Various (Roberts, Daniel (Editor); Bukowski, Charles; Cortazar, Julio; Levine, Philip; Yevtushenko, Yevgeny et al.)

Press: Poetry & Fiction No. 1 (Summer 1996)

New York, NY, USA: Daniel Roberts Inc., 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Softcover. "...how strange, when all I | remember | of any night is | saying goodbye at the | door | with: 'don't leave | anything here so you | don't have to | come back'" (last stanza, "The Interviewers," pg. 10). This first number of the dignified literary journal edited by Daniel Roberts features two classic Charles Bukowski (1920-1994) poems (Debritto, B1834, pg. 418) entitled "The Interviewers" (pgs. 9-10) & "The Good Machine" (pgs. 11-13). The poems showcase Bukowski's gift for raw honesty, directness & unfiltered language and delve into themes of struggle, loneliness, and the human condition. Also in this issue are poetry & prose entries from a variety of writers including "Rusted Tin" (pg. 51), "Tangier Idyll" (pg. 53) & "Desert Idyll" (pg. 53) from publisher of "Antaeus" Daniel Halpern (b. 1945; See Item No.s 1878, 5850 & 6838); "Why We Sing When We Work" (pg. 63) & "A Sense of History" (pg. 64) from Philip Levine (1928-2015; See Item No.s 1913, 8503 & 8505 et al.for mor from Levine); "The Stalker" (pgs. 85-97) from Joyce Carol Oates (b. 1938; See Item No.s 5731, 5896 & 5941 for more from Oates); "Twenty-Four Trillium" (pgs. 65-66) from Lyn Lifshin (1942-2019; See Item No. 1478 for more from Lifshin); "Memories of Boris Chichibabin" (pg. 109 from Yevgeni[sp] Yevtushenko (1933-2017; See Item No.s 2956 & 3931 for more from Yevtushenko); "A Chronicle for Caesar" (pgs. 37-38) from Julio Cortazar (1914-1984) and many many more. Trade-Format Softcover Original, First-&-Only printing per publication custom, complete with attached subscription card between pg. I and back cover. A scarce & rewarding collectible, especially for the Bukowski completist collector, in its singularly rarest original form. In relatively fine-to-very fine condition with mild rubbing, age-toning & faint scratching to front, back covers & spine; very slight wear & a few tiny bumps, creases at edges & corners of same; mild rubbing & mild-to-moderate age-toning to edges of text block. Interior fine-to-very fine with mild age-toning to inner covers & page leaves esp. at blank margins/edges; tiny bumps & small, faint creases at corners of a few page leaves. Fine-Very Fine. [Item #8633]

Price: $30.00