Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Bukowski, Charles. Alone in a Time of Armies. Black Sparrow, Santa Barbara, 1985.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A New Years Greeting From Black Sparrow Press 1985.
Seller: Feldman's Books, Menlo Park, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$16.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: An exquisite Black Sparrow production, these New Year's greetings were presented to "friends" of the press; this issue contains Charles Bukowski's poem Alone In A Time Of Armies; beautifully printed with lovely color cover and multi-colored title page, this copy is As New; in stapled wrappers; 16mo; scarce in; described condition.
Seller: Orpheus Books, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$18.75 + shipping
Description: 16mo; VG; Paperback; Spine, staple binding; Cover is clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; unpaged [poem on 2 pages]. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #2 - New Ephemera Box #4. 1326108. FP New Rockville Stock.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Small Staplebound Chapbook. First Printing. Annual new years commemoration poem by Charles Bukowski. 8 pages beautifully designed and realized. AS NEW. All corners pointed. Binding tight, without stress creasing and square. No tears, creases, bumps or chips. Not marked in any way and very clean bright. All books carefully packaged and sent boxed.
Seller: Tree Frog Fine Books and Graphic Arts, Beaverton, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$24.95 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This little staple bound book is in great condition and looks as new.
Seller: Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
BUKOWSKI, Charles.. Alone in a Time of Armies.. Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow,, 1985.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: [8 pp]. Fine in stapled wrappers. A single poem, issued as a New Year's Greeting by the Press. Krumhansl 94a.
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
BUKOWSKI, CHARLES.. Alone in a Time of Armies. A New Year's Greeting.. Black Sparrow, 1985.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A Fine copy in blue paper wraps.
Seller: Gregor Rare Books, Langley, WA, U.S.A.
Bukowski, Charles.. ALONE IN A TIME OF ARMIES.. BLACK SPARROW PRESS., SANTA BARBARA, 1985.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A New Year's greeting from the publisher. Fine in stapled wrappers.
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
BUKOWSKI, Charles.. Alone in a Time of Armies.. Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow,, 1985.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Description: [8 pp]. Fine in sewn wrappers. One of 100 copies. Krumhansl 94a (note).
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Bukowski, Charles. ALONE IN A TIME OF ARMIES. , 1985.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Santa Barbara 1985 Black Sparrow. New Years Greeting from Black Sparrow Press. 12mo., 7pp., wraps. Fine.
Seller: Xerxes Fine and Rare Books and Documents, Glen Head, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: One of 1,500 paperback copies, unnumbered, but signed by the author on the cover. A Fine copy. Bound in light blue paper, one of the stapled copies (100 were sewn) with silver, magenta, and black cover design featuring the text "A New Year's Greeting From Black Sparrow Press" and black flyleaves. Alone In A Time Of Armies, was a single poem published as a by Black Sparrow Press for their 1985 "New Year's Greeting." A truly moving piece set in Philadelphia during WWII in which Bukowski reflects on his self-inflicted isolation during a lonely night. With a pleasing cover and title page design reminiscent of artwork by El Lissitzky. Krumhansl 94. Fine.
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: tall case. Limited to 226 numbered copies, but this isn't numbered, but it is signed by the poet and marked as a "presentation copy." 8 pages.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Bukowski, Charles. Alone in a Time of Armies. Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, 1985.
Price: US$325.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Limited to 226 copies signed by Bukowski, printed as a New Year's gift for friends of the press. Fine in a Fine plain blue dust jacket. Blue paper on the boards with silver, black, and red ink lettering and designs. Square and firmly bound, clean internally.
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, Woodstock, IL, U.S.A.
BUKOWSKI, Charles. Alone in a Time of Armies. Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, 1985.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, hardbound issue. 16mo. 7pp. Light blue pictorial paper-covered boards with design printed in red, silver, and black. Fine copy in fine publisher's unprinted dust jacket with a tiny tear. Printed as a New Year's greeting for the friends of The Black Sparrow Press, the hardcover issue was limited to 226 copies Signed by Bukowski, with 200 numbered and 26 lettered. This is copy letter V. An uncommon issue. *Krumhansl* 94b.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.