SEPTUAGENARIAN STEW: STORIES & POEMS - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED & ADDITIONALLY INSCRIBED BY RED STODOLSKY

Limited Issue, one of 500 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy no.348. Octavo (23.5cm); printed paper-covered boards and royal blue cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [12],13-375,[5]pp. While not called for, this copy has been additionally inscribed by Los Angeles bookseller Sholom "Red" Stodolsky, along the lower margin of p.257 at the poem Bukowski wrote and dedicated to him: "To Todd / An old but welcome friend / Red Stodolsky / 8/18/90 / On Hank's 5th Anniversary." Touch of dustiness to rear cover, else Fine in a lightly rubbed, Near Fine dustjacket, with the publisher's prospectus laid in. A substantial collection of prose and poetry published to coincide with Bukowski's 70th birthday. Sholom "Red" Stodolsky (1916-1998) operated the Baroque Bookstore in Hollywood, CA from 1972 until his death in 1998. Red was a close friend of Bukowski's, and a great champion of his work, stocking his books in the Hollywood shop and hosting poetry readings and signings. As a sign of respect and affection, Bukowski immortalized his friend in the poem "Red" (1989) and in his novel "Pulp" (1994). While unclear how many such copies Stodolsky may have signed or inscribed, this is the first we've seen or handled. Krumhansl 114c.…