chronic
old and in the way
I am financially fucked, emotionally fucked, fucked deep down in the soul (if there is such a thing). The only fucking that I'm not getting right now is the good kind.
I offer here some Bukowski that I have to part with. It's all too heavy to carry with me anyway, so...
The prices aren't low, but they're reasonable and less than you'd pay on ABE. I'll cover shipping in the US. PM me if you're interested in any of these.
Feel free to make offers, but please don't try to take advantage. I really need the money.
HEAT WAVE PROOF (1995)
An uncommon proof copy of Heat Wave (one of perhaps 10), comprised of loose collated signatures laid into a plain brown paper wrapper which has been stamped with PROOF and the Black Sparrow Press imprint. FINE condition. $200.00
IN THE SHADOW OF THE ROSE (1991)
#58 of 750 signed and numbered copies.
AS NEW condition in publishers plain blue/green dustjacket. $175.00
SOUTH OF NO NORTH (1973)
First Edition Trade Paperback with review slip laid-in.
VERY GOOD condition with yellowing at spine and around edges of wraps. $75.00
LIFE & DEATH IN THE CHARITY WARD (1974)
London Magazine Editions. Pictorial boards. Selections from Erections...
FINE in a NEAR FINE dustjacket (would be fine but for some sticker residue over the original price). $150.00
POST OFFICE (1974)
Hardcover. London Magazine Editions. First UK printing.
NEAR FINE in a NEAR FINE dustjacket. Very minor foxing to page edges, price clipped DJ. $200
POST OFFICE (1980)
Hardcover. Melbourne House. Second UK edition of this title.
VERY NEAR FINE in a VERY NEAR FINE unclipped dustjacket. $100.00
THE MOVIE: BARFLY (1987)
#399 of 400 signed and numbered copies. This one includes Buk's little man sketch at the colophon.
FINE condition. $250.00
WOMEN (1981)
W.H.Allen. First UK edition of this title.
NEAR FINE condition in a FINE unclipped dustjacket. The only problem with the book is that there is slight browning to the pages. ATTN: ENGLAND Stop using such cheap paper for your books. $125.00
FACTOTUM (1981)
W.H.Allen. First UK edition of this title.
NEAR FINE condition in a FINE unclipped dustjacket. Like the copy of Women above, fine except for paper toning. $125.00
BETTING ON THE MUSE (1996)
#78 of 200 Signed and numbered copies.
AS NEW condition. $200.00
THE ROOMINGHOUSE MADRIGALS: Early Selected Poems 1946-1966 (1988)
First Trade Edition (of 500 copies).
FINE condition. Acetate jacket is de-laminating at spine. $100.00
[STRIKE]THE DAYS RUN AWAY LIKE WILD HORSES OVER THE HILLS (1969)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]HAM ON RYE (1982)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]THE BUKOWSKI/PURDY LETTERS (1983)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]MOCKINGBIRD WISH ME LUCK (1972)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]AGAINST THE AMERICAN DREAM: ESSAYS ON BUKOWSKI (1994)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]PLAY THE PIANO DRUNK LIKE A PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT UNTIL THE FINGERS BEGIN TO BLEED A BIT (1979)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]THREE POEMS (1992)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]FACTOTUM (1975)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]THE DAY IT SNOWED IN L.A.: THE ADVENTURES OF CLARENCE HIRAM SWEETMEAT[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]BRING ME YOUR LOVE (1983)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]DANGLING IN THE TOURNEFORTIA (1981)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]THERE'S NO BUSINESS (1984)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]YOU GET SO ALONE AT TIMES THAT IT JUST MAKES SENSE (1986)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]RUN WITH THE HUNTED (1993)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]LOVE IS A DOG FROM HELL (1977)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]SOUTH OF NO NORTH (1973)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]REACH FOR THE SUN: Letters Volume 3 (1999)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]BRING ME YOUR LOVE (1983)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]THE CAPTAIN IS OUT TO LUNCH AND THE SAILORS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE SHIP (1998)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]BARFLY (1984)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]HOLLYWOOD (1989)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]SEPTUAGENARIAN STEW (1990)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]PULP (1994)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]LIVING ON LUCK:: Letters Volume 2 (1995)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]HOT WATER MUSIC (1983)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]SCREAMS FROM THE BALCONY: Letters Volume 1 (1993)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]HEAT WAVE (1995)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]L'UBRIACONE (1983)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]THE LAST NIGHT OF THE EARTH POEMS (1992)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]THREE POEMS (1992)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]YOU KISSED LILLY (1978)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]WOMEN (1978) Advance Review Copy[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]HAM ON RYE (1982) Advance Review Copy[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]LOVE IS A DOG FROM HELL (1977) Advance Review Copy[/STRIKE] SOLD
BSP NEW YEARS GREETINGS
[STRIKE]1986 - Gold In Your Eye[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1987 - LUCK[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1988 - The Movie Critics[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1989 - If you let them kill you, they will[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1992 - now[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1993 - those marvelous lunches[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1994 - between the earthquake, the volcano and the leopard[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1995 - Confession of a Coward[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1996 - The Laughing Heart[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1997 - A New War[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1998 - To Lean Back Into It[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1999 - The Singer[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]2000 - Popcorn in the Dark[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]2001 - Pink Silks[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]2002 - The Simple Truth[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1979 - A Love Poem[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]Also: 1982, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1970 - If We Take--[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1991 - in the morning and at night and in between[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1984 - One for the Old Boy[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1982 - The Last Generation[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1990 - we ain't got no money, honey, but we got rain[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1976 - A Love Poem / Tough Company [/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1983 - Sparks [/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1985 - Alone in a Time of Armies (two copies) [/STRIKE] SOLD
I offer here some Bukowski that I have to part with. It's all too heavy to carry with me anyway, so...
The prices aren't low, but they're reasonable and less than you'd pay on ABE. I'll cover shipping in the US. PM me if you're interested in any of these.
Feel free to make offers, but please don't try to take advantage. I really need the money.
- I should mention that I'm only describing the condition of the book. The acetate jackets are generally in very good to fine condition, though many have mild rubbing/shelfwear. If the acetate jacket is in worse than average shape I will note this.
HEAT WAVE PROOF (1995)
An uncommon proof copy of Heat Wave (one of perhaps 10), comprised of loose collated signatures laid into a plain brown paper wrapper which has been stamped with PROOF and the Black Sparrow Press imprint. FINE condition. $200.00
IN THE SHADOW OF THE ROSE (1991)
#58 of 750 signed and numbered copies.
AS NEW condition in publishers plain blue/green dustjacket. $175.00
SOUTH OF NO NORTH (1973)
First Edition Trade Paperback with review slip laid-in.
VERY GOOD condition with yellowing at spine and around edges of wraps. $75.00
LIFE & DEATH IN THE CHARITY WARD (1974)
London Magazine Editions. Pictorial boards. Selections from Erections...
FINE in a NEAR FINE dustjacket (would be fine but for some sticker residue over the original price). $150.00
POST OFFICE (1974)
Hardcover. London Magazine Editions. First UK printing.
NEAR FINE in a NEAR FINE dustjacket. Very minor foxing to page edges, price clipped DJ. $200
POST OFFICE (1980)
Hardcover. Melbourne House. Second UK edition of this title.
VERY NEAR FINE in a VERY NEAR FINE unclipped dustjacket. $100.00
THE MOVIE: BARFLY (1987)
#399 of 400 signed and numbered copies. This one includes Buk's little man sketch at the colophon.
FINE condition. $250.00
WOMEN (1981)
W.H.Allen. First UK edition of this title.
NEAR FINE condition in a FINE unclipped dustjacket. The only problem with the book is that there is slight browning to the pages. ATTN: ENGLAND Stop using such cheap paper for your books. $125.00
FACTOTUM (1981)
W.H.Allen. First UK edition of this title.
NEAR FINE condition in a FINE unclipped dustjacket. Like the copy of Women above, fine except for paper toning. $125.00
BETTING ON THE MUSE (1996)
#78 of 200 Signed and numbered copies.
AS NEW condition. $200.00
THE ROOMINGHOUSE MADRIGALS: Early Selected Poems 1946-1966 (1988)
First Trade Edition (of 500 copies).
FINE condition. Acetate jacket is de-laminating at spine. $100.00
[STRIKE]THE DAYS RUN AWAY LIKE WILD HORSES OVER THE HILLS (1969)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]HAM ON RYE (1982)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]THE BUKOWSKI/PURDY LETTERS (1983)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]MOCKINGBIRD WISH ME LUCK (1972)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]AGAINST THE AMERICAN DREAM: ESSAYS ON BUKOWSKI (1994)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]PLAY THE PIANO DRUNK LIKE A PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT UNTIL THE FINGERS BEGIN TO BLEED A BIT (1979)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]THREE POEMS (1992)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]FACTOTUM (1975)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]THE DAY IT SNOWED IN L.A.: THE ADVENTURES OF CLARENCE HIRAM SWEETMEAT[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]BRING ME YOUR LOVE (1983)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]DANGLING IN THE TOURNEFORTIA (1981)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]THERE'S NO BUSINESS (1984)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]YOU GET SO ALONE AT TIMES THAT IT JUST MAKES SENSE (1986)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]RUN WITH THE HUNTED (1993)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]LOVE IS A DOG FROM HELL (1977)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]SOUTH OF NO NORTH (1973)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]REACH FOR THE SUN: Letters Volume 3 (1999)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]BRING ME YOUR LOVE (1983)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]THE CAPTAIN IS OUT TO LUNCH AND THE SAILORS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE SHIP (1998)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]BARFLY (1984)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]HOLLYWOOD (1989)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]SEPTUAGENARIAN STEW (1990)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]PULP (1994)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]LIVING ON LUCK:: Letters Volume 2 (1995)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]HOT WATER MUSIC (1983)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]SCREAMS FROM THE BALCONY: Letters Volume 1 (1993)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]HEAT WAVE (1995)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]L'UBRIACONE (1983)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]THE LAST NIGHT OF THE EARTH POEMS (1992)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]THREE POEMS (1992)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]YOU KISSED LILLY (1978)[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]WOMEN (1978) Advance Review Copy[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]HAM ON RYE (1982) Advance Review Copy[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]LOVE IS A DOG FROM HELL (1977) Advance Review Copy[/STRIKE] SOLD
BSP NEW YEARS GREETINGS
[STRIKE]1986 - Gold In Your Eye[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1987 - LUCK[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1988 - The Movie Critics[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1989 - If you let them kill you, they will[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1992 - now[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1993 - those marvelous lunches[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1994 - between the earthquake, the volcano and the leopard[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1995 - Confession of a Coward[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1996 - The Laughing Heart[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1997 - A New War[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1998 - To Lean Back Into It[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1999 - The Singer[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]2000 - Popcorn in the Dark[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]2001 - Pink Silks[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]2002 - The Simple Truth[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1979 - A Love Poem[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]Also: 1982, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1970 - If We Take--[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1991 - in the morning and at night and in between[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1984 - One for the Old Boy[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1982 - The Last Generation[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1990 - we ain't got no money, honey, but we got rain[/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1976 - A Love Poem / Tough Company [/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1983 - Sparks [/STRIKE] SOLD
[STRIKE]1985 - Alone in a Time of Armies (two copies) [/STRIKE] SOLD