Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1984. First Edition. A substantial collection of poems, representing roughly a sixth of Bukowski's output from 1981-84, and the last of his books for which he produced original paintings. This is a particularly nice example from the collection of Earle and Larry Gray, owners of..... More
Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY & Devonshire, England: Quixote, 1954-1960. First Editions. Complete run of this magazine produced by author, editor, and educator Jean Rikhoff (1926-2018), who sought during six turbulent years to publish "a true "literary" magazine – NOT the academic journal or the psuedo-sophisticated slick, but a magazine which presents real..... More
Los Angeles: S.i., 1976. Carbon typescript draft on two leaves of white bond (measuring 8.5" x 11"), with Bukowski's name and Carlton Way address at upper left corner. 53 lines (225 words), signed "Charles Bukowski" in blue pen, dated 6-5-76. Mild handling, with four small holographic corrections in blue ink..... More
Stockton, CA: The Wormwood Review Press, 1975. First Edition. One of 700 numbered copies, this being copy no.255. Slim octavo (21.5cm); pictorial card wrappers, stapled; 117-160pp. A Fine copy. Contents include contributions from Charles Bukowski, M.K. Book, Ronald Koertge, Linda King, Gerald Locklin, and others, with a Kirk Robertson centerfold..... More
Stockton, CA: The Wormwood Review Press, 1974. First Edition. One of 700 numbered copies, this being copy no.396. Slim octavo (21.5cm); pictorial card wrappers, stapled; 43,[1]pp. A Fine copy. Contents include contributions from Charles Bukowski, Al Fogel, Charles Stetler, and others with an Al Masarik centerfold on yellow stock. More
Stockton, CA: The Wormwood Review Press, 1974. First Edition. One of 700 numbered copies, this being copy no.87. Slim octavo (21.5cm); pictorial card wrappers, stapled; 81-120pp. A Fine copy. Contents include contributions from Charles Bukowski, Marcus J. Grapes, Lyn Lifshin, and others, with a John Bennet centerfold on yellow stock..... More
Stockton, CA: The Wormwood Review Press, 1973. First Edition. One of 700 numbered copies, this being copy no.108. Slim octavo (21.5cm); pictorial card wrappers, stapled; [i],82-120pp. Two faint, tiny spots of finger-soil to rear wrapper, else very Near Fine. Contents include contributions from Charles Bukowski, Daniel G. Culla, Marcus, Grapes..... More
Stockton, CA: The Wormwood Review Press, 1973. First Edition. One of 700 numbered copies, this being copy no.408. Slim octavo (21.5cm); pictorial card wrappers, stapled; 41-80pp. A Fine copy. Contents include contributions from Charles Bukowski, Ben Pleasants, Judson Crews, Lyn Lifshin and others, with a Gerald Locklin centerfold on yellow..... More
Stockton, Ca: The Wormwood Review Press, 1973. First Edition. Deluxe Issue, one of 40 numbered copies signed by contributor Joyce Odam at her centerfold, this being copy no.40. Slim octavo (21.5cm); pictorial card wrappers, stapled; 40pp. Sunning to spine-fold, else Near Fine. Contents include contributions from Charles Bukowski, Phil Weidman..... More
Stockton, CA: The Wormwood Review Press, 1972. First Edition. One of 700 numbered copies, this being copy no. 339. Slim octavo (21.5cm); pictorial card wrappers, stapled; 109-152pp. Trivial wear, with gentle sunning to spine-fold and front wrapper; Near Fine. Contents include contributions from Charles Bukowski and others, with a Charles..... More
Stockton, CA: The Wormwood Review Press, 1972. First Edition. One of 700 numbered copies, this being copy no.174. Slim octavo (21.5cm); pictorial card wrappers, stapled; 70-106,[1]pp. Trivial wear to extremities, hint of sunning to spine; Near Fine. Contents include contributions from Charles Bukowski, Sandy Dorbin, Charles Plymell and others, with..... More
Stockton, CA: The Wormwood Review Press, 1972. First Edition. One of 800 numbered copies, this being copy no.535. Slim octavo (21.5cm); pictorial card wrappers, stapled; 27,[1]pp. Very light sunning to top edges, else Fine. Contents include contributions from Charles Bukowski and others in this special issue dedicated to the internationally..... More
Stockton, CA: The Wormwood Review Press, 1972. First Edition. One of 700 numbered copies, this being copy no.228. Slim octavo (21.5cm); pictorial card wrappers, stapled; 29-67,[1]pp. A Fine copy. Contents include contributions from Charles Bukowski, Gerald Locklin, and others, with a Walter Snow centerfold "Bound in Shallows" on yellow stock..... More
Stockton, CA: The Wormwood Review Press, 1971. First Edition. One of 700 numbered copies, this being copy no.310. Slim octavo (21.5cm); pictorial card wrappers, stapled; 125-167,[1]pp. Lightly shelfworn and light sunning around the edges, Near Fine. Contents include contributions from Charles Bukowski, Paul Mariah, Lyn Lifshin, and others, with a...... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 2000. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 400 numbered copies bound with an original serigraph print, this being copy no.23. Octavo (23.5cm); pictorial paper-covered boards and royal blue cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [16],17-361,[7]pp. HInt of finger-soil to..... 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
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Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Graphic Arts, 1997. One of the five color illustrations (depicting Bukowski in bed) 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..... More
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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
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Graphic Arts, 1995. First Edition. Advance issue of this collaborative work between Bukowski (1920-1994) and Kenneth Price (1935-2012), a poetic and artistic ode to the City of Los Angeles. Among the towering achievements of John Martin's Black Sparrow Press – the regular and deluxe issues were..... More