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Loujon Press, 1961. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. A complete run of this influential journal of the avant-garde, counterculture, and great writing. Charles Bukowski's appearances in THE OUTSIDER led him to national prominence. The list of contributors is remarkable: Diane Di Prima, Gregory Corso, Gary Snyder, Charles Olson, Ed Dorn, Allen Ginsberg, Cid Corman, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Robert Creeley, Henry Miller, Leroi Jones, Wiliam S. Burroughs, Jonathan Williams, Clayton Eshleman, Paul Blackburn, Edward Field, Jean Genet, Jack Kerouac, Kenneth Patchen, Diane Wakoski, Denise Levertov, Lawrence Durrell, Marcus J. 'Jack' Grapes, Brother Antoninus/Wiliam Everson, Kenneth Rexroth, Bern Porter, Thomas Merton, Dick Higgins, David Antin, Jean Cocteau... A complete set of the four separate volumes (representing 5 issues). A very good set in original wraps (Volume 4/5 has a partially mounted jacket). The first three issues have some nicking and wear to edges of covers, #3 has a small price sticker at… Read More

New Orleans & Tuscon: Loujon Press, 1969. First Editions. Complete set of this visually dazzling poetry magazine, an important vehicle for the work of Charles Bukowski, Kenneth Patchen, William S. Burroughs, Michael McClure, Henry Miller, LeRoi Jones and others. "Edited and published in New Orleans by Jon Edgar and Louise "Gypsy Lou" Webb, The Outsider was lavishly (one imagines even maniacally) produced by letterpress with a wide range of interesting and unusual materials. Yet in spite of its formal sophistication, it still manifests the indomitable spirit of the mimeo revolution by virtue of its devotion to such writers as Charles Bukowski and Kenneth Patchen, both of whom were recipients of the "Outsider of the Year" award" (Clay & Phillips, p.50). An attractive set. Dorbin C112-122, 152-153, 189-191, D20-22, E9-10. Four octavo issues (23-26cm); Nos.1-3 bound in pictorial card wrappers; Nos.4/5 bound into one volume; photo-illustrated paper-covered boards, with a translucent, hand-made paper… Read More