A Descriptive Bibliography of the Primary Publications of Charles Bukowski by Krumhansl, Aaron; Bukowski, Charles - 1999

Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/fine. 8vo. 204 pp. Near Fine first trade hardcover edition of this most recent bibliography of Bukowski major works. Necessary for all Buk fans and collectors. Fine acetate jacket.

Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow,, 1999.. First edition, numbered issue.. 204 pp w/index. Lower corners lightly bumped, else near fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spine and printed label. Near fine acetate dust jacket. One of 350 numbered copies accompanied by an previously-unpublished poem, “Crime & Punishment,” laid in, as issued.

Santa Rosa, CA.: Black Sparrow Press, 1999. First edition, LIMITED EDITION, this being one of 376 copies in Deluxe Binding by Earle Gray and containing a previously unpublished broadside poem, hand-numbered. Extensively illustrated in black and white. The broadside poem printed on fine gray paper in blue, red and black. 8vo, in the original Deluxe gray boards designed and executed by Earle Gray, the upper board lettered and geometrically decorated in black, blue, green and red, the rear board decorated in black and red, backed in patterned aqua silk, the spine with paper label printed in red, blue, green and black, red endpapers. 204, [1] pp. and printed broadside poem. A fine copy, one small bump to the bottom edge of the rear board otherwise completely as new and mint. FIRST EDITION AND THE DELUXE LIMITED EDITION of this mandatory bibliography for Bukowski and "Beat" collectors. The fine production was designed by Barbara Martin for Black Sparrow.

Softcover. Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Available here is lot of eight Charles Bukowski-penned works of poetry, a collection of letters, several works of literary criticism, and a Charles Bukowski check-list. From the personal library of the noted Altadena, California-based bookseller and appraiser, Mr. Robert Allen, as conveyed to me by his widow, Ms Priscilla (Brownie) Allen. Generally clean, tightly bound, and with minimal signs of wear and tear, though with penciled notations here and there including at and beyond indexes, mostly unobtrusive. Mr. Allen was a professional bibliographer, and his penciled notes are useful and instructive. The lot consists of 1) Hollywood (New York: Ecco, 1989, sixth printing), SC, [8], 9-239 pp.; 2) Love is a Dog From Hell (New York: Ecco, 1977, ninth printing), SC [14], 15-307 pp.; Women (New York: Ecco, 1978, fifth printing), SC, [6], 7-291 pp.; Pulp (New York: Ecco, 2002, 13th printing), SC, [8], 9-202 pp.; Mockingbird Wish Me Luck (Santa Barbara,… Read More