Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski, First Edition (24 results)

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Promotional Flyer. 17 x 10 inches. Printed in red/blue/yellow/black on lighter yellow paper. VERY GOOD. With small creasing to corners. Without other creases, bumps, chips or tears. Not marked and very clean and bright. All items carefully wrapped and sent boxed.

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Paperback Original. First UK edition. Six page introduction by Roddy Doyle. Originally published in the US by Black Sparrow Press in 1982. Reading creasing down the centre of the spine. Edge rubbing to the covers with a little browning around the edges of the rear cover. Small creases to the top corners of a few pages but the pages are otherwise unmarked. First printing.

softcover. Condition: very good. 1st Canadian printing. Promotional broadside advertising the author's upcoming book, "Ham on Rye". Printed on yellow paper stock in yellow, red, blue and black. Contains a small excerpt from the novel. Folded twice, a little unevenly, with soft creases at the edges. Very good, or better, indeed. This copy has info for the Canadian distributers, and lists prices in Canadian dollars, so it has notable differences to the USA version.

Wrappers. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 283 pp. Small spot on spine, which is also just barely sunned; wrappers lightly edgeworn; faint, almost negligeable dustsoling on front; light dustsoiling a bit more visible on back, and small spot; page edges dusty and very lightly sunned, the sunning visible at edges of front flyleaf; wrapper corners and first and last few page corners lightly bumped. First printing.

Card covers. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 283, [3] pages. Light soil to covers; no creasing to spine; foxing to textblock edges and first white leaf; no inscriptions. 9 x 5.8 inches.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing, the issue in oversize illustrated softcover with color title page. Small neat contemporary date to first blank, no other markings. Some soiling to covers, corners rubbed, 1/2 inch closed tear to spine. Uncommon in the first printing.

Condition: Good. Santa Barbara, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1982. 1st edition. 8vo paper. Pictorial paper wraps with color title page. 283pp. Near Very Good book. Spine darkened. Bottom corner of front cover creased. Stray ink mark on cover and small stain on spine. (Alcoholics, Autobiographical Fiction) Inquire if you need further information.

Paperback. Condition: Near fine. 1st. Copy sent out for review, review slip pasted to front cover.

First Edition. 8vo, 283pp; cloth-backed pictorial boards. One of 750 hardcover trade copies (there were also 350 numbered and signed hardcover copies), this one has been signed by Bukowski on the title page. Fine in original clear plastic jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First USA Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine book in a fine acetate dust jacket. One of 750 trade edition copies. A presentation copy, signed and inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf along with an author drawing of his little man with a bottle: "For Nick Altwerger- Charles Bukowski." Laid into the front of the volume is a sheet of paper with the typewritten message from Bukowski : "Nick, thought I'd send you a personally inscribed copy this time (see p. 7).". Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. One of 350 numbered copies signed by Bukowski who has added a small cartoon figure. Hardcover, bound in cloth backed boards with acetate wrap. Some fading to the spine. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Signed Limited First Edition. First edition, first printing. Number 333 of a limited 350 copies signed by Charles Bukowski. Near Fine with light shelf wear, in a lightly rubbed unprinted acetate jacket with a 2-inch split at a flap fold. One of the hard-drinking Los Angeles poet/novelist's best known work, a semi-autobiographical novel about growing up during the great depression.

Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Signed Limited First Edition. First edition, first printing. Number 290 of a limited 350 copies signed by Charles Bukowski. Very Good+ with light shelf wear, heavy foxing to the top edge and lightly to the fore edge. In a lightly rubbed unprinted acetate jacket. One of the hard-drinking Los Angeles poet/novelist's best known work, a semi-autobiographical novel about growing up during the great depression.

Signed Limited First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by Charles Bukowski, #43 of 350 handnumbered copies in the limited issue. 283, [5] pp. Bound in publisher's illustrated boards with yellow cloth backstrip, paper spine label. Fine in the original acetate sleeve, lightly rubbed and clouded. One of the hard-drinking Los Angeles poet/novelist's best known works, a semi-autobiographical novel about growing up during the great depression.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. SIGNED limited edition. Copy# 53 of 350 signed & numbered. This copy has a drawing by Buk of a dog and an old man with a jug on the colophon. Near fine in yellow quarter cloth and pictorial boards in glassine protective wrapper. (Mild bump at upper tip of front board. ) From the library of writer Larry McMurtry with his bookplate a-fixed to glassine flap.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 283 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A Near fine copy in a fine clear acetate dust jacket. Bukowski's fourth novel and possibly his most widely read book. . The adventures of Henry "Hank" Chinaski. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION of 100 copies with an ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING by Charles Bukowski tipped in. with 2 small drawings on the signature page. This being copy 89. An excellent copy. Tiny nick and very light wear at top edge. See 5 photos. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: no jacket as issued, but has original acetate protective cover. 1st Edition. LIMITED EDITION of 350 copies printed. This is number 250 and is boldly SIGNED by Charles Bukowski. The book is as new, a mint copy. Bukowski's fourth novel and one of his most popular titles. Book is protected in the original acetate jacket. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. LIMITED EDITION of 350 copies printed. This is number 133 and is authentically SIGNED by Charles Bukowski. The book is in wonderful shape with slight wear to the top spine. The book is bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's yellow cloth with paper boards. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy in collector's condition SIGNED by the author with the acetate dustjacket present. Signed by Author(s).

Hardback. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. Limited edition, this number 12 of 100 numbered copies signed by and with an original oil painting by Charles Bukowski signed 'Buk'. painting tipped-in with wax-paper tissue-guard between dedication and half-title. Book signed and with author's ink doodle of a man with a bottle to limitation page at rear. Original yellow cloth-backed pictorial paper-covered boards, paper label to spine, acetate dust-jacket. Mint. This is Bukowski's most well-loved work, a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story in depression-era Los Angeles. Together with a rare early recording of the author reading his own work. On a casstette tape and without copyright or publisher, the printed wrapper lists 20 works read aloud by the author. in Fine condition. Stated as recorded in 1970. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Printing. This is copy number 56 of 100 deluxe numbered copies signed by Bukowski in the colophon. The abstract oil painting with heavy paint signed by Bukowski is protected with a tissue guard. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION of 100 copies with an ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING by Charles Bukowski. This copy is authentically SIGNED by Charles Bukowski on the limitation page. The book is in great shape with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy SIGNED by the author. Includes the publisher's original broadside/flyer NO.8 that was issue with this book. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. Bukowski, Charles (illustrator). First and Limited Edition. One of 100 (126 total) signed/numbered hardcover copies with original artwork, octavo size, 287 pp., signed at colophon. Charles Bukowski (1920-1994) was "a prolific underground writer who used his poetry and prose to depict the depravity of urban life and the downtrodden in American society. A cult hero, Bukowski relied on experience, emotion, and imagination in his work, using direct language and violent and sexual imagery" (n.b., from the web site of the Poetry Foundation). As much as he achieved popular acclaim during his lifetime, his reputation and following have only increased after his death. In addition to being an author, Bukowski also was an artist: he painted on 6" by 9" paper "with thick layers of acrylics, oil paint, watercolors, pastels, crayons, pens - whatever was at hand. They were sent to Black Sparrow [whose editor, John Martin, was a friend of Bukowski's] where they were bound into special hardcover first editions of his books" (n.b., from the web site of Bukowski [dot] net). This volume, "Ham on Rye" is Bukowski's semi-autobiograhical coming-of-age novel; it explores many themes which would crop up often in his writings, including disenfranchisement and the myth of the American Dream: "I guess the only time most people think about injustice is when it happens to them." This volume No. 59 of the 126 signed/numbered hardcover copies with original artwork, a colourful abstract work filled with primary colours over which can be discerned the grey outlines of facial features, perhaps evoking the indivitual overwhelmed by the system, another favourite theme. ___DESCRIPTION: Blue cloth shelfback with paper spine label with blue and red lettering, yellow paper over boards with half-tone reproductions of photographs and red and blue lettering on the front, coloured rules on the rear board, turquoise blue endpapers, title page in red, blue and yellow, in addition to the 126 deluxe copies there were 1200 standard copies; octavo size (9.25" by 6.25"), pagination: [1-8] 9-283 [1, blank] [1, colophon, signed by Bukowski in black ink] [1, blank] [1, black and white photograph of Bukowski with bio]. In a dust wrapper of clear acetate from the publisher. ___CONDITION: Fine, with clean boards, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; clean, crisp, as new. The publisher's acetate dust wrapper near fine with light overall marks. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.

First Edition. Deluxe Issue, one of six copies specially bound and designated for the author, editor, publisher, binder, printer, and publisher's files, this one marked "Binder's Copy" and signed by the author on the colophon. Octavo (23.5cm); photo-illustrated paper-covered boards and shimmery red patterned cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [8],9-283,[9]pp. An original oil painting (with accompanying wax paper guards) is tipped-in following the copyright page. Faint foxing to upper edge of textblock, else Fine in a lightly rubbed, Near Fine dustjacket. Bukowski's fourth novel, chronicling his painful upbringing in a militant household, and his contentious relationship with his parents. One the great American literary memoirs, ranking among the best of his work. Krumhansl 74f.