Notes of a Dirty Old Man. (Presentation copy, inscribed to Douglas Blazek, with drawings by Bukowski)

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First edition and inscribed by Bukowski in the year of publication to his close friend and early publisher: “For Douglas Blazek – Beer stories for your insomnia nights. In memory too of the Bensenville days when we found each other. Sure, Charles Bukowski 2-24-69.” Bensenville, Illinois is where Blazek’s Mimeo Press was located.

With two original drawings by Bukowski, one inside the front cover, signed Buk and dated 1969, and the other drawn around his inscription to Blazek, showing a man (perhaps Bukowski) giving the middle finger.

Blazek was an “ardent follower and tirelessly championed Bukowski’s work, publishing him in all Olé issues ... the mimeograph magazine where most emerging editors from that period read Bukowski’s poetry and prose for the first time ... He was also instrumental in persuading Bukowski to produce fiction in larger quantities.” (Debritto, Charles Bukowski, King of the Underground)

Price: $7,500.00