[Counter-Culture] Bukowski, Charles, and Douglas Blazek A Unique Copy of "A Bukowski Sampler", and 12 Poetry Chapbooks, 1960s-90s

1. A Bukowski Sampler
Madison, Wisconsin: Quixote Press, (1969). First edition (one of 400 copies printed). 8vo. 80 pp. Signed by editor Douglas Blazek on front free endpaper, and additionally signed and inscribed by him on title-page: "new one for you--/An unusual copy/(you'll understand/as you thumb through)./Believe it to be the/only one./Douglas Blazek." lllustrated by Bukowski. Original stiff staple-bound pictorial orange wrappers; all edges trimmed; blue endpapers. Krumhansl 30

A unique copy signed and inscribed by American author and publisher Douglas Blazek (b. 1941). Blazek's reference to this being an "unusual copy...Believe it to be the only one" likely refers to many segments of sheets within purposefully bound out of order and upside down, possibly by Blazek himself. Blazek was a driving force of the Mimeo Revolution, and had a wide influence in the 1960s underground literary movement.

2. Confessions of a Man Insane Enough to Live with Beasts*
Bensenville, Illinois: Mimeo Press/Publishers of Ole, 1965. First edition (one of 500 copies printed). 8vo. Unpaginated (44 pp.). Original stiff staple-bound printed pink wrappers, cover designed by Anna Purcell; all edges trimmed; text printed on multi-colored sheets. Krumhansl 17

3. All the Assholes in the World and Mine
(Bensenville, Illinois: Open Skull Press, 1966). First edition (one of 400 copies printed). 8vo. Unpaginated (26 pp.). Original stiff staple-bound printed pink wrappers, cover design by Bukowski; all edges trimmed. Krumhansl 23

4. Sparrow
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, Februrary 1973-September 1978. In four volumes. Nos. 5, 30, 54, and 72. 8vo. Each issue dedicated to Bukowski's work, featuring While the Music Played; Africa, Paris, Greece; Maybe Tomorrow; We'll Take Them. Original stiff staple-bound printed white wrappers, printed in red and black; all edges trimmed.

5. Legs, Hips and Behind
(Stockton, California: The Wormwood Review Press, 1978). First and limited edition, #393/700 numbered copies. The Wormwood Review Vol. 18 No. 3, 71. 8vo. 120 pp. Original stiff staple-bound printed blue wrappers, spine faded; all edges trimmed. Krumhansl 64

6. Going Modern
(Fremont, California: Ruddy Duck Press, 1984). First edition (possibly one of only 50 surviving copies from an edition of 500). Oro Madre No. 10. Square 8vo. 9, (1) pp. Edited by Loss and Jan Glazier. Original stiff staple-bound green printed wrappers; all edges trimmed. Krumhansl 92

"This publication was suppressed by Bukowski. Apparently he objected to the formatting and the amateur reproduction...An unknown number of copies made their way into the book market, but according to John Martin ninety percent of this publication was destroyed." (Krumhansl, p. 109).

7. Blow 6
Portland, Oregon: Grey Whale Press, (1984). First edition, first printing. 8vo. 20 pp. Signed by Bukowski on front wrapper. Original stiff staple-bound printed orange wrappers; all edges trimmed. Krumhansl 93

8. Restless as the Tarantula
(Detroit, Michigan): Planet Detroit Chapbooks, (1986). First edition (one of 500 copies printed). 8vo. Unpaginated (16 pp.). Signed by Bukowski on front wrapper. Original stiff staple-bound illustrated beige wrappers, printed in red; all edges trimmed. Krumhansl 101

9. Beauti-ful
(Stockton, California: Wormwood Review Press, 1988). First and limited edition, #22/75 copies (from a total edition of 700 copies) signed by Bukowski on front wrapper. The Wormwood Review: 110 & 111, Volume 28, Number 2 & 3. 8vo. 88 pp. Original stiff staple-bound red wrappers, printed in black; all edges trimmed. Krumhansl 109

10. People Poems
(Stockton, California: Wormwood Books & Magazines, 1991). First and limited edition, #98/700 numbered copies. The Wormwood Review: 122 & 123, Volume 31, Numbers 2 & 3. 8vo. 96 pp. Original stiff staple-bound red wrappers, printed in black; all edges trimmed. Krumhansl 125

Provenance

From the private collection of Asher D. Atchick, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania