Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 2002. First Edition. Printed in January 2002 as a New Year's Greeting for friends of the Black Sparrow Press. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies, this being copy 'J'. Slim octavo (18cm); illustrated paper-covered boards; unprinted white paper dustjacket; [16]pp. Fine in a Near..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1973. First Edition. Attractive copy of Bukowski's first collection of short fiction. This copy lengthily inscribed to William (Bill) J. Whitaker, who from ca.1970 until the press closed down in 2002 represented Black Sparrow as a traveling salesman on the eastern seaboard, going from bookstore..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1973. First Edition. Attractive copy of Bukowski's first collection of short fiction, gathering 27 stories, several of which first appeared in the pages of the L.A. Free Press and NOLA Express. Krumhansl 45c; Morrow & Cooney 165c. Deluxe Issue, one of five specially designated copies..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1978. First Edition. An exquisite production by the Black Sparrow Press, and the final issue of Sparrow magazine, containing 12 poems by Charles Bukowski. While the simultaneous issue in wrappers was produced in a run of 1,402 copies, the cloth issue remains among the scarcest..... More
![Item #6351 WHAT THEY WANT [COVER TITLE] TO CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF MAURICE R. NEVILLE RARE...](https://captainahabsrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/6351.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1675637895)
Santa Barbara: Maurice R. Neville Rare Books, 1977. First Edition. Regular Issue. Small bifolium (20cm); single sheet of stiff cream wove paper, letterpress printed in red, gold, and black, folded once to create a [4]pp pamphlet. A Fine copy. Elegant separate edition of this poem excerpted from Love Is A...... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1994. Eighth Printing. Octavo (23.5cm); photo-illustrated paper-covered boards and multi-colored patterned cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [12],13-313,[8]pp. Faint, scattered foxing to text edges and board extremities; Near Fine in a lightly rubbed, Near Fine dustjacket. One of Bukowski's..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1986. First Edition. The smallest possible limitation of this substantial collection from the 1980's. A warm association copy, inscribed to Larry Lewis Gray (1948-2016), the last owner of the Earle Gray Book Binding Company, who were responsible for binding virtually all of Bukowski's books published..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1978. First Edition. Attractive copy of this illustrated short story of marital discord, set in a small town in Illinois. For the deluxe issue Bukowski has signed, hand-colored, and extra-illustrated the front cover with different colored markers, a practice he employed with less than a...... More
![Item #3510 THE MIDATLANTIC REVIEW - VOL.1, NO.1 (SUMMER 1975) - SIGNED [TOGETHER WITH] CORRECTED...](https://captainahabsrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3510.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1563426531)
Mamroneck, NY: The Midatlantic Review, 1975. First Edition. Sharp copy of this poetry journal, printing three poems by Bukowski, with contributions by Billy Collins, Ann Menebroker, Ray DiPalma, and Christopher Buckley, et al. "Big Max" would also appear in Bukowski's 1977 collection Love Is A Dog From Hell (pp.142-143). Slim..... More
Storrs, CT: The Wormwood Review Press, 1962. First Edition. An early issue of Marvin Malone's long-running literary journal, and Bukowski's second appearance in WR, featuring the first appearance of his poems "For Jane" and "The Sharks." A small but significant copy; Icarus was the only outfit to take out ad..... More
Los Angeles: Playboy Productions / New Visions, Inc., [1977]. Draft screenplay of Bukowski's 1971 novel, adapted by California author and screenwriter Don Carpenter (1931-1995). Not mentioned by Krumhansl, with no stated limitation; we note another variant of the screenplay, velo-bound, also with a preliminary leaf signed by Bukowski. OCLC notes..... More
Madison, WI. Quixote Press, 1969. First Edition. An important, early compilation of Bukowski's work, culled from the pages of little magazines and early publications; in addition to a selection of Bukowski's poetry, the Sampler contains an introduction by Douglas Blazek and appreciations by Al Purdy, Steve Richmond, William Wantling, and..... More
Madison, WI. Quixote Press, 1969. First Edition. An important, early compilation of Bukowski's work, culled from the pages of little magazines and early publications; in addition to a selection of Bukowski's poetry, the Sampler contains an introduction by Douglas Blazek and appreciations by Al Purdy, Steve Richmond, William Wantling, and..... More
Portland, OR: Grey Whale Press, [1984]. First Edition. First Printing. Slim octavo (22.25cm); orange and black printed wrappers, stapled; 20,[2]pp. Signed by Bukowski on the front wrapper. Trivial wear to wrapper extremities, else Fine. Slim collection of nine poems, including the editor's review of Hot Water Music. A second printing..... More
New York & New Orleans: Lyle Stuart Inc. & Loujon Press, 1965. First Edition. Attractive copy of this early collection, the second of Bukowski's books printed by John and Louise Webbs Loujon Press. Many of the poems were written, variously, while Bukowski visited with the Webbs at their New Orleans..... More
Denver, CO: The New Censorship / Ivan Suvanjieff, 1992. First Edition. Slim quarto (28cm); pictorial wrappers, stapled; 26pp; illus. Two tiny stains to lower margin of front wrapper, else Fine. The magazine's second anniversary issue, entirely dedicated to Bukowski's poems and drawings. More
Denver, CO: The New Censorship / Ivan Suvanjieff, 1993. First Edition. Slim quarto (28cm); pictorial wrappers, stapled; 22pp; illus. Two tiny stains to lower margin of rear wrapper, else Fine. The issue is entirely dedicated to Bukowski's poems and drawings. More
Rome: Nuova Stampa S.R.L., [1981]. First Edition. Screenplay for Marco Ferreri's 1981 film Storie di Ordinaria Follia, based on the stories in Bukowski's 1972 collectiom Erections, Ejaculations, Exhibitions and General Tales of Ordinary Madness. The film starred Ornella Muti alongside Ben Gazzara, who played the Bukowski figure "Charles Serking." Uncommon..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Graphic Arts, 1997. First Edition. A series of Bukowski's journal entries from 1991-1993, illustrated throughout with Crumb's trademark illustrations. Black Sparrow published the book in octavo format the following year, with Crumb's illustrations appearing in black and white only. The smallest available limitation of this title..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1998. First Edition. A series of Bukowski's journal entries from 1991-1993, illustrated throughout with Crumb's trademark black and white pen illustrations. Lettered copies uncommon. Krumhansl 156d. Deluxe Issue, one of six copies specially bound and designated for use by the author, publisher, and members within..... More
Augsburg: Maroverlag, 1990. First Edition. Small collection of pieces culled from Bukowski's 'Notes of a Dirty Old Man' column in the pages of Open City, translated into German by Carl Weissner and illustrated by Rotraut Susanne Berner, with a portrait of Bukowski by Jörg Fauser. Of the 2 mock-ups, one..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1983. First Edition. Short story chronicling the events surrounding a man's visit to his wife in a mental hospital. The second of four projects Bukowski collaborated on with Crumb during his lifetime. Basis for David Morrisey's short film adaptation (2000). Krumhansl 79c. Deluxe Issue, one..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1984. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 400 numbered copies signed by the author and illustrator, this being copy no.52. Quarto (27.5cm); pictorial paper-covered boards and purple polka-dot patterned cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [6],7-17,[3]pp; illus. Gentle sunning..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1984. First Edition. Terrific story about the final act of a washed-up comic, illustrated throughout in Crumb's trademark style. There's No Business was the third of four projects Bukowski collaborated on with Crumb during his lifetime. In a letter to the last owner (which is..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1984. First Edition. Terrific story about the final act of a washed-up comic, illustrated throughout in Crumb's trademark style. There's No Business was the third of four projects Bukowski collaborated on with Crumb during his lifetime. Krumhansl 87d. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies..... More