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Maybe you guys saw this one and didn’t think much of it, but I’d never seen anything quite like it come on the market before, so I thought I’d post it here for posterity and for anyone who missed it. Sotheby’s had this typescript of Factotum up for auction last month as part of the Maurice...

Debritto actually cites some of your own work in his book. Your article/interview with Weissner published in the Los Angeles Times on 4 September 1988 gets mentioned a couple times on page 129.

Well, I guess $1,200 is NOT a fair price. I was going by PBA’s low estimate for a copy in poor condition (where did they come up with that number, I wonder?), but bospress makes an excellent point about the opening bid being only $600. At that price I’m happy to hang onto this copy. Offers...

Thanks for clarifying, mjp. First 'literary' appearance. Learn something new everyday on this forum . . . .

Hi! I’ve got a nice copy of Story Magazine (Vol. XXIV, No. 106 - March-April, 1944) that I’d like to sell. Yes, this is the issue with “Aftermath of a Lengthy Rejection Slip” in it--Bukowski’s first appearance in print. The condition is excellent, with just some light wear to the spine ends...

This was posted as a recent acquisition on a book dealer’s facebook page, saying it’s the original drawing that accompanied the Notes column for Nov 9-15, 1973 in the LA Free Press. Not sure if it comes from the same source as the ones posted above, but I don't suppose there can be too many of...

I have a couple Bukowski hardcovers published by Black Sparrow Press that are missing their acetate dustjackets, and I'd like to find some material to make new dustjackets for these books. I've seen a few "replacement' jackets before, but they've always been made out of a thinner gauged...

The Clash Live in Tokyo, 1982: Watch the Complete Concert

Just to be clear, no one is actually suggesting that Bukowski himself made the changes on display above, right? If so, I don't believe it.

Thanks for taking the time to set up this comparison, mjp. I had no idea things got so bad after Buk's death. Someone at BSP actually managed to kill it when no one was watching. The flow, the rhythm of the line . . . butchered. And dropping the "I guess" after "they are the best"...

The Charlatans UK - Sleepy Little Sunshine Boy Not their best tune, but it grows on you the more you listen to it. [This video is unavailable.]

It's been a while since I read them, but my recollection is that they were all good. For some reason individual short stories didn't stand out for me; it was like they were all one continuous story, which made for an interesting reading experience. Just pick up one of the collections - SOUTH...

Saw a thread in the forum archive discussing John Martin's heavy editorial hand (how he made changes to the original text of WOMEN, for example, which pissed Bukowski off to the extent that Martin had to change the words back after the first printing, etc.) Are the Martin editorial changes...

Saw Lemmy and the boys at the Cleveland Agora back in the day. Still dig them. If you haven't read Lemmy's autobiography - White Line Fever- you should. It's a good one.

Most of you problably saw this one end recently on ebay. Maybe one of you with deep pockets is now even the proud owner, which would be cool. After checking out the art section on the site, I thought this was one of Buk's more successful pieces in the Black Sparrow Press editions. Hope it's...