Post Office
by Bukowski, Charles
"It began as a mistake." By middle age, Henry Chinaski has lost more than twelve years of his life to the U.S. Postal Service. In a world where his three true, bitter pleasures are women, booze, and racetrack betting, he somehow drags his hangover out of bed every dawn to lug waterlogged mailbags up mud-soaked mountains, outsmart vicious guard dogs, and pray to survive the day-to-day trials of sadistic bosses and certifiable coworkers. This classic 1971 novel—the one that catapulted its author to national fame—is the perfect introduction to the grimly hysterical world of legendary writer, poet, and Dirty Old Man Charles Bukowski and his fictional alter ego, Chinaski.
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Post Office
by Charles Bukowski
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by Bukowski, Charles
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- 1971
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Black Sparrow Press, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Copy #16 of 250 numbered hardcover copies signed by Charles Bukowski. This copy has great provenance - being Bill Katz's copy, with facsimiles of two pre-publication letters from publisher John Martin to Katz (from December 1970 and January 1971), discussing Katz's prior pivotal review of 'The Days Run Away...'… Read more about this item Item Price
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by Bukowski, Charles
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Post Office
by Bukowski, Charles
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- 1971
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- Soft cover
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Berkeley, California, USA
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Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1971. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 8vo, 120pp, printed wrappers. One of 2000 stated copies of this first printing (1971 date on title page) in wrappers. Unmarked copy from the collection of Opal Louis Nations, spotting to page edges and moderate soil and toning. Item Price
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Post Office
by Bukowski, Charles
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Post Office
by Bukowski, Charles
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- 1971
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La Mesa, California, USA
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Santa Rosa, CA: Black Sparrow Pr. Clean, crisp hardcover--thirty-second printing-- in fine condition. Clear plastic DJ. . Fine. Hardcover. 1971. Item Price
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by Bukowski, Charles
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- Ninth Printing
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- 1978
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1978. Near Fine, fading to wrappers at spine and top edges, else feels unread, the spine smooth. original bookstore price tag bottom corner rear wrapper. Ninth Printing stated, cp dated 1971, tp dated 1978. Bukowski's first novel. . Ninth Printing. Printed Wrappers. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
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Post Office
by Bukowski, Charles
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- 1971
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Walnut Creek, California, USA
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Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1971. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Bukowski, Charles. One of 50 signed/numbered hardcover copies with original artwork, large octavo size, 119 pp., with prospectus. 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… Read more about this item Item Price
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Post Office: A Novel
by Bukowski, Charles
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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by Charles Bukowski
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- Hard cover
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- 2000
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Berkeley, California, USA
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Black Sparrow Press, 2000. Hard cover. Very good/Very good. Jacket is slightly rubbed, but otherwise in good condition. Book is in great condition with no visible flaws apart from some light handling wear. Binding is tight and inside is clean and unmarked. Item Price
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Post Office.
by BUKOWSKI, Charles.
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London, GBR
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Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press,, 1971. The author's debut novel, inscribed to the printer, "Well, hell, friend -- here's another" First edition, signed limited issue, number 12 of 250 copies in boards signed and numbered by the author, this a presentation copy to the printer, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Phil Klein - well,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Post Office
by Bukowski, Charles
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by Bukowski, Charles
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- First Edition
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- 1974
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- Hardcover
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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London: London Magazine Editions, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London: London Magazine Editions, 1974. 149 p. Red cloth with black lettering, pictorial endpapers. First British edition. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Old price written on ffep in red marker. Jacket lightly wrinkled and worn along edge, price-clipped. A nice copy of one of Bukowski's best-loved… Read more about this item Item Price
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Post Office: A Novel
by Bukowski, Charles
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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Post Office
by Charles Bukowski
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- 2014
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- Trade paperback
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- 9780061177576
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Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, CAN
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Post Office
by BUKOWSKI, CHARLES
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Post Office: A Novel
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Post Office
by Bukowski, Charles
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- No Jacket
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- 2002
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- Trade Paperback
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Black Sparrow Press, 2002. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. A SUPERB PRESENTATION COPY of the very scarce first edition, first printing of the original Black Sparrow Press edition (Los Angeles, 1971), of one of Charles Bukowski's greatest works. James ('Jimmy') Pitts, an important friend of Bukowski's in this era: 'For Jimmy Pitts - some renditions of the hell-machine-… Read more about this item Item Price
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Post Office
by Charles Bukowski
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- New
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- Paperback / softback
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- 9780753518168
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Southport, Merseyside, GBR
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Paperback / softback. New. Henry Chinaski is a lowlife loser with a hand-to-mouth existence. His menial post office day job supports a life of beer, one-night stands and racetracks. Item Price
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by Bukowski, Charles
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- Used
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- First Edition
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- 1972
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Stephenson, Virginia, USA
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$12,500.00
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Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1972. First Edition. Sharp copy of Bukowski's first novel, an autobiographical work based on his years spent as a postal clerk and mail carrier in Los Angeles. He left his job there when publisher John Martin offered him $100 a week for life if he wrote for his fledgling Black Sparrow Press. A cornerstone… Read more about this item Item Price
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