Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1974. First edition. Signed by Bukowski on the rear limitation page, #176 of 300 such numbered copies. Krumhansl 46c. Orange papered covered boards with blue cloth backstrip and paper spine label. A little wrinkling to spine label, else Near Fine, lacking acetate jacket. An important... More about Burning in Water Drowning in Flame: Selected Poems 1955-1973
Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1892. First edition, early reprint with 1892 listed on the title page. Very Good, with light edge wear to covers, short splits started to cloth at both joints. Preliminary pages suggest a possible glue repair, and light edge wear. Pages toned, with two ink notations. More about Poems: Second Series
London: Trianon Press, 1968. Copy #25 of the first 50, which have additional material and morocco rather than cloth bindings of the first three volumes; from a total edition of 726. Publisher's tan morocco and cloth lettered in gilt, as issued, in original cloth slipcase. Very Good, spines a little... More about The Gates of Paradise. For Children. For the Sexes
New York: Tompkins Square Press Ltd., 1966. First edition. 76 pp. Stapled wraps. Near Fine with a little uneven toning to wraps. Includes Charles Bukowski - Tom McNamara correspondence. More about DOWN HERE: A Magazine from the East Village, Volume One Number One
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1977. First edition. Signed limited edition, #14 of 300 copies. Fine in publisher's lightly rubbed acetate jacket. More about Love is a Dog from Hell
Pittsburgh: Carnegie-Mellon University Press, 1986. Advance reading copy. 80 pp. Side-stapled yellow sheets with publisher's prospectus stapled to front cover. Blue text on yellow sheets has faded significantly; it's still legible but just barely. It seems to have been created on some sort of photocopier or mimeo machine. Rear wrap... More about Thomas and Beulah
New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1896. First thus. Original green rubbed cloth with gilt decorations, cream stamping to front board, all edges gilt. Near Fine with wear at head, tips exposed; date written on front free endpaper, front hinge a little overopened. Bright gilt, a very clean copy. An illustrated... More about The Haunted House: A Romance
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1987. First edition. Signed limited issue handbound by Earle Gray; one of 166 copies signed by Charles Bukowski, as well as director of the film Barfly Barbet Schroeder, and stars Faye Dunnaway and Mickey Rourke. Fine with faint toning at edges of boards and several... More about The Movie: "Barfly"
Pittsburgh: Carnegie-Mellon University Press, 1986. First edition. Signed by poet on half title, inscribed to former owner and dated June 3, 1989. 80 pp. Navy cloth with gilt lettering. Fine in second state dust jacket with Pulitzer mention, light rubbing, else Fine. Winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry;... More about Thomas and Beulah
Pittsburgh: Carnegie-Mellon University Press, 1980. First edition, cloth issue. Signed by the author underneath her name on the title page, and then warmly inscribed to former owners and again signed, dated 22 Dec. 81, Tampa. 71, [1] pp. Original pale yellow cloth with black spine lettering. A few penciled checkmarks... More about The Yellow House on the Corner
Ephrain, WI: Druid Press, 1976. First edition. Near Fine with light shelf wear, faint toning to spine and light rubbing to rear joint. A fantastic copy. More about Collected Poems
San Francisco: City Lights Books. [ca. 1990]. Thirty-eigth printing. Signed on the title page by Allen Ginsberg, dated "6/14/90." Near Fine, with light shelf wear to wraps. A lovely signed copy of the poem that define a generation. More about Howl and Other Poems
New York: Gotham Book Mart, 1977. First edition, limited issue. One of 100 numbered copies [and 26 lettered copies] signed at rear by Patti Smith; this copy marked "O/S," perhaps out of series, though there is no hole-punch at the fore edge margin, and no lock and key set present... More about Ha! Ha! Houdini!
London: Elkin Mathews, 1920. First edition, signed limited issue. Number 98 of 100 copies numbered and signed by Ezra Pound. Bound in publisher's grey paper covered boards over vellum spine lettered in gilt. Jack Yeats-designed bookplate of former owner San Francisco poet Frederick Reid and his wife to front paste... More about Umbra
London: Fulcrum, 1966. First edition, first printing, trade issue. (McNeil A13.) Signed by Snyder on the title page in turquoise ink, no date or number. 163, [1] pp. Original maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Fine in very Near Fine dust jacket with slight shelf wear and just a hint... More about A Range of Poems