Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine in Card covers in a Fine glassine jacket. 1st Printing. 27pp 8vo.
Seller: Jackson Street Booksellers, Omaha, NE, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: [32 pp]. Near fine in stapled wrappers with some light soiling to rear cover. One of 400 copies. Cover art by P. David Horton. Krumhansl 28a.
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Regular Issue, one of ca.400 copies. Slim octavo (21.25cm); photo-illustrated card wrappers, stapled; [32]pp; illus. A fresh, Fine copy. A serviceable copy of this early collection of poems. Krumhansl 28a; Dorbin A12.
Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo, [16] unpag.; original printed illlustrated wrappers. One of an unknown but small number of copies in the edition, a mimeo pamphlet in glossy wraps.
Seller: Locus Solus Rare Books (ABAA, ILAB), Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Paperback. First Edition. ca 400cc. Wraps just sligtly toned, else a very nice copy. Krumhansl 28a.
Seller: Kenneth Mallory Bookseller ABAA, Decatur, GA, U.S.A.
Price: US$345.00 + shipping
Description: This first edition of this collection of poetry by Bukowski is one of about 400 copies published in the summer of 1968. Cover illustration is a reproduction of P. David Horton's "Self-Portrait." The poem "Cows in Art Class" is printed lengthwise at centerfold, alongside a drawing by Bukowski reproduced in orange. Noted on verso of title page, "a LITMUS first edition." Ref. KRUMHANSL 28a. White pictorial paper covers over saddle-stapled binding. Some light exterior soil, small patches of faint foxing to covers. Near fine.
Seller: Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB, Annapolis, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Stiff white pictorial wraps, color "Cows in Art Class" in middle of text. A Fine copy, bright and attractive. One of approximately 400 copies of an important early collection of Bukowski's poems.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: A Litmus First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Pictorial wrappers. Photo by 'Self portrait" by P. David Horton. Fine
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$382.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Berkeley & Glendale: Litmus/Poetry X/Change, 1968. First Edition. 27pp unpaginated pages, excluding title page, copyright page and introduction. Stiff Wraps: NEAR FINE. A couple of spots on cover, modest toning. One of 400 copies. Cover art by P. David Horton. Early collection of verse, including "86'd" and "The Hairy Fist and Love Will Die", which has not been collected in any Black Sparrow Press edition of the author's work.
Seller: Bynx, LLC, Orlando, FL, U.S.A.
Bukowski, Charles. Poems Written Before Jumping Out of an 8 Story Window. Poetry X/Change, 1968.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition bound in Stiff pictorial wrappers. One of 400 copies. This is a sharp copy, with bright white panels with only a hint of wear to the edges seldom seen in this nice condition.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Price: US$534.64 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: No date (1968). Published Summer 1968. Circa 400 copies printed. "A Litmus FIRST EDITION", stated on copyright page. Published & distributed by Poetry X/Change, Glendale, California. Contains 2 preliminary leaves (title page/copyright page; dedication page/author's introduction page), plus 14 unpaginated leaves of poetry (32pp total). At the central opening the text (Cows in Art Class) is printed lengthwise, accompanied by an illustration by the author reproduced in orange (Bukowski's illustration of cows, birds & a barn is dated '68). Item #28a (page 39-41) in the Krumhansl bibliography of Bukowski. Cover "self portrait" by P. David Horton. Thin booklet. Bound in publisher's original white pictorial wraps (stapled & glued). NOTE: A FAIR READING COPY ONLY. The book was obviously in a fire at some point, as a consequence the covers are heavily water-stained & severely smoke-damaged, with waterstaining & associated rippling occurring through ALL pages, otherwise a FAIR copy of a scarce early Bukowski item. All text is clear & legible. RARE.
Seller: Bookwood, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Price: US$574.75 + shipping
Description: First edition, first impression, one of 400 copies, signed by the author; 8vo; illustration by Bukowski printed in orange, unmarked internally; publisher's white wrappers, cover design reproducing P. David Horton's 'Self-Portrait', minor toning, else near-fine. One of around 400 copies, this copy signed by the author. Contains 'Cows in Art Class' printed lengthwise, alongside a drawing by Bukowksi printed in orange. Krumhansl 28a.
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, regular issue. [Krumhansl 28a.] Signed by Bukowski diagonally across the title page, dated 8-23-70. Stiff white pictorial wraps, color "Cows in Art Class" in middle of text. Fine. An unusual signed copy of an early poetry collection by the hard-drinking L.A. poet and author.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Description: Regular Issue, one of ca.400 copies. Slim octavo (21.25cm); photo-illustrated card wrappers, stapled; [32]pp; illus. While not called for, this copy has been signed by Bukowski on the title page. A fresh, Fine copy. Sharp copy of this early collection of verse, including "86'd" and "The Hairy Fist and Love Will Die", which has not been collected in any Black Sparrow Press edition of the author's work. Krumhansl 28a; Dorbin A12.
Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Description: Deluxe Issue, one of 25 special copies bearing an original signed watercolor at centerfold, replacing Bukowski's printed illustration for the poem "Cows in Art Class." Slim octavo (21.25cm); photo-illustrated card wrappers, stapled; [32]pp. A fresh, Fine copy. Stunning copy of this early collection of verse, including "86'd" and "The Hairy Fist and Love Will Die", which has not been collected in any Black Sparrow Press edition of the author's work. Uncommon; we find 2 copies only in the auction record, one of these being photographer Michael Montfort's copy. Krumhansl 28b; Dorbin A12.
Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.