New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. First Edition. First Printing, one of 1,000 copies. Octavo (21.5cm); blue cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine, and decorative elements embossed onto front cover; brown topstain; dustjacket; [4],x,182,[4]pp. Light wear to spine ends, sunning to spine and upper board edges, with some..... 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

Los Angeles: S.i., 1975. Carbon typescript draft on a single sheet of white bond (measuring 8.5" x 11"), with Bukowski's name and Carlton Way address at upper left corner. 41 lines (134 words), signed "Charles Bukowski" in black felt-tipped pen, dated 1-20-75. Two old horizontal folds smoothed-out, tiny streak to..... More

Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Graphic Arts, 1997. One of the five color illustrations (depicting Bukowski being photographed and interviewed) from the 1997 collection of Bukowski's journal entries from 1991-1993, illustrated throughout illustrated throughout by R. Crumb. Black Sparrow published the book in octavo format the following year, with Crumb's illustrations..... More

Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Graphic Arts, 1997. One of the five color illustrations (the barroom scene) from the 1997 collection of Bukowski's journal entries from 1991-1993, illustrated throughout illustrated throughout by R. Crumb. Black Sparrow published the book in octavo format the following year, with Crumb's illustrations appearing in black..... More

London: New English Library, 1980-1983. First U.K. Editions. An attractive set of the first four books written under King's Richard Bachman pseudonym, originally issued as paperback originals by Signet between 1977-1982. With exception to Rage, nice copies of the UK editions appear with less frequency than their American counterparts. Brooks..... More

Los Angeles & Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1977-1978. First Edition. Complete typescript for this humorous, violent short story of middle-aged marital discord, set in a small town in Illinois. The preliminary leaf and running head notably print Bukowski's original title for this story – The Split – which he..... More

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1980. First Edition. Deluxe Issue, one of 6 copies (numbered 295-300) specially bound and designated for the author, publisher, and a few key individuals involved with production, this one marked "Binder's Copy" (no.297) and signed by Faas and Hughes. Octavo (23.75cm); printed paper-covered boards and..... More

Philadelphia & New York: J.B. Lippincott Company / Harper & Row / Alfred A. Knopf, 1970-1985. First American Hardcover Editions. Complete run of MacDonald's color-coded crime novels featuring beach bum, ladies man, salvage expert, and all-around tough guy Travis McGee. In the twenty-one novels written over as many years, McGee..... More

Santa Monica: Privately Printed by Steve Richmond, [1966]. First Edition. Attractive copy of this tabloid-style broadside, reprinting Bukowski's poems "Freedom" and "True Story," which first appeared in the pages of Olé, together with contributions by Richmond and John Buckner. The front wrapper's message proved to be somewhat inflammatory, resulting in..... More

Chiswick: Printed by C. Whittingham, sold by Thomas Tegg, 1824. First Tegg Edition. First two-volume edition of Walton's celebration of the art and spirit of fishing. Here, Tegg reprints the text of the 1797 edition, edited by Sir John Hawkins, and issued as volumes 49 and 50 of Whittingham's Cabinet..... More

[New York]: World Wide Photos, [1962]. A large, early photographic portrait of a young Harper Lee, issued the year after she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her 1960 novel To Kill A Mockingbird. The recipient was Dr. Charles Cornelius Greenway, an autograph collector and pastor at All Souls Congregational..... More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo (22cm); pale grey paper-covered boards and black cloth backstrip, with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; [viii],[4],5-327,[1]pp. Signed by the author on the front endpaper in a contemporary hand, in English and Japanese, dated about a month..... More