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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Available here is lot of eight Charles Bukowski-penned works of poetry, a collection of letters, several works of literary criticism, and a Charles Bukowski check-list. From the personal library of the noted Altadena, California-based bookseller and appraiser, Mr. Robert Allen, as conveyed to me by his widow, Ms Priscilla (Brownie) Allen. Generally clean, tightly bound, and with minimal signs of wear and tear, though with penciled notations here and there including at and beyond indexes, mostly unobtrusive. Mr. Allen was a professional bibliographer, and his penciled notes are useful and instructive. The lot consists of 1) Hollywood (New York: Ecco, 1989, sixth printing), SC, [8], 9-239 pp.; 2) Love is a Dog From Hell (New York: Ecco, 1977, ninth printing), SC [14], 15-307 pp.; Women (New York: Ecco, 1978, fifth printing), SC, [6], 7-291 pp.; Pulp (New York: Ecco, 2002, 13th printing), SC, [8], 9-202 pp.; Mockingbird Wish Me Luck (Santa Barbara, California: Black Sparrow Press, 1976, fourth printing), SC, [10], 11-158 pp.; Burning in Water Drowning in Flame: selected poems 1955-1973 (New York: Ecco, 2003, ninth printing), SC, [14], 15-232 pp.; Post Office (New York: Ecco, 2002, 13th printing), [12] 13-196 pp.; Women (New York: Ecco, 2002, 11th printing), SC, [6], 7-291 pp.; Charles Bukowski Selected Letters, Volume 3: 1971-1986, Seamus Cooney, ed. (London: Virgin Books 1999, first printing), SC, iv, 1-230 pp.; Charles Bukowski, David Stephen Calonne (London: Reaktion Books, 2012, first printing), SC, [7], 8-221 pp.; The Hunchback of East Hollywood, Aubrey Malone (Manchester, England: A Critical Vision book, published by Headpress, 2003, first printing), SC, [5], 6-192 pp.; Bukowski and the Beats, Jean-Francois Duval (Northville, Michigan: Sun Dog Press, 2002), SC, [9], 10-255 pp.; Charles Bukowski, Barry Miles (London: Virgin Books, 2005, first printing), HC, with Brodart protector, frontis matter, 1-314 pp.; A Descriptive Bibliography of the Primary Publications of Charles Bukowski, Aaron Krumhansl (Santa Rosa, California: Black Sparrow Press, 1999, first printing of the trade edition), HC, with stiff plastic jacket, [5], 6-204 pp., being #82 of a Special Limited Edition of 750 copies. All in, a fine start on a collection of the works of The Hunchback of East Hollywood.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.