Santa Barbara: Capricorn Press, 1971. First Edition. First Printing, cloth issue, one of probably no more than a half-dozen copies specially bound and designated for use by the author, publisher, and those within the inner circle of the press, this one marked "Binder's Copy" and signed by the author on..... More
Santa Barbara: Capricorn Press, 1971. First Edition. First Printing, cloth issue, one of probably no more than a half-dozen copies specially bound and designated for use by the author, publisher, and those within the inner circle of the press, this one marked "Binder's Copy" and signed by the author on..... More
Santa Barbara: Capricorn Press, 1972. First Edition. First Printing, cloth issue, one of 100 copies signed by the author and illustrator. Octavo (22.5cm); pictorial paper-covered boards and brown cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [8],9-94,[4]pp; illus. Hint of sunning at crown, else Fine in..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1974. First Edition. Deluxe Issue, one of five copies specially bound and designated for use by the author, publisher, and members within the inner circle of the press, this one marked "Binder's Copy" and signed by the author on the colophon. Octavo (23.5cm); printed paper-covered..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1970. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of four copies specially bound and designated for use by the author, publisher, and members within the inner circle of the press, this one marked "Binder's Copy" and signed by the author on the colophon. Octavo (23.5cm); printed paper-covered..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1972. First Edition. Deluxe Issue, one of six copies specially bound and designated for the author, publisher, artist and members within the inner circle of the press, this one marked "Binder's Copy" and signed by the author on the colophon, with an original signed drawing..... More
Sutton West & Santa Barbara: The Paget Press, 1983. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 200 numbered copies specially bound and signed by both authors on a preliminary leaf, this being copy no.120. Octavo (23.5cm); pictorial paper-covered boards and dark blue cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1972. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 250 numbered copies signed by the author, this being copy no.120. Octavo (24cm); printed paper-covered boards dark brown cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [1],11-159,[5]pp. Gentle sunning to lower board edges, else..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1972. First Edition. Bukowski's first novel, an autobiographical work based on his years spent as a postal clerk and mail carrier in Los Angeles. He left his job there when publisher John Martin offered him $100 a week for life if he wrote for his..... 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
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1982. First, Limited Edition. A substantial collection of verse by Heaney, including some early uncollected poems, as well as selections from Death of a Naturalist, Door into the Dark, Wintering Out, North, and Field Work. With an introduction by novelist and critic Thomas Flanagan..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, [1976] 1977. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 100 numbered copies signed by the author, this being copy no.10. 16mo (10.75cm); blue-green paper-covered boards, with white label mounted to upper front cover, lettered in red, blue, and green; purple endpapers; pp.[4] blank, [16], [4] blank..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1981. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 350 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy no.70. Octavo (23.5cm); pictorial paper-covered boards and dark red linen backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [12],13-281,[7]pp. Fine in a...... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1976. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 100 numbered copies signed by Bukowski and co-author Diane Wakoski, this being copy no.98. Octavo (20.5cm); pictorial paper-covered boards and orange cloth backstrip; publisher's unprinted white paper jacket; [12]pp. Some dust-soil along the lower rear board edge, else..... More
Sutton West & Santa Barbara: The Paget Press, 1986. First Edition. Limited (Cloth) Issue, one of 200 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy no.199. Octavo (22.5cm); pictorial paper-covered boards and polka-dot patterned cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket;..... More
Denver, CO: The New Censorship, Ltd., 1991. First Edition. Slim quarto (28cm); original pictorial wrappers, stapled; 20pp; illus. While not called for, this issue is signed by Bukowski on the front wrapper, near his small doodles of a man next to a dog. Base of spine gently tapped, else Fine..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1968. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 15 copies specially bound and designated for members within the inner circle of the press, this one marked "Binder's Copy" and signed by the author on the colophon. Octavo (29cm); printed paper-covered boards and patterned cloth backstrip; [4],5-18,[6]pp..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1968. First Edition. Limited Issue, consisting of one copy specially bound and designated as the "Binder's Copy," signed by the author on the colophon. Octavo (27cm); printed paper-covered boards and patterned cloth backstrip; [vi],11,[7]pp. Light wear to extremities, hint of sunning to board edges, with..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1974. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 200 numbered copies specially bound signed by the author, this being copy no.23. Octavo (23cm); pictorial paper-covered boards and white cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; [12],13-122,[4]pp. Scattered foxing to text edges and exterior, though contents..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1970. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 200 copies specially bound and signed by the author. Octavo (23cm); photo-illustrated paper-covered boards and beige cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; [8],9-93,[7]pp. Light foxing to textblock edges, and some light rubbing and trivial dust-soil to..... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1983. Limited Edition. A masterful production by The Limited Editions Club of Hersey's 1946 book, chronicling the stories of six survivors of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Hersey's work comprised the entirety of the August 31, 1946 issue of The New Yorker, and..... More
[N.p. S.i, ca.1970s]. Original double-weight black & white photograph, measuring 25.75cm x 20.25cm (10 1/8" x 8"). Signed by Bukowski in black marker at lower left corner. Some trivial wear to border along lower right edge, else Fine. An attractive, candid photograph of Bukowski leaning against the wall of a...... 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
Stockton, CA: Wormwood Books & Magazines, 1991. First Edition. Regular Issue, one of 630 numbered copies, this being copy no.98. Slim octavo (21.25cm); pictorial card wrappers, stapled; 96pp. A Fine copy. A collection of poems written between 1982-1991, published as a double-issue of Marvin Malone's long-running little magazine. Krumhansl 125..... More
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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