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War all the Time (Signed first edition)
by Bukowski, Charles
- Used
- Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good +
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1984. First edition. Fine/Very Good +. One of 500 trade edition copies, signed by Bukowski on the title page. Fine in Very Good + publisher's acetate jacket. Bound in light grey boards with gray fabric backstrip and maintaining paper title to spine. Insignificant discoloration to top of closed text block and minor smudge on top front board. Interior bight and clean, appearing virtually unread with orange end sheets. Acetate with expected scuffing and large scratch across back panel.
An anthology of Bukowski's poetry from the first half of the 1980s, in which the author experiments with structure and length. Offering enthusiasts a familiar mix of the gritty with the quotidian. A great example of a Black Sparrow Press book—run by John Martin the avant-garde press was responsible for supporting and publishing Bukowski's work throughout his prolific career.
Krumhansl 89. Fine in Very Good + dust jacket.
An anthology of Bukowski's poetry from the first half of the 1980s, in which the author experiments with structure and length. Offering enthusiasts a familiar mix of the gritty with the quotidian. A great example of a Black Sparrow Press book—run by John Martin the avant-garde press was responsible for supporting and publishing Bukowski's work throughout his prolific career.
Krumhansl 89. Fine in Very Good + dust jacket.
Synopsis
Originally published: Santa Barbara, CA : Black Sparrow Press, 1984.
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- Bookseller
- Whitmore Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6054
- Title
- War all the Time (Signed first edition)
- Author
- Bukowski, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Black Sparrow Press
- Place of Publication
- Santa Barbara
- Date Published
- 1984
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