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Charles Bukowski

58 copies for sale · $35–$15,000 · 47 first editions · 31 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
Post Office (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$5,800
BROADSIDE: TRUE STORY - SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$5,000
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
Pulp (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$3,200
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
Confessions of a Man Insane Enough to Live with Beasts Inscribed to a poet (first edition, signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$2,950
WAR ALL THE TIME - DELUXE ISSUE, SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$2,850
It Catches my Heart in its Hands Signed twice (first edition, signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$2,750
It Catches my Heart in its Hands Signed with artwork (first edition, signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$2,750
DANGLING IN THE TOURNEFORTIA - DELUXE ISSUE, SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$2,500

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Works on the market

SCREAMS FROM THE BALCONY: SELECTED LETTERS 1960-1970 By Charles Bukowski Mint3 copies · $59–$82
HORSES DON'T BET ON PEOPLE & NEITHER DO I THE WORMWOOD REVIEW: 952 copies · $150–$375
AT TERROR STREET AND AGONY WAY - THE DEDICATION COPY1 copy · $15,000
FLOWER, FIST AND BESTIAL WAIL - AUTHOR'S EDITION, ONE OF 5 COPIES1 copy · $10,000
ARCHIVE OF CORRESPONDENCE AND SUBMISSIONS TO SLOWGLASS - VOL.1, NO.11 copy · $9,500
CORRECTED, SIGNED TYPESCRIPT FOR A NOTES OF A DIRTY OLD MAN STORY1 copy · $6,750
Post Office1 copy · $5,800
BROADSIDE: TRUE STORY - SIGNED1 copy · $5,000
WE'LL TAKE THEM - DELUXE ISSUE, SIGNED1 copy · $4,800
Hot Water Music1 copy · $4,500
POEMS WRITTEN BEFORE JUMPING OUT OF AN 8 STORY WINDOW - DELUXE ISSUE1 copy · $4,500
ALL THE ASSHOLES IN THE WORLD AND MINE - AUTHOR'S EDITION, ONE OF 3 COPIES WITH A SIGNED P1 copy · $3,750
COLD DOGS IN THE COURTYARD - AUTHOR'S EDITION, ONE OF 5 COPIES WITH A SIGNED POEM1 copy · $3,750
Pulp1 copy · $3,200
CONFESSIONS OF A MAN INSANE ENOUGH TO LIVE WITH BEASTS - AUTHOR'S EDITION, ONE OF 3 COPIES1 copy · $3,000
Confessions of a Man Insane Enough to Live with Beasts Inscribed to a poet1 copy · $2,950
WAR ALL THE TIME - DELUXE ISSUE, SIGNED1 copy · $2,850
It Catches my Heart in its Hands Signed twice1 copy · $2,750
It Catches my Heart in its Hands Signed with artwork1 copy · $2,750
BROADSIDE: TO KISS THE WORMS GOODNIGHT - SIGNED1 copy · $2,500

Market context

148 copies of Charles Bukowski's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $750 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).

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