With twelve different original gallery quality black & white photographs taken by legendary Bukowski photographer Michael Montfort, 16x20". Each photograph is signed in black by both Charles Bukowski and Michael Montfort and lettered "B" (one with a small man with bottle drawing by Bukowski). The photographs are enclosed in the protective black plastic bag as issued and housed within a black tied portfolio case with the original printed / inked label on green card stock. Copy “B” of 2 copies (with only 5 total ever produced). First Edition.

The rare Carlton Way Suite deluxe photo portfolio set of Bukowski in various settings in Los Angeles / San Pedro, including: pumping gas in his VW bug, one driving with cigarette, a few at home, one in his room tossing clothes around, one petting a cat, one at typewriter eating, carrying laundry, two at graveyard (one he is lying down, other in front of headstone "Beers"), etc. Cover label states this is copy “B” of a limited edition of 26 copies, but in fact only 2 were originally produced. In 1982, Michael Montfort made just the two sets due to the expensive production costs involved. One is marked copy “A” and the other (this one here) copy “B”. Some years later, a similar portfolio was produced in a limitation of 3 further copies, which would be considered the second edition, with slight production differences with red ink signatures, etc. In any event, this is a very scarce and important Bukowski item.