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Black Sparrow Books formerly known as Black Sparrow Press is a book publisher originally founded in 1966 by John Martin of Santa Rosa California. He founded this company in order to publish the works of Charles Bukowski and other avant-garde authors. He initially financed this company by selling his large collection of rare first editions. Typography and printing were the work of Graham Mackintosh of San Francisco Noel Young and Edwards Brothers Inc.