Charles Bukowski
223 copies for sale · $15–$15,000 · 167 first editions · 113 signed
Notable copies for sale
FLOWER, FIST AND BESTIAL WAIL - AUTHOR'S EDITION, ONE OF 5 COPIES (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$10,000
ALL THE ASSHOLES IN THE WORLD AND MINE - AUTHOR'S EDITION, ONE OF 3 COPIES WITH A SIGNED P (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$3,750
COLD DOGS IN THE COURTYARD - AUTHOR'S EDITION, ONE OF 5 COPIES WITH A SIGNED POEM (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$3,750
CONFESSIONS OF A MAN INSANE ENOUGH TO LIVE WITH BEASTS - AUTHOR'S EDITION, ONE OF 3 COPIES (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$3,000
Dear Mr. Bukowski Signed limited edition (first edition, signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$1,950
MOCKINGBIRD WISH ME LUCK - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$1,000
DANGLING IN THE TOURNEFORTIA - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$450
POST OFFICE - DELUXE ISSUE, SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$12,500
War All the Time (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$6,500
MOCKINGBIRD WISH ME LUCK - PRESENTATION COPY, SIGNED WITH ORIGINAL ARTWORK (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$5,000
BROADSIDE: TRUE STORY - SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$5,000
Factotum (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$4,800
What these are worth
Cold Dogs in the Courtyard (first edition)5 copies from 3 sellers
Poems Written Before Jumping Out of an 8 Story Window (first edition)4 copies from 3 sellers
Septuagenarian Stew; Stories & Poems3 copies from 3 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
Hot Water Music7 copies · $950–$4,800
Ham on Rye5 copies · $1,000–$4,500
Cold Dogs in the Courtyard5 copies · $500–$3,750
Women4 copies · $1,800–$7,000
YOU GET SO ALONE AT TIMES THAT IT JUST MAKES SENSE4 copies · $71–$1,850
SEPTUAGENARIAN STEW: STORIES & POEMS4 copies · $30–$1,450
POEMS WRITTEN BEFORE JUMPING OUT OF AN 8 STORY WINDOW4 copies · $300–$450
AT TERROR STREET AND AGONY WAY3 copies · $450–$7,500
Love is a Dog from Hell3 copies · $2,200–$5,800
HOT WATER MUSIC3 copies · $71–$5,500
THE MOVIE: "BARFLY"3 copies · $43–$1,500
SEPTUAGENARIAN STEW: Stories and Poems3 copies · $475–$1,500
Day It Snowed in L.A.: The Adventures of Clarence Hiram Sweetmeat3 copies · $500–$950
NOTES OF A DIRTY OLD MAN3 copies · $71–$89
Longshot Pomes For Broke Players2 copies · $4,500–$8,000
IT CATCHES MY HEART IN ITS HANDS: NEW & SELECTED POEMS 1955-1963 - INSCRIBED TO HAROLD NOR2 copies · $1,600–$7,500
Post Office2 copies · $5,800–$6,200
The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses Over the Hills2 copies · $1,200–$6,000
South of No North2 copies · $900–$4,500
War All the Time: Poems 1981-19842 copies · $700–$4,500
Market context
84 copies of Charles Bukowski's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $61 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Listings aggregated from rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide; refreshed continually. Prices are seller asking prices unless marked as auction results.