Veritable flood of illustrated Bukowski/Purdy

[mjp]

I doubt that anyone is waiting in the wings to snipe these, so there shouldn't be much harm in posting...

But what are the odds of two of these being on eBay at once?

http://cgi.ebay.com/The-BUKOWSKI-PURDY-LETTERS-1983-Signed-with-art_W0QQitemZ250559268590

http://cgi.ebay.com/The-Bukowski-Purdy-Letters-by-Al-Purdy-Charles-Buko_W0QQitemZ160421789727

(Okay, technically I guess they are not the same, one is lettered and one is a "Collaborator's copy" -- but still.)

 

[nervas]

The first one seems like the most inexpensive piece of buk art in a while? (I think I remember the last one over 5K?) Or maybe, I have missed some other, less expensive items?

 

[mjp]

Considering the quality of the art, it seems high to me. But it's a rare book, so...

 

[bospress.net]

the $5k one was sold at the Groff auction by PBA. It was the only item in the auction that went high like that. The strange thing is that he had 2 copies and one went for $2700, while an exact same copy went for twice that and the auctions closed minutes apart....

Bill