$536
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Auction: February 2, 2023 11:00 AM EDT
(Los Angeles), 1969-71. In three volumes. Vol. 1, Issues 1-3; complete run of this short-lived literary magazine, edited by Charles Bukowski and Neeli Cherry. 8vo. Issue #1 signed and dated by Bukowski, "Charles Bukowski/Los Angeles, Calif/August One,/1969", and with a doodle by him below his signature of a man and dog at a table with a bottle; Issue #2 signed by Bukowski, and with a doodle by him below his signature of a man with a bottle; Issue #3 signed by Bukowski; each on verso front wrapper. Original stiff staple-bound yellow and orange printed wrappers; all edges trimmed.
A typed note laid into the first issue states, "I got this run from John Martin who said #1 was 'Buk's copy.' I dunno, but here it is with a question mark."
A rare complete set, each signed by Bukowski.
Provenance
From the private collection of Asher D. Atchick, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania