Actually, I think the book survived without damage. I'll double-check tonight and add a note on ebay *and* post here if I did inadvertently leave any creases on the page. Good eye, though, mjp, and that faux pas (unless it was more than just a faux pas) does deserve special mention. I didn't...
Not to worry, I know how ebay works... and I know that Royal Books is out of line on their price. If someone wanted it and made a reasonable offer, they might sell (but if I'm thinking of the right place, they were a little snooty even years ago when I'd get off my bike, a sweaty fifteen-year...
...new here, but I'm 51 yrs old, used to live in LA and saw Buk 3 times at readings:
Once at the Troubadour (Los Angeles,) once at the Golden Bear (Huntington Beach,) and once I don't remember (I was as drunk as Bukowski, and he was in no mood to read any goddam poems, regardless.)
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