Long time viewer, first time joiner. Thanks to all the Buk vets on here for the resources they have made available on this wonderful site.
I read his novels maybe 4 or 5 years ago, but I still had the optimism of youth and hadn't been beaten down yet, so though I enjoyed his writing, they didn't crush me or speak to my depths the way they did for many on this site. Recently, however, I decided to check out his shorter fiction, and their power, combined with my added age and growing pessimism, spoke to me quite loudly. The collection was the City Lights publication, Erections, Ejaculations, Exhibitions, and General Tales of Ordinary Madness, in the first edition from 1972. Also, since first reading him, I've become a letter carrier with Canada Post and so Post Office carries an increased level of import for me.
A quick question. I'm trying to determine the value of a book I recently purchased. It's a signed first edition of Ham on Rye, but it is not one of the 350 signed and #'d. It is one of the signature uncalled-for 750, though this copy is signed by him on the title page. I tend to be more excited by signed books when a signature wasn't originally called for, and the price was right so I jumped on it. Now though, after having read things like the fact that a large percentage of the unsigned hardcover BSP titles went to libraries and became defaced, I'm wondering if it could conceivably carry more value than the #'d copies. Though I do sell books to help finance my collecting, I don't intend to list my Ham on Rye any time soon, but I am just curious as to what some of you may think about the relative value. It's in fine, really pristine condition, though the acetate jacket has some separation at its spine section.
Thanks again for the site and for any advice you might offer.
I read his novels maybe 4 or 5 years ago, but I still had the optimism of youth and hadn't been beaten down yet, so though I enjoyed his writing, they didn't crush me or speak to my depths the way they did for many on this site. Recently, however, I decided to check out his shorter fiction, and their power, combined with my added age and growing pessimism, spoke to me quite loudly. The collection was the City Lights publication, Erections, Ejaculations, Exhibitions, and General Tales of Ordinary Madness, in the first edition from 1972. Also, since first reading him, I've become a letter carrier with Canada Post and so Post Office carries an increased level of import for me.
A quick question. I'm trying to determine the value of a book I recently purchased. It's a signed first edition of Ham on Rye, but it is not one of the 350 signed and #'d. It is one of the signature uncalled-for 750, though this copy is signed by him on the title page. I tend to be more excited by signed books when a signature wasn't originally called for, and the price was right so I jumped on it. Now though, after having read things like the fact that a large percentage of the unsigned hardcover BSP titles went to libraries and became defaced, I'm wondering if it could conceivably carry more value than the #'d copies. Though I do sell books to help finance my collecting, I don't intend to list my Ham on Rye any time soon, but I am just curious as to what some of you may think about the relative value. It's in fine, really pristine condition, though the acetate jacket has some separation at its spine section.
Thanks again for the site and for any advice you might offer.