{"product_id":"life-and-death-in-the-charity-ward-bootleg-chapbook-w-charles-bukowski-short-story","title":"Life and Death in the Charity Ward – Bootleg Chapbook w\/ Charles Bukowski Short Story","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis bootleg chapbook contains the Charles Bukowski short story, Life and Death in the Charity Ward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt is credited to London Magazine with a copyright mark, which published the book by the same name. The story first appeared in Erections, Ejaculations and General Tales of Ordinary Madness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe bootleg imprint is listed as “S Press Tonband Verlag\" out of Dusseldorf Germany. Not much is known about who was actually behind the series of Bukowski chapbooks bearing the imprint. According to Wikipedia “\u003ci\u003eS Press Tonbandverlag\u003c\/i\u003e was a publisher of experimental literature , Beat poetry , and concrete poetry.” But it seems unlikely the press itself was behind these chapbooks bearing the name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWhile the cover image is a bit low fidelity, overall it’s a nice chapbook with stiff covers and high-quality paper (including end pages).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis copy is in Near Fine condition with with a bit of wear to the covers. It measures approximately 8.5” x 5.5”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn my years of collecting. I’ve only seen these chapbooks a handful of times over the years. A nice addition for a Bukowski completist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBox 20\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Buk Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47997060415653,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/9288\/1573\/files\/IMG_20260707_0029-Copy.jpg?v=1783614837","url":"https:\/\/thebukshop.com\/products\/life-and-death-in-the-charity-ward-bootleg-chapbook-w-charles-bukowski-short-story","provider":"The Buk Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}