The Black Sparrow Press Greetings Collection A complete collection of all New Years and Christmas Greetings published by the press from 1967 to 2002, and issued gratis. All significant variants as described by Bertholf, Krumhansl, and Morrow & Cooney are represented. All items are fine in fine dust jackets where called-for, with a small handful of exceptions. 117 items by nine authors in the collection David Bromige 2 items, 1 signed Charles Bukowski 89 items, 34 signed Robert Creeley 2 items, 1 signed Robert Duncan 2 items, 1 initialed Robert Kelly 4 items, 2 signed Wyndham Lewis 4 items Ron Loewinsohn 2 items, 1 signed Charles Olson 3 items Diane Wakoski 20 items, 12 signed Within a short time after starting the press, John Martin began issuing free booklets and broadsides to his good customers. Almost all were designed by Barbara Martin, and printed by Graham Macintosh. When taken together, they represent his publishing and design aesthetic in microcosm. Here offered for sale by: Jeff Maser Bookseller, ABAA & Brent L. White, Bookseller 911 Camelia Street Berkeley, CA 94710 510 524 8830 maser@detritus.com
[Los Angeles] (1967). Christmas Greeting DUNCAN, Robert. Christmas present, Christmas presence! Broadside poem. One of 212 copies attached to a green paper backing (very good copy). One of 59 copies attached to a green paper backing INITIALED by Duncan (very good, folded once). Los Angeles, 1968. Christmas Greeting. KELLY, Robert; LOEWINSOHN, Ron; WAKOSKI, Diane. A Play and Two Poems. A play and two poems. One of 100 numbered & SIGNED (by all) copies in sewn wrappers. One of [226] copies in sewn wrappers. [Los Angeles] [1970]. New Year s Greeting BUKOWSKI, Charles. If We Take One of 100 numbered & SIGNED copies in sewn wrappers. One of [350] copies in sewn wrappers. Los Angeles, 1970. Christmas Greeting CREELEY, Robert. As Now it Would Be Snow. One of 50 numbered & SIGNED copies One of [585] copies in sewn wrappers. Los Angeles, 1971. Christmas Greeting BROMIGE, David; KELLY, Robert; WAKOSKI, Diane. The wise men DRAWN to kneel in wonder at the FACT so of ITSELF. Three poems. One of 100 numbered and SIGNED (by all) copies in quarter-cloth and boards. One of [525] copies in sewn wrappers.
[Los Angeles] (1972). Christmas Greeting WAKOSKI, Diane. The Pumpkin Pie, or Reassurances Are Always False, tho We Love Them. Only Physics Counts... One of 26 lettered & SIGNED copies One of 100 numbered & SIGNED copies One of [431] copies in sewn wrappers. One of [8] unsewn copies with an improperly transposed line, none of which were actually published. Los Angeles, 1973. New Year s Greeting WAKOSKI, Diane. Winter Sequences. Broadside poem. One of 26 lettered & SIGNED copies folded into fourths and tipped-into a printed red folder with cover label. One of 100 numbered & SIGNED copies folded into fourths and tipped-into a printed red folder with cover label. Los Angeles, 1974/1975. New Year s Greeting WAKOSKI, Diane. Abalone. boards and unprinted dust jacket (lightly tanned spine). One of 100 numbered & SIGNED copies in boards and One of [500] copies in sewn wrappers. Santa Barbara, 1976. New Year s Greeting WAKOSKI, Diane & BUKOWSKI, Charles. The Last Poem [and] Tough Company. A single poem each. quarter-cloth and boards and unprinted red dust jacket. One of 150 numbered and SIGNED copies in quarter-cloth and boards and unprinted white dust jacket (near fine). One of [740] copies in sewn wrappers.
Santa Barbara, 1977. New Year s Greeting. BUKOWSKI, Charles. Art. boards and publisher s slipcase (unevenly sunned). One of 100 numbered & SIGNED copies One of [750] copies in sewn wrappers. Santa Barbara, 1977. Christmas Greeting WAKOSKI, Diane. Spending Christmas with the Man from Receiving at Sears. quarter-cloth and unprinted orange dust jacket. One of 150 numbered & SIGNED copies in quarter-cloth and unprinted buff dust jacket. One of [300] copies in sewn wrappers Wakoski s name misprinted in orange instead of black ink. One of [515] copies in sewn wrappers with the title page correctly printed. Santa Barbara, 1979. New Year s Greeting BUKOWSKI, Charles. A Love Poem. quarter-cloth and boards in unprinted green dust jacket. One of 150 numbered & SIGNED copies in quarter-cloth and boards in unprinted white dust jacket (sunned at spine). One of [900] copies in sewn wrappers. Santa Barbara, 1980. New Year s Greeting OLSON, Charles. D.H. Lawrence, & the High Temptation of the Mind. An essay. unprinted orange dust jacket. One of 150 numbered copies in boards and unprinted ivory dust jacket. One of an unstated number of copies in stapled wrappers. = nb. First separate appearance of this essay originally published in the Chicago Review.
Santa Barbara, 1981. New Year s Greeting LEWIS, Wyndham. The Sea-Mists of Winter. A essay, with illustrations by the author. One of 5 Estate of Wyndham Lewis copies in boards and unprinted black dust jacket. One of 150 numbered copies in quartercloth and unprinted ivory dust jacket. One of [1034] copies in stapled wrappers. One of [105] copies in sewn wrappers. = nb. We were unable to locate a 1/26 copy, an estate copy is offered in its place. Santa Barbara, 1982. New Year s Greeting BUKOWSKI, Charles. The Last Generation. boards and unprinted red dust jacket. One of 150 numbered & SIGNED copies in boards and unprinted buff dust jacket. One of [704] copies in stapled wrappers. One of [807] copies in sewn wrappers. One of [117] copies in stapled wrappers with the L.P.G.E. imprint on rear cover. One of [168] copies in stapled wrappers with the Small Press Distribution imprint on rear cover. Santa Barbara, 1983. New Year s Greeting BUKOWSKI, Charles. Sparks. boards and unprinted black dust jacket. One of [20] SIGNED copies in boards and unprinted black dust jacket designated Compliments of Brown & Company, Sutton West, Ontario on the colophon page. One of [20] SIGNED copies in boards and unprinted black dust jacket designated Compliments of Small Press Distribution, Amsterdam, Holland on the colophon page. One of 200 numbered & SIGNED copies One of [890] copies in stapled wrappers. One of [200] copies in stapled wrappers with the name and address of Brown and Company printed inside the front cover. One of [200] copies in stapled wrappers with the name and address of Small Press Distribution printed inside the front cover. One of [100] copies in sewn wrappers.
Santa Barbara, 1984. New Year s Greeting BUKOWSKI, Charles. One for the Old Boy. boards and One of 200 numbered & SIGNED copies One of [20] copies in boards SIGNED by Bukowski. One of [880] copies in stapled wrappers. One of [209] copies in stapled wrappers with the imprint of Brown & Company, Ontario on the rear cover. One of [209] copies with the imprint of Small Press Distribution, Amsterdam on the rear cover. One of [109] copies with the imprint of Mo Cohen, West Germany on the rear cover. One of [100] copies in sewn wrappers. Santa Barbara, 1985. New Year s Greeting BUKOWSKI, Charles. Alone in a Time of Armies. boards and One of 200 numbered & SIGNED copies in boards and unprinted light blue dust jacket. One of [1400] copies in stapled wrappers. One of [100] copies in sewn wrappers. Santa Barbara, 1986. New Year s Greeting BUKOWSKI, Charles. Gold in Your Eye. boards and One of 200 numbered & SIGNED copies One of [1000] copies in stapled wrappers. = nb. The one of 26 is copy A, the numbered copy has a small drawing by Bukowski at the colophon. = nb. One of 100 sewn copies is absent. Will supply gratis when found.
Santa Rosa (1987). New Year s Greeting BUKOWSKI, Charles. Luck. quarter-cloth and unprinted gray dust jacket (lightly sunned spine). One of 200 numbered & SIGNED copies in quarter-cloth. One of [1380] copies in stapled wrappers. = nb. The one of 26 is copy A and has a small drawing by Bukowski at the colophon. Santa Rosa, 1988. New Year s Greeting BUKOWSKI, Charles. The Movie Critics. boards and One of 200 numbered & SIGNED copies One of [1500] copies in stapled wrappers. = nb. The one of 26 is copy A and has a small drawing by Bukowski at the colophon with an arrow pointing to the fore-edge with the notation, GOOD WINE. Santa Rosa, 1989. New Year s Greeting BUKOWSKI, Charles. If You Let Them Kill You, They Will. quarter-cloth with unprinted pale gray dust jacket. One of 200 numbered & SIGNED copies in quarter cloth with unprinted white dust jacket. One of [1500] copies in stapled wrappers. = nb. The one of 26 is copy A. Santa Rosa, 1990. New Year s Greeting BUKOWSKI, Charles. we ain t got no money, honey, be we got rain. boards and One of 200 numbered & SIGNED copies One of [2100] in stapled wrappers.
Santa Rosa, 1991. New Year s Greeting BUKOWSKI, Charles. in the morning and at night and in between. quarter-cloth and unprinted dust jacket. One of [199] numbered & SIGNED copies in quarter-cloth. One of [2100] copies in stapled wrappers. = nb. Lettered copy also has a small drawing by Bukowski at his signature. Santa Rosa, 1992. New Year s Greeting BUKOWSKI, Charles. Now. One of 26 lettered and SIGNED copies in boards and One of 200 numbered and SIGNED copies Santa Rosa, 1993. New Year s Greeting BUKOWSKI, Charles. those marvelous lunches. boards and One of 200 numbered & SIGNED copies. One of 300 copies with the Small Press Distribution, Amsterdam imprint on title page. = nb. Lettered copy also has a small drawing by Bukowski at his signature. Santa Rosa, 1994. New Year s Greeting BUKOWSKI, Charles. between the earthquake, the volcano and the leopard. Five poems. One of 200 numbered copies
Santa Rosa, 1995. New Year s Greeting. BUKOWSKI, Charles. Confessions of a Coward. A short story. One of 250 numbered copies One of [2500] copies in stapled wrappers. = nb. Originally written by Bukowski in 1956. Santa Rosa, 1996. New Year s Greeting. BUKOWSKI, Charles. The Laughing Heart. Four poems. One of 200 numbered copies in boards Santa Rosa, 1997. New Year s Greeting BUKOWSKI, Charles. A New War. Five poems. One of 200 numbered copies Santa Rosa, 1998. New Year s Greeting BUKOWSKI, Charles. To Lean Back Into It. Five poems. One of 200 numbered copies Santa Rosa, 1999. New Year s Greeting BUKOWSKI, Charles. The Singer. Six poems. One of 150 numbered copies
Santa Rosa, 2000. New Year s Greeting BUKOWSKI, Charles. Four poems. Popcorn in the Dark. One of 150 numbered copies in boards and One of an unstated number of copies in stapled wrappers. Santa Rosa, 2001. New Year s Greeting BUKOWSKI, Charles. Pink Silks. Seven poems. One of 150 numbered copies in boards and One of an unstated number of copies in wrappers. Santa Rosa, 2002. New Year s Greeting BUKOWSKI, Charles. The Simple Truth. Five poems. One of 150 numbered copies One of an unstated number of copies in stapled wrappers. Price for the collection $8,500.00 Usual terms to the trade. Libraries will be billed. California residents please add 8.25% sales tax.
Design by ANDREA LATHAM Reference works consulted: BERTHOLF, Robert J. Robert Duncan: A Descriptive Bibliography. Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow, 1986. KRUMHANSL, Aaron. A Descriptive Bibliography of the Primary Publications of Charles Bukowski. Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow, 1999. MORROW, Bradford and Cooney, Seamus. A Bibliography of the Black Sparrow Press 1966-1978. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow, 1981.