Lament For Bukowski by Bukowski, Charles, Purdy, Al - 1997

Sutton West: Paget Press,, 1977.. First trade paperback printing.. 62 pp. Light uneven toning to rear cover, sticker shadow to front. In all, very good plus in printed wrappers. Poems by Purdy, illustrated with drawings by Hugh Leroy. An “appreciation” by Bukowski appears as an introduction.

Glendale, CA: Poetry X/change, 1967. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, 108pp, printed wrappers. Number 388 of a claimed 5,000 copies (actual number was a fraction of that). A choice period selection of material from this essential sixties mimeographed magazine edited by Douglas Blazek. Near Fine copy.

New York: Unmuzzled Ox, 1972. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 72pp, stapled wrappers. The uncommon fourth issue of Michael Andre's important early seventies underground cultural magazine, includes work by Charles Bukowski, Michael McClure, Cid Corman, et al. Unmarked copy, light outer soil and wear.

California, U.S.A.: Paget Pr, 1983. Soft cover. Very Good or Better. very good or better, without dust jacket as issued. Light soiling, edge wear and sunning to covers.

Sutton West & Santa Barbara: Paget Press, 1984. Wrappers. Good. 8vo. 117 pp., illus. (facsimiles). Spine, wrapper edges, and edges of text block sunned; wrappers edgeworn, upper edges of front cover and first two leaves very lightly bumped at one spot, a couple of tiny spots on back cover, corners bumped.

Wood Dale, IL: Douglas Blazez, 1967. First edition. Literary journal edited by Douglas Blazek and printed on different color papers. Includes contributions by Charles Bukowski, T.L. Kryss, Al Purdy, Gil Orlovitz, Pete LaRouch, Jeff Nuttall, Sid Shapiro and numerous others. A close to near fine copy with some slight wear.

San Francisco: Open Skull Press, 1967. First edition. Stapled pictoral wrappers, unpaginated.4to – over 9 3 4 - 12” tall. Special issue containing a comprehensive bibliography of reviews. Cover art by Charles Plymett. [note: issue 7 was published after issue 8]. Contributors include: d.a. levy, Charles Bukowski, Charles Plymell, William Wantling, D.r. Wagner, Steve Richmond, Al Purdy Harold Norse, Jeff Nutall, T.L. Kryss, Terry Stokes, Clive Matson. OLE ran for eight issues, from 1964-1967, and featured many of the Sacramento and Cleveland luminaries of the day. Blazek announced that his new magazine Ole would be “dedicated to thecause of making poetry dangerous.” His statement among other editorials, prefaces and essays, reflected the awareness on the part of little magazine and small press editors of their collective roleas saviors of poetry and fiction publishing in nineteen-sixties America. [Harter, “Passion and Danger”].

Sutton West, ON: Paget Press, 1983. 1st edition. Wraps. 8 pp. Two photographs and two facsimile letters. Very fine in pictorial wraps. advance exerpt of the book = prospectus - NOT THE BOOK .. First Edition. Original Wraps. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Bensenville, IL: Open Skull Press, 1966. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 44 pp (mimeographed), stapled wrappers. Includes two poems by Charles Bukowski ("Nature Poem" and "The Noiseless Care of a Blue Violet") plus work by Harold Norse, D. r. Wagner, Marcus J. Grapes, William Wantling, Lee Harwood, and others. Unmarked copy with a bit of toning, wear, and soil.

New Orleans: Loujon Press, 1961. First Edition. Printed wrappers. Very Good. Large 8vo. Pp. 101, [1]. Edited by Jon Edger Webb and Louise "Gypsy Lou" Webb. Front tissue guard stamped in red "Printed by Hand in New Orleans". Photo-illustrated wraps with text on front cover. Spot illustrations and black-and-white photographs. With four pages devoted to contributors, with photos. Several pages of ads for Beat journals. Bound in photo illustrated wraps. Printed on varying paper stock. Moderate age-toning to leaves; slight wear to spine and wrapper edges. Withal, a well-preserved copy. The debut issue of the noted NOLA Beat journal that, among the genre, was exceedingly well designed. Laden with ample contributions from major and minor figures. Cover appears to be mimeographed, whereas text block is offset. A circle in pen around an amusing blurb announcing the next issue ("It's really pregnant with the newest in Today's Poetry & Prose - and still in heat").The run of The Outsider lasted for only five… Read More