BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). Epos. A Quarterly of Poetry. Poems and Drawings by Charles Bukowski, Crescent City, Florida, 1962, 8vo, illustrations by the author, wrappers. FIRST EDITION. No limitation stated but probably ONE OF ABOUT 500 COPIES. RARE.

BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94).  [Title from the upper wrapper:] Epos. A Quarterly of Poetry. Poems and Drawings by Charles Bukowski. The Work of American and British Poets, edited by Will Tulos, Evelyn Thorn and John Barron Mays. Crescent City, Florida: Epos, 1962. "Extra Issue". Large 8vo (228 x 150mm). 28-pages, 3 full-page illustrations by the author. Original yellow wrappers printed in green and black, the upper wrapper priced at 3/7 and 50 Cents. Provenance: from the Collection of David Kotthoff; two poems ticked at their upper margins, the first in blue ink, the second in red. FIRST EDITION of the author's second book. "We are proud to present this 'one man show' of poems and drawings by Charles Bukowski, as an extra gift issue to our subscribers. This is Mr Bukowski's fourth volume of poems, and a fifth selection is in preparation by The Outsider, to comprise a section of the next issue. No editorial comment is needed for these poems, they speak for themselves, and powerfully" (from the title page). RARE. Dorbin A2: "Small edition, limitation unknown" [but probably ONE OF ABOUT 500 COPIES]; Fogel 6; Krumhansl 7.