THE CRUELTY OF LOVELESS LOVE - LIMITED EDITION, WITH SIGNED POEM
New York: Kunst Editions, 2001. First Edition. Item #8334
One of 35 numbered copies (from a run of 65), this being copy no.3. Eight preliminary and four terminal leaves (11" x 12.75"), with text letterpress printed in red, black, and blue, together with 18 bifolium gatherings, each containing a letterpressed poem, with an original black & white photograph on the opposing page. All housed in an iridescent maroon Asahi cloth clamshell case, titled in black and metallic red, with a black & white photograph of Bukowski inset behind a die-cut window on the front cover. Contents Fine. Clamshell case is very Near Fine, with one very faint bump at upper front corner; slipcase is shelfworn and slightly scuffed, but sound; Very Good+.
An exquisitely produced monster of a publication, printing 18 previously unpublished Bukowski poems, coupled with photos Joan Gannij's "Hank & Georgia" series. While not called for, a previous owner has laid into this copy a photocopy of Bukowski's typescript poem "American Literature II" which appears in this volume, bearing Bukowski's holograph signature in black pen at lower margin, dated 7-28-80. Debritto A177.
Price: $1,250.00