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Hollywood: First Edition Inscribed by Charles Bukowski with “Hank”

Hollywood: First Edition Inscribed by Charles Bukowski with “Hank”

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This is a First Trade Edition Hardcover copy of Charles Bukowski’s novel, Hollywood.

It was published by Black Sparrow Press in 1989 and is about the making of the film, Barfly.

This copy came from estate of Red Stodolsky, owner Baroque Book Store and a close friend of Charles Bukowski. Bukowski would go by Red’s shop regularly and the two would go to lunch at Musso & Frank Grill. But first Bukowski would sit and sign a pile of books for Red to sell. The great thing about these copies is that Bukowski actually held the books as he signed them. With the limited-edition Black Sparrow Books, Bukowski would sign individual pages that were later inserted into the books.

This copy is Inscribed to “Arnie and Cindy”. Arnie was Red's son and Cindy was his daughter-in-law.

In addition to his name, Bukowski signed this one “Hank”, a salutation Bukowski only used for close friends. He has added the words, “Now I know why movies are so bad”.

This copy is in Near Fine condition with some spotting on the top of the page edges.

File Case 4
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