[Rarebooks] FS: Charles Bukowski's First Appearance in Print, 1944

[Charles Agvent]

(BUKOWSKI, Charles). STORY MAGAZINE. Volume XXIV, #106. AFTERMATH OF A 
LENGTHY REJECTION SLIP. New York: Story Magazine, Inc., March - April 
1944. First Edition. Printed wraps. Bukowski's very first appearance in 
print at the age of 24, preceding his first book (IT CATCHES MY HEART IN 
ITS HANDS, 1963) by 19 years. In an interview in the last year of his 
life, Bukowski said, "I can remember my first major publication, a short 
story in Whit Burnett's and Martha Foley's Story magazine, 1944. I had 
been sending them a couple of short stories a week for maybe a year and 
a half. The story they finally accepted was mild in comparison to the 
others. I mean in terms of content and style and gamble and exploration 
and all that. Got another story accepted about that time in Carese 
Crosby's portfolio and after that, I packed it in. I threw away all the 
stories and concentrated upon drinking. I didn't feel that the 
publishers were ready and that although I was ready, I could be readier 
and I was also disgusted with what I read as accepted front-line 
literature. So I drank and became one of the best drinkers anywhere, 
which takes some talent also." Spine sunned, as usual for this 
publication, but a clean, tight, Near Fine copy. (#016733)        $2,000.00

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