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BETTING ON THE MUSE: POEMS & STORIES - DELUXE EDITION, SIGNED

BETTING ON THE MUSE: POEMS & STORIES - DELUXE EDITION, SIGNED

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BETTING ON THE MUSE: POEMS & STORIES - DELUXE EDITION, SIGNED

by Bukowski, Charles

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Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1996. First Edition. Substantial volume of poems and stories, the first released by Black Sparrow following Bukowski's death in 1994. The lettered issue is uncommon. Krumhansl 150d. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound and signed by the author (next to the drawing of a small dog), this being copy 'N'. Octavo (23.5cm); pictorial paper-covered boards and patterned cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [12],13-402,[6]pp. Fine in a lightly-rubbed, Near Fine dustjacket.

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Previously published: Santa Rosa, Calif. : Black Sparrow Press, 1996.

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Bookseller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
2660
Title
BETTING ON THE MUSE: POEMS & STORIES - DELUXE EDITION, SIGNED
Author
Bukowski, Charles
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Black Sparrow Press
Place of Publication
Santa Rosa
Date Published
1996

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About Captain Ahab's Rare Books

Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.

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Octavo
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First Edition
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Fine
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Cloth
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