Minneapolis: Toothpaste Press / Bookslinger, 1981. First Edition. Small broadside poem (roughly the size of a postcard) from Bukowski's forthcoming collection 'Dangling in the Tournefortia,' the announcement for which is on the back side. Krumhansl 70. One of ca.1,000 copies. Single sheet of black watermarked stock, printed on recto and..... More
San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1976. Volume collecting a large portion of Bukowski's "Notes of a Dirty Old Man" column which he wrote for Open City between May, 1967 and February, 1969. The column and subsequent publication of the book made Bukowski more famous than nearly anything else he did..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1984. First Edition. Single poem, published in 1984 as a New Year's Greeting for Friends of the Black Sparrow Press. Krumhansl 86a. Wrappered Issue. Slim octavo (16cm); publisher's decorative hand-sewn wrappers; [16]pp. A Fine copy. More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 2000. First Edition. Sharp copy of the penultimate volume of Bukowski's posthumously-published poems issued by Black Sparrow Press. Limited Issue, one of 400 numbered copies bound with an original serigraph print, this being copy no.381. Octavo (23.5cm); illustrated paper and royal blue cloth-covered boards, with..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 2000. First Edition. Sharp copy of the penultimate volume of Bukowski's posthumously-published poems issued by Black Sparrow Press. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound with an original silkscreend print tipped in, this being copy 'E'. Octavo (23.5cm); printed paper-covered boards and patterned..... More
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Crescent City, FL: EPOS, 1962. First Edition. Special "Extra Issue" of this Florida-based poetry quarterly, the first such issue published by EPOS dedicated entirely to the work of a single author. A distinguished copy, with a contemporary inscription to poet John William Corrington, with whom Bukowski enjoyed a lengthy, early..... More
Glendale, CA: Poetry X/Change, [1968]. First Edition. A serviceable copy of this early collection of poems. Krumhansl 28a; Dorbin A12. Regular Issue, one of ca.400 copies. Slim octavo (21.25cm); photo-illustrated card wrappers, stapled; [32]pp; illus. A fresh, Fine copy. More
Glendale, CA: Poetry X/Change, [1968]. First Edition. Stunning copy of this early collection of verse, including "86'd" and "The Hairy Fist and Love Will Die", which has not been collected in any Black Sparrow Press edition of the author's work. Uncommon; we find 2 copies only in the auction record..... More
San Francisco: City Lights Books, 2008. First Edition. Substantial volume of previously uncollected works by Bukowski, most of which originally appeared in the pages of underground newspapers, literary journals, and adult magazines, dating from his earliest published work through the last decade of his life. The bulk of the print..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1971. First Edition. Sharp copy of 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..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1994. First Edition. Bukowski's final novel, a humorous spoof on the traditional hard-boiled detective yarn. Krumhansl 139d. Limited Issue, one of 300 numbered copies signed by the author with an original silkscreen print tipped in, this being copy no.128. Octavo (23.5cm); illustrated paper-covered boards and..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1999. First Edition. Final volume of Bukowski's selected correspondence, from 1978 leading up the month before his death in 1994. Lettered copies uncommon. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound, this being copy 'Z'. Octavo (23.5cm); printed paper-covered boards and patterned cloth backstrip..... More
Detroit: Planet Detroit Chapbooks, 1986. First Edition. A fresh, Fine copy, notably absent any hint of toning. Original tan wrappers, stapled, printed in red and brown. One of 500 copies offered gratis to subscribers of Planet Detroit Poems. Krumhansl 101. More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1988. First Edition. First Printing, one of 600 hardcover trade copies. Octavo; photo-illustrated paper over boards, quarterbound in red cloth with printed spine label; 256 pp, [3]. Some subtle fading and rubbing to board edges, else Near Fine in a Very Good+ acetate dustjacket. Krumhansl..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1993. First Edition. First volume of the poet's extensive correspondence, with a brief introduction by editor Seamus Cooney. Krumhansl 137d. Limited Issue, one of 300 numbered copies signed by the author, each with an original silkscreen print tipped-in, this being copy no.52. Octavo (23.5cm); illustrated..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1990. First Edition. Collection of prose and poetry published to coincide with Bukowski's 70th birthday. Uncommon in the deluxe issue. Krumhansl 114e. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies signed by the author, this being copy 'T'. Octavo (23.5cm); printed paper-covered boards and patterned cloth..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1990. First Edition. A substantial collection of prose and poetry published to coincide with Bukowski's 70th birthday. Krumhansl 114d. Limited Issue, one of 225 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author, each with a signed original silkscreen print tipped-in, this being copy no.128..... More
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 presentation copy of Bukowski's first collection of short fiction, gathering 27 stories. A significant collection, bearing an elaborate contemporary inscription. Krumhansl 45a. First Printing, wrappered issue (4,100 copies). Octavo (23.5cm); printed wrappers; [10],189,[3]pp. Contemporary ink inscription on the dedication page to..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1973. First Edition. Attractive copy of Bukowski's first collection of short fiction, some of which first appeared in the pages of the L.A. Free Press and NOLA Express. Krumhansl 45b. Limited Issue, one of 300 numbered copies signed by the author, this being copy no.48..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1984. First Edition. Attractive broadside printing a poem from the forthcoming collection War All The Time: Poems 1981-1984. Issued as Black Sparrow Press Broadside/Flyer No.13. Krumhansl 88. Broadside (25.25cm x 37.5cm); single sheet of peach stock, printed in black, brown, pink, and red. A Fine..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1999. First Edition. Substantial volume of posthumously-published poems, ranging from the 1970's-1990's. Limited Issue, one of 400 numbered copies bound with an original serigraph print, this being copy no.254. Octavo (23.5cm); printed paper-covered boards and vertically-ribbed red cloth backstrip; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; 409,[7]pp. Fine..... More
[Los Angeles]: Black Sparrow Press, 1973. First Edition. Sharp copy of this early Black Sparrow Press monthly publication, collecting 11 poems. Krumhansl 43. Wrappered Issue, one of 958 copies. Slim octavo (24cm); decorative wrappers, stapled; [16]pp. Hint of sunning to spine-fold, tiny stain to front wrapper, with another one at..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1978. First Edition. Attractive copy of Bukowski's third and most ambitious novel. "Written in an episodic manner reminiscent of Post Office and Factotum, the book begins with a typically Bukowskian complaint: "I was 50 years old and hadn't been to bed with a woman for..... More