Lot 53

BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). Hollywood. A Novel, Santa Rosa, Black Sparrow Press, 1989, 8vo, original boards. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 398 OF 500 COPIES NUMBERED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR WITH A SMALL ORIGINAL SELF-PORTRAIT. Krumhansl 112c.

Estimate: £250 - £350
Hammer price: £240
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BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94).  Hollywood. A Novel. Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, April 1989. Large 8vo (228 x 152mm). Monochrome photographed portrait of the author by Michael Font (one leaf [pp.215/216] creased from top to bottom not affecting legibility, probably a printing flaw). Original burgundy cloth-backed pictorial boards, the upper cover with a Martini cocktail and the Hollywood sign, printed paper label on spine, pinkish grey endpapers, acetate wrapper. Provenance: from the Collection of David Kotthoff. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 398 OF 500 "SPECIAL HARDCOVER COPIES" NUMBERED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR WITH AN ORIGINAL SELF-PORTRAIT SKETCH BENEATH HIS SIGNATURE. Krumhansl 112c.

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