[47], [5 (blank)] pp. Mimeographed text on various colored paper. 21.5x14 cm. (8½x5½"), original saddle stitched pictorial light pink wrappers. One of 500 copies. First Edition. One of 25 copies with a substantive signed ink drawing by Bukowski on the inside front cover, making this a very rare item. Drawing shows the man smoking, a barking dog stands upon a rug, a potted plant upon a table. Signed with his full name. Unusual but classic Bukowski; played with pen and ink during a drinking session with his buddy Steve Richmond. His first prose work and the first appearance of Buk’s famous reoccurring character, Henry Chinaski (made further famous in Barfly). Dorbin A8; Fogel 17; Krumhansl 17.