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Charles Bukowski. Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit. Black Sparrow Pr, 1979.

Price: US$17.68 + shipping

Condition: New

Description: 8th printing edition. 128 pages. 8.86x5.91x0.28 inches. In Stock.

Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom

Charles Bukowski. Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit. Black Sparrow Pr, 1979.

Price: US$18.24 + shipping

Condition: New

Description: 8th printing edition. 128 pages. 8.86x5.91x0.28 inches. In Stock.

Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom

Bukowski, Charles. Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit. Black Sparrow 1979, 1979.

Price: US$19.94 + shipping

Description: Paperback. Second printing. Some wear (around egdes). Binding intakt. Paper yellowed. No notes/underlining. 125 pp Paperback. Second printing. Some wear (around egdes). Binding intakt. Paper yellowed. No notes/underlining.

Seller: Libereso, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Bukowski, Charles. Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit. Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, 1979.

Price: US$24.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 125 pages, followed by a colphon and a biography and photograph of the author, 23 cm. This copy square and tight and in nearly fine condition.

Seller: Cambridge Books, Cambridge, MN, U.S.A.

BUKOWSKI, Charles.. Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit: New Poems.. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow [1979]., 1979.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Description: 15 x 11 inch broadside, printed in two colors. Two old folds from original mailing, else fine. Broadside/Flyer No. 8. Krumhansl 68a.

Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

BUKOWSKI, Charles.. Broadside announcing Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit.. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1979., 1979.

Price: US$35.00 + shipping

Description: Broadside printing a poem from the book. First edition. Printed in red and black on yellow stock. Published as Broadside Flyer No. 8. Folded as issued, else fine.

Seller: Skyline Books, Forest Knolls, CA, U.S.A.

BUKOWSKI, Charles.. Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit: New Poems.. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow [1979]., 1979.

Price: US$45.00 + shipping

Description: 15 x 11 inch broadside, printed in two colors. Very near fine. Broadside/Flyer No. 8. Krumhansl 68a.

Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Charles Bukowski. Promotional Broadside, (Braodside Flyer #8) Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit. Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, CA, 1979.

Price: US$45.00 + shipping

Condition: As New

Description: Broadside. Single sheet measuring 15 x 10 inches. Issued to promote the book release. NEATLY FOLDED INTO QUARTERS, as received from the publisher. Printed on yellow paper in red/black. AS NEW. All corners pointed. Without tears, creases, bumps or chips. Not marked in any way and very clean and bright. All items carefully wrapped and sent boxed.

Seller: Tree Frog Fine Books and Graphic Arts, Beaverton, OR, U.S.A.

Bukowski, Charles. Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit. Black Sparrow Press, 1979.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First trade paper edition, first printing, simultaneous with hardcover. Sparrow silhouette on the rear colophon. Fine- to Near Fine++ trade paper original with silkscreened decoration over pebbled paper boards. Spine clean and unmarked. A clean, attractive, seemingly unread copy.

Seller: Pulpfiction Books, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Black Sparrow Press (Santa Barbara, CA); Charles Bukowski.. Broadside/Flyer No. 8. Charles Bukowski, Play The Piano Drunk Like A Percussion Instrument Until The Fingers Begin To Bleed A Bit. Previously Uncollected Poems.. Santa Barbara, CA: Black Sparrow Press., 1979.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Broadside. 15" x 10", Folded Sheet, Near Fine. Printed in two colors.Provenance: Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press, considered by many to be one of the most important small presses of the 20th century.

Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.

Bukowski, Charles.. PLAY THE PIANO DRUNK LIKE A PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT UNTIL THE FINGERS BEGIN TO BLEED A BIT:BROADSIDE/FLYER NO.8. BLACK SPARROW PRESS., SANTA BARBARA, 1979.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Promotional BROADSIDE. (15" x 10") Single yellow sheet printed in red & black. Features a poem from the collection of previous uncollected poems. About fine in roll. (Hint of creasing at edges. ) Suitable for framing. (B); 15' X 10"; 1 pages

Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.

Bukowski, Charles.. Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit.. Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, 1979.

Price: US$80.00 + shipping

Description: First Printing of the paperbound issue. A Fine copy, but for a bit of very light foxing to the fore-edge. Corners sharp and unworn. 125pp. Poems. Q17373

Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.

BUKOWSKI, Charles.. Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit.. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow,, 1979.

Price: US$125.00 + shipping

Description: 125 pp. Light foxing to top edge, else very near fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spine and printed label. Near fine acetate dust jacket (rubbed).

Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Bukowski, Charles. Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument until the Fingers begin to bleed a bit. Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, 1979.

Price: US$200.00 + shipping

Description: Advance Review Copy. 125, [5]pp. 8vo. Yellow wrappers. About fine, small smudge on upper cover

Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Charles Bukowski. Play The Piano Drunk Like A Percussion Instrument (Signed Broadside). Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, California, 1979.

Price: US$450.00 + shipping

Description: Lettered Broadside. 15 x 10". Fine. Printed in black and red on yellow paper. Signed by the author and lettered Y. Printed as Flyer number 8 promoting the author's upcoming book of poems.

Seller: MDS BOOKS, Mississauga, ON, Canada

Bukowski, Charles. Play The Piano Drunk Like A Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit (Signed limited edition). Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, 1979.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Number 44 of 305 copies signed on the limitation page. Very nearly Fine in nearly Fine publisher's acetate. Bound in mustard boards with black and white piano imagery and textured red fabric backstrip maintaining brown paper title to spine. Publisher's acetate with expected scuffing. Spot of discoloration to bottom closed text block and dutiness to the top-edge, very slight toning at gutter from glue on the blue pastedowns and fly leaves; rest of the interior appears clean and unread. Even the title of this collection, featuring Bukowski's poetry from the 1970s, reads like one of his lyricsâ€"poignant, graphic, drunken, visceral, and clever. An entertaining offering in the poet's established authorial voice. A great example of a Black Sparrow Press bookâ€"run by John Martin the avant-garde press was responsible for supporting and publishing Bukowski's work throughout his prolific career. Krumhansl 68. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.

Seller: Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.

Bukowski, Charles. Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit. Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, 1979.

Price: US$595.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First Printing. Signed/Limited Edition. Number 295 of 300 copies signed by Bukowski. A beautiful copy. Book is protected in the original clear acetate dustjacket. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box.

Seller: Cahill Rare Books, Mission Viejo, CA, U.S.A.

Charles Bukowski. Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit. Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, California, 1979.

Price: US$625.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First edition, hardcover, numbered and signed issue: 305 signed copies were published July 25, 1979, 300 copies numbered 1-300 plus 5 copies, 4 numbered and marked "Presentation Copy," and one copy marked "File Copy." this is copy number 103, signed by Charles Bukowski on the colophon page. Krumhansl 68d.

Seller: The Book Shelf, Salem, OR, U.S.A.

BUKOWSKI, Charles.. Play the Piano Drunk Like A Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed A Bit.. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow,, 1979.

Price: US$650.00 + shipping

Description: 125 pp. Fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spine and printed label. Fine acetate dust jacket (a bit rubbed). One of 300 numbered copies SIGNED by Bukowski. Krumhansl 68d. Laid into this copy is the broadside/flyer advertising this book for sale, and the tri-fold "New Titles" Fall/Winter 1979 catalogue in which this book is featured.

Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Bukowski, Charles. Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit. Black Sparrow Press, 1979.

Price: US$700.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Signed. First Edition. First ed. Number 221 of only 300 copies SIGNED by Bukowski on page near back. A very nice copy. Clear jacket. Minor edge wear. Pages/boards/jacket clean, binding sturdy.

Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.

Bukowski, Charles. Play The Piano Drunk Like A Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit (Signed limited edition). Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, 1979.

Price: US$950.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Number 39 of 100 [c.120] copies signed by the author with a doodle on the limitation page and with an original silkscreened image also signed by the author bound in after the title page. Fine in nearly Fine publisher's acetate. Bound in mustard boards with black and white piano imagery and red fabric backstrip (with black and pink details) maintaining brown paper title to spine. Publisher's acetate with expected scuffing. Slight toning at gutter from glue on the blue pastedowns and fly leaves; rest of the interior appears clean and unread. The most limited of this edition. Even the title of this collection, featuring Bukowski's poetry from the 1970s, reads like one of his lyricsâ€"poignant, graphic, drunken, visceral, and clever. An entertaining offering in the poet's established authorial voice, with the added desirability of a sketch and original illustration to accompany the text. A great example of a Black Sparrow Press bookâ€"run by John Martin the avant-garde press was responsible for supporting and publishing Bukowski's work throughout his prolific career. Krumhansl 68. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.

Seller: Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.

Bukowski, Charles. Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit. Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, 1979.

Price: US$1133.00 + shipping

Description: Octavo. This is Number 47 of 100 copies with an original silkscreen print signed BUK and also signed by Bukowski in the colophon with an array of characters he has drawn also signed BUK., handbound by Earle Gray om 1/4 red decorative cloth over paper covered boards depicting piano keys, lettering in red and blue, in acetate jacket. A fine copy. [Krumhansl, #68e].

Seller: Alcuin Books, ABAA/ILAB, Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.A.

Charles Bukowski. Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit _ Signed Limited Edition. Black Sparrow Press, California, U.S.A., 1979.

Price: US$1200.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Near fine in the original acetate dust jacket. Number 49 of100 limited edition copies signed by the author on the limitation page.

Seller: James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA, Palm Desert, CA, U.S.A.

Bukowski, Charles. PLAY THE PIANO DRUNK LIKE A PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT UNTIL THE FINGERS BEGIN TO BLEED A BIT - DELUXE ISSUE, SIGNED. Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, 1979.

Price: US$1250.00 + shipping

Description: Deluxe Issue, one of 100 numbered copies signed by the author, each with a signed silkscreen print bound in, this being copy no.76. Octavo (23.5cm); illustrated paper-covered boards and red-orange patterned cloth backstrip, with title label applied to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; 125,[7]pp. Fine in a lightly rubbed, Near Fine dustjacket. Though not called for, laid into this copy is the publisher's 10" x 15" broadside prospectus (Broadside/Flyer No.8); two old folds, else Fine. Housed in a custom marbled paper slipcase. Attractive deluxe edition of Bukowski's last substantial poetry collection of the 1970's. Krumhansl 68a & e.

Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.

Bukowski, Charles. Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit. Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, 1979.

Price: US$1500.00 + shipping

Description: 8vo, 125pp; cloth-backed pictorial boards. An additional copy to the limited issue of 100 numbered, hand-bound hardcover copies signed by Bukowski and with an original signed silkscreen print by him, this one is not numbered, but is marked "Printer's Copy/RH" and is otherwise identical. Quite uncommon. Fine in original clear plastic jacket

Seller: Locus Solus Rare Books (ABAA, ILAB), Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.

Bukowski, Charles. Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit. Black Sparrow Press, 1979.

Price: US$1500.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: SIGNED/LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies. A superb copy. This copy is authentically SIGNED by Charles Bukowski. This FIRST ISSUE book, bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's boards is in wonderful shape with slight wear to the panels. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a beautiful copy SIGNED by the author with the acetate dustjacket present. We buy SIGNED Bukowski First Editions.

Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.

Bukowski, Charles. Dear Mr. Bukowski (Signed limited edition). Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, 1979.

Price: US$1950.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Number 47 of 50 signed copies, with author signature on colophon. A collection 12 unbound leaves measuring 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches, numbered 1-11, with 1 unnumbered leaf contained in an envelope. Extremely clean and bright leaves silkscreened with illustrations and text, Fine in nearly Fine envelope. Orange envelope with brown ribbon and silkscreened text and artist's holograph, slight overall fading to colored paper. Artist book in the form of a letter sent to Bukowski with his responses as individual illustrated cards. Read sequentially, the cards offer a humorous play-by-play of a day in the author's life, underwritten with self-loathing yet maintaining levity throughout. An entertaining set. Krumhansl 66. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.

Seller: Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.