1966. Find it here: eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...

A New Discovery of a Vast Country in America. By Father Louis Hennepin. First American Trade Edition, First Printing. A.C. McClurg & Co. Chicago, 1903. SOLD

Thunderball. By Ian Fleming. First Edition, First Printing. Jonathan Cape. London, 1961. Find it here: eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...

Slapstick. Signed by Kurt Vonnegut. First Trade Edition, First Printing. Delacorte. New York, 1976. SOLD

In Savoy. By Gertrude Stein. First Edition, First Printing. Pushkin Press. London, 1946. Find it here: eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...

Pet Sematary. By Stephen King. First Edition, First Printing. Doubleday. Garden City, 1983. Find it here: eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...

The English Patient. By Michael Ondaatje. First English Edition, First Printing. Bloomsbury. London, 1992. Find it here: eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...

It's been a while, so thought we should repost the Rare Books feed. Its algorithm captures Bluesky posts about rare books, special collections, first editions, signed books, etc. Take a break from the Discover feed and indulge your bibliophilia! bsky.app/profile/did:...

A book we didn't know existed, a book we didn't know we needed in our lives: Life as I Have Known It has been Finger Lickin’ Good. Inscribed by Col. Sanders. First Edition, First Printing. Creation House. Carol Stream, 1974. Find it here: eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...

Palm Sunday. Signed by Kurt Vonnegut. Signed Limited First Edition. Delacorte. New York, 1981. SOLD

Sir Francis boops back

Seize the Time. By Bobby Seale. First Edition, First Printing. Random House. New York, 1970. Find it here: eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...

Ishmael. Inscribed by Daniel Quinn. First Edition, Second Printing. Bantam Turner Book. New York, 1992. Find it here: eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...

We found some more wholesome photos from the Minnesota Antiquarian Book Fair. Cheese!

The House of the Spirits. By Isabel Allende. First American Edition, First Printing. Knopf. New York, 1985. eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...

Waste Tide. Signed by Chen Qiufan and Translator Ken Liu. Signed Limited First Edition, First Printing. Head of Zeus. London, 2013. Find it here: eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...

What Every Girl Should Know. By Margaret Sanger. Little Blue Book Issue 14. Haldeman-Julius. Girard, 1926. $40.00 Find it here: eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...

Have you ever seen a book made entirely of silk? One item getting a lot of reading room attention recently is this "Livre de Prières." This book was manufactured with the Jacquard process, which relied on perforated punch cards to operate a loom, and is considered a precursor to early programming.

One thing I have learned from listservs is that one should never get into an argument with a rare book dealer.

Infinite Jest. By David Foster Wallace. First Edition, First Printing. Little, Brown. New York, 1996. SOLD

Life of Pi. Signed by Yann Martel. First American Edition, First Printing. Harcourt. New York, 2001. SOLD

Close Range. Signed by Annie Proulx and Illustrator William Matthews. First Trade Edition, First Printing. Scribner. New York, 1999. SOLD

The Lovely Bones. Signed by Alice Sebold. First Edition, First Printing. Little, Brown. Boston, 2002. eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...

Many thanks to the IOBA for the opportunity to spend the next week learning from fantastic booksellers and librarians! So excited to talk shop and absorb all the knowledge at CABS. But first, the Minnesota Antiquarian Book Fair! Come say hi to us Evening Landers in booth 9. Bibliophiles Unite!

Thank you to the IOBA for awarding our very own @kristinaintin.bsky.social a scholarship to CABS this year!

We're proud to announce that Kristina Intinarelli has received our scholarship to this year’s CABS seminar. She is an owner of @eveninglandbooks.com. She has a master's degree in library information sciences. At CABS, she hopes to learn more about cataloging and pricing ephemera.

Congrats Ben!

This Saturday! Nearly 40 booksellers of the used, old, and rare:

The Road. By Cormac McCarthy. First Edition, First Printing. Knopf. New York, 2006. SOLD

A Farewell to Arms. By Ernest Hemingway. First Trade Edition, First Printing. Scribners. New York, 1929. eveninglandbooks.com/product/0001...

In the midst of summer book fairs, I've been reflecting on the bookseller associations that organize these events. Here's my short blog entry on those rare book associations and the value they provide to the bookseller community: matthewkollmer.com/a-note-on-bo...