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Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1984. Limited Edition. Octavo. 280pp. unopened. Limited to 126 copies numbered copies signed by the author. The present copy is #65 and with a small drawing of the Bukowski character on the limitation page and with an original painting by the author signed BUK. Handbound by Earle Gray in 1/4 black and gray patterned… Read more about this item

[Tempe, AZ, May, 1995): Synaesthesia Press. Limited Edition. Octavo. Limited to 243 copies. The present copy is #59. Bukowski's 1964 essay: "A Depressive State of Affairs for Kings, Writers, and Elevator Boys"--basically his ideas on being an honest writer versus pandering to the academic community--which he uses as an example Robert Creely. He accuses old professors of being driven… Read more about this item

San Francisco; (October, 1977): The California Historical Society. First Edition. Octavo. Limited to only 1300 copies. xxxiii, 125pp. with an introduction by Kevin Starr, illustrated with art by printed by Andrew Hoyem from Goudy Modern types. The definitive collection of the arti's poetry. Dixon was well known for his art, but his poetry was a bit obscure. A few… Read more about this item

Sutton West and Santa Barbara, (1984): The Paget Press. First Edition. Octavo. . 161(2) pp. illustrated by the author. This work is an original screenplay which later became a movie produced and directed by Barbet Schroeder, starring Faye Dunaway and Mickey Rourke. A lovely near fine copy bound in black stiff paper wraps lettered and decorated in yellow, red… Read more about this item

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1977. Limited Edition. Octavo. #36 of 75 copies, signed by Bukowski and with an original watercolor painting of the dog from Hell with tissue guard. Alternating between tough and gentle, sensitive, and gritty, Bukowski lays bare the myriad facets of love, its selfishness, its narcissism, its randomness, its mystery, and its misery. Ultimately, its… Read more about this item

Santa Rosa, Ca: Black Sparrow Press, 1990. Octavo. Uncorrected Proof copy. 375 pages. The uncorrected proof was mailed to Lee Hendrix (co-owner of Either/Or Books of Hermosa Beach) and signed by John Martin publisher of Black Sparrow Press. What makes it interesting is there are 15 places where she detected typos (but not suggesting Bukowski's unique style be changed).… Read more about this item

Various Small Presses. Various Sizes. John Martin, publisher of Black Sparrow Press, was a close friend and early supporter of Bukowski but also a friend of the legendary bookstore, Either/Or in Hermosa Beach. Along with Bukowski who hung out there often signing his books or making small drawings in her inventory, customers included Pynchon, Gide and others who liked… Read more about this item

New York: Henry Holt and Co, 1942. Limited Edition. Octavo. Portrait frontispeice, 91pp. limited to 735 copies. The present copy is #44 and signed by the author. This collection of poems was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1943. This collection was published after several unfortunate tragedies that had occurred in Frost's personal life. A fine bright copy… Read more about this item

London: The Folio Society, 2009. Limited Edition. Quarto. Limited to 1000 copies for members only, The present copy is number 181 signed and numbered on an original etching by the artist Niroot Puttapipat, and another 16 color illustrations mounted within a gilt frame, introduction by A.S. Byatt. 216(1)pp., translated by Edward Fitzgerald which was first published in 1859. A… Read more about this item

Santa Barbara, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1984. Limited Edition. Quarto. Limited to 426 numbered and signed by R. Crumb and Charles Bukowski. The present copy is number 155. 17 pages illustrated by R. Crumb. The story of Manny, who was a comedian working at one of the lounges at the Sunset Hotel in Vegas for four decades but never… Read more about this item

London: The Folio Society, 2010. Limited Edition. Quarto. Limited to 1000 copies for members only. The present copy is number 733 with an original engraving by the artist Harry Brockway, signed and numbered by him. First publisher in Lyrical Ballads in 1798, Christabel, Kubla Khan; A Vision and The Pains of Sleep were all first published as a single… Read more about this item

Boston: Barn Dream Press, 1970. Approx. 4" x 3" 4 leaves, staple bound, each with a name of the Beatles. Aram Saroyan is known for his minimalist poetry including the one-word poem "lighght and a one letter poem with the letter "m". His father was William Saroyan. Beatles in the signed, limited editon is one of his most scarce… Read more about this item

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1983. Limited Edition. Quarto. Limited to 376 deluxe copies numbered and signed by Bukowski and Crumb. The present copy is # 164. 14(1) pp. illustrated by R. Crumb. The story of Gloria who was in a mental hospital and her husband Harry. She fantasizes that Harry is always in bed with whores. A fine… Read more about this item

Santa Rosa, Ca: Black Sparrow Press, 1991. First Edition Limited. Quarto. #232 of 750 copies. signed by Bukowski. 85pp. This issue was dedicated to Sean Penn. Each poem is strongly autobiographical and especially "Hangovers". The poem "The word" speaks of his life in cheap rooming house trying to survive while reading Hemingway, Kierkegaard, E.E. Cummings and falling asleep drunk… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1968. First Edition. Octavo. #6 of 75 copies, signed and numbered, and with an inscription on flyleaf: "For Lee Rolland (wife of Richard Roland co-owners of Either/Or Books Shop, Hermosa Beach) direct from Terror Street, Charles Bukowski, 5-7-68". This copy is in a mixed state: While it does contain the original tipped in painting… Read more about this item

(San Francisco, 1982): City Lights Books. First Edition. Octavo. 7th printing. Signed by the author. Bukowski's first published book was a book of poetry, "Flower, Fist, and Bestial Wail". He went on to publish more than forty-five books of poetry and prose, hundreds of novels, broadsides and more. This book is a collection of 64 of Bukowski's best stories,… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1974. First Edition. Octavo. Limited to 300 copies signed and numbered by the author. The present copy is number 86. The author writes in his introduction of the early days of his poetry and how he began to be published. A fine copy bound in 1/4 blue cloth over orange paper covered boards lettered… Read more about this item

Andernach: Burn Again Press, 1990. Limited Edition. Thin Octavo. Limied to 50 copies. The present copy is #29, signed by Charles Bukowski. Bound in original light green paper covered boards, paper labels to upper board ands spine, green endsheets. A fine copy in original clear acetate dust jacket.. [Krumhansel #116.].

Boston: Little, Brown and Co, 1959. First Edition. Octavo. 522 pages. Signed by the author. Toward the end of his life, Ogden Nash reviewed almost eight hundred verses bringing his best work. The humorous poems which he had begun writing fifty years eariier are here presented with their clever twists. A fine copy ibound in green cloth lettered in… Read more about this item

Boston: Little, Brown and Co, 1863. Small Octavo. In three volumes. Portrait frontispiece, Vol. I: xli, 300. Vol. II: viii, 339pp and vii, 311pp. These poems were arranged and edited by Robert Chamers. The Memoir of Burns was taken from the eighth edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Each poem contains a preface so the reader will understand the poems… Read more about this item