[Counter-Culture] Bukowski, Charles Group of 9 Titles from the Black Sparrow Press, 1990s

1. Septuagenarian Stew: Stories & Poems
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1990. First and limited deluxe edition, letter V of 26 lettered copies (from a total edition of 48 numbered and lettered copies) signed by Bukowski and with an original signed and dated color silkscreen bound in after title-page. 8vo. 375 pp. Original handbound quarter black patterned cloth over white paper-covered boards, printed in various colors, original paper spine label; all edges trimmed; mustard endpapers; by Earle Gray. Krumhansl 114e

2. Cherkovski, Neeli
Hank: The Life of Charles Bukowski
New York: Random House, (1991)/Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1991. First and limited edition, letter X of 200 copies signed by Bukowski and Cherkovski. 8vo. 337 pp. Original quarter patterned cloth over light gray paper-covered boards, printed in black, red, and yellow, original paper spine label; all edges trimmed; light gray endpapers.

Special Black Sparrow edition of a work published by Random House using their sheets.

3. In the Shadow of the Rose
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1991. First and limited deluxe edition, #465/750 numbered copies signed by Bukowski. 4to. 85 pp. Original quarter black cloth over white paper-covered boards, printed in various colors, original paper spine label; all edges trimmed; blue endpapers; in original blue dust-jacket. Krumhansl 122a

4. Screams from the Balcony: Selected Letters 1960-1970
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1993. First and limited edition, #134/300 numbered copies signed by Bukowski and with an original color silkscreen by him bound in after title-page. 8vo. 372 pp. Edited by Seamus Cooney. Original quarter brick red cloth over white illustrated paper-covered boards, printed in various colors, original paper spine label; all edges trimmed; yellow endpapers; in acetate dust-jacket. Krumhansl 137d

5. Pulp
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1994. First and limited edition, #62/300 numbered copies signed by Bukowski and with an original color silkscreen by him bound in after title-page. Original quarter red cloth over red pictorial paper-covered boards, printed in various colors, original paper spine label; all edges trimmed; red endpapers; by Earle Gray; in acetate dust-jacket. Krumhansl 139d

6. Living on Luck: Selected Letters 1960s-1970s Volume 2
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1995. First and limited edition, #88/200 numbered copies signed by Bukowski on front blank. 8vo. 283 pp. Edited by Seamus Cooney. Original quarter yellow cloth over white illustrated paper-covered boards, printed in various colors, original paper spine label; all edges trimmed; red endpapers; in acetate dust-jacket. Krumhansl 146c

7. Betting on the Muse: Poems & Stories
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1996. First and limited edition, #148/226 numbered copies signed by Bukowski on front blank, and with an additional doodle by him of a dog. 8vo. 402 pp. Original quarter red cloth over white pictorial paper-covered boards, printed in black and in red, original paper spine label; all edges trimmed; red endpapers; by Earle Gray; in acetate dust-jacket. Krumhansl 150c

8. The Captain is Out to Lunch and the Sailors Have Taken Over the Ship
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1998. First and limited edition, #243/426 numbered copies with an original color serigraph portrait of Bukowski signed by illustrator Robert Crumb bound in after title-page. 8vo. 144 pp. Original quarter red cloth over cream illustrated paper-covered boards, printed in various colors, original paper spine label; all edges trimmed; blue endpapers; in acetate dust-jacket. Krumhansl 156c

9. Reach for the Sun: Selected Letters 1978-1994 Volume 3
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1999. First and limited edition, #193/376 numbered copies with an original color serigraph by Bukowski bound in after title-page. 8vo. 309 pp. Edited by Seamus Cooney. Original quarter orange cloth over white illustrated paper-covered boards, printed in various colors, original paper spine label; all edges trimmed; red endpapers; in acetate dust-jacket.

Provenance

From the private collection of Asher D. Atchick, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania