Estimate: | £300 - £500 |
Hammer price: | £240 |
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). Hot Water Music. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1983. Large 8vo (229 x 150mm). Title printed in red, mauve, yellow and blue, monochrome photographed portrait of the author by Michael Montfort at the end. Original dark brown-backed decorated paper boards, printed spine label, red endpapers, acetate wrapper (a few very faint spots to the upper cover). FIRST EDITION of this collection of 36 short stories. NUMBER 375 OF 400 "SPECIAL HARDCOVER COPIES" NUMBERED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Krumhansl 80.