NMLP P-004308 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame: Selected Poems 1955-1973

Charles Bukowski · Black Sparrow Press · 1974

True first is the 1974 Black Sparrow issue; the 300 signed/numbered hardcovers and 50 artwork copies are the limited states. Note the book's title page is variously subtitled 1955-1973 and 1955-1974.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-004308 for "Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame: Selected Poems 1955-1973" by Charles Bukowski (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-004308, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).