Of all the editions of all the books, what is your favorite cover and why?

[christopher]

Been searching and finding various prints and such.
Just curious as to what your favorite cover(s) would be and why?

 

[informal]

love is a dog from hell, only because I haven't seen very many buk covers.

 

[d gray]

can't beat this one -

 

[Bukfan]

There's so many nice ones. I've always liked the Bukowski drawing on 'Women', and the cover on 'Post Office', to name a few.

 

[christopher]

What version of Post Office?
I've seen 3. I'm sure there are more.

 

[kilgore]

I've seen people slag on this cover, but man, I love it. A picture doesn't do it justice -- the slightly off overlapping of the print job on some copies makes me swoon. It's also the Bukowski book that made me see past the image a little bit, so perhaps I'm a bit biased.

 

[christopher]

That is an awesome cover.

I think that my favorite so far is:

I love how simple it is.
Just something about it captivates me. Its hard to explain.

 

[kilgore]

Yeah, I like that one a lot too. Mockingbird Wish My Luck, and The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses Over the Hills are two other really nice early books that have simple but beautiful covers.

 

[hoochmonkey9]

The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses Over the Hills

that's my fave, cover and book.

 

[mjp]

 

[kilgore]

BWUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA (as water spits everywhere)

 

[Bukfan]

What version of Post Office?

This one. The original cover.

 

[Purple Stickpin]

that's my fave, cover and book.

The first is really classy:

 

[hoochmonkey9]

one day I'll own one of those.

 

[Purple Stickpin]

Well, if you don't drag your teeth, maybe we can work something out when you come to town.

 

[hoochmonkey9]

but that's sexist. or sexy. I get those confused.

 

[christopher]

The original cover.

I really like that one.
Sadly, I own:

 

[Bukfan]

Right, the original Black Sparrow covers were much nicer than the new ones. They were all created by Barbara Martin, the wife of John Martin, owner of the press.