{"title":"Charles Bukowski and LouJon Press","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\"\u003eBefore Black Sparrow, there was LouJon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\"\u003eJon Edgar Webb and his wife Louise — known in the French Quarter as \"Gypsy Lou\" — ran LouJon Press out of New Orleans with a hand-operated letterpress and an uncompromising vision for what a literary publication could be. They published four issues of The Outsider magazine between 1961 and 1969, attracting a level of talent and achieving a standard of production that no other poetry journal of the era could match.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\"\u003eBukowski appeared in all four issues. In Outsider 3 (1963), he was named Outsider of the Year — his face on the cover, a large center section devoted to his work. It was one of the first times the literary world took serious notice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\"\u003eLouJon also published Bukowski's first two true books: It Catches My Heart in Its Hands (1963) and Crucifix in a Deathhand (1965). Standard copies of both titles turn up regularly on the market. The ones here are different — each has something special, such as a full page original drawing or an aphorism added by Bukowski himself. That's not something you find anywhere else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\"\u003eThis collection also includes letters, magazine appearances, and paintings by Gypsy Lou Webb — a complete picture of one of the most important small presses in American literary history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrowse everything below — and read the descriptions. Each one has a story.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"coastlines-20-jon-webb-short-story-and-first-appearance-charles-bukowski-poem-1963","title":"Coastlines 20  -- Jon Webb Short Story and First Appearance Charles Bukowski Poem (1963)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCoastlines was a long-running poetry journal that was very influential in the L.A poetry scene and an early proponent of Bukowski’s work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublished in 1963, Coastlines 20 featured the early Bukowski poem, Warble In.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe poem would not be published again for 54 years until it appeared in 2017’s Storm for the Living and the Dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis issue also includes a short story by John Edgar Webb, editor of The Outsider magazine and publisher of the Bukowski books “It Catches My Heary In Its Hands” and “Crucifix In A Deathhand”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLaid in is sheet with an urgent plea for support for Coastlines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eContributors include: Michael Benedikt, Charles Bukowski, Jascha Kessler, Jack Anderson, Menelaos Guskos, John Haines, Priscilla Shames, Jean Burden, Sister Mary Gilbert, F.X. Mathews, Ann Stanford, Robert Sward, Melvin Rosenberg, Nancy-Lou Patterson, Felix Stefanile, David Lyttle, and Myron Levy; with fiction by George Hitchcock, R.B. Irvine, and Jon Edgar Webb and an editorial by Barding Dahl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis copy is in Near Fine condition with bumps on the top and bottom left corners of the cover. 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That address is scratched out and replaced with “1009 E. Elm, Tucson, Ariz.” This was a time when Jon and Lou Webb were moving literally every few weeks to find a new home outside of New Orleans. Who knows if it ever got to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis copy is in Fair condition. The rear cover and last page are separated from the spine and there is a chip on the front cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA somewhat rare association copy of this publication out of Barstow, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBox 9\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Buk Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43197309223077,"sku":"","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/9288\/1573\/files\/IMG_20231205_0024.jpg?v=1710618394"},{"product_id":"a-poem-for-ed-blair-broadside-38-100-perdido-press-2020","title":"A Poem for Ed Blair Broadside (#38\/100): Perdido Press 2020","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBroadsides from Ed Blaire’s Perdido Press seem hard to come by. He does limited runs and I think his many friends and fans of the press snap them up quickly and tend to hold onto them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey are also hard to find much information about. This broadside was released in 2020, but good luck running a Google search and finding anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCharles Bukowski wrote “A Poem for Ed Blaire” to thank him for purchasing the paper that was used for Bukowski’s first true book, It Catches My Heart In Its Hands (1963). The poem is printed on the broadside and a facsimile of the original manuscript is also included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlaire was a fairly wealthy young man when he came to know Jon and Louise Webb in the early 1960s. Co-Founders of LouJon Press, the Webbs had already put out two issues of the Outsider magazine and were determined to undertake a book of Bukowski poems when Blaire stepped in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe broadside is printed on nice textured paper, but it’s a relatively light stock. It measures approximately 15.5” x 12.5”. There are two reproduced photographs, one of Bukowski with Jon and the other of Bukowski with Louise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn hand-written back pen, Blair added the following (I assume he did this on all copies):\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eHank for this as a way of thanking me for lending the Webbs money\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eto buy paper for the printing of his first book “It Catches”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e                                                                                      Ed Blair\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlair also hand-numbered the edition information, this copy being #38.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlaire inscribed each one differently by hand. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor this copy, Blair also included a facsimile of the original manuscript for the poem. Oddly enough, the two-page manuscript is printed on two separate pages of ordinary photocopy paper and was scotch tapped to the back of the broadside. When I received the broadside, the facsimile had already separated from the broadside with no trace, markings or damage to the broadside because of the quality of the tape used (a good thing).\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis copy is in Near Fine condition with a ding on the upper right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlair’s friendship continued throughout the lives of Jon and Louise. In 1991, Louise found herself destitute. Her husband Jon had passed 20 years before and she no longer was able to scrape by selling paintings to French Quarter tourists. As only a true friend would do, in 1991 Blaire decided to sell his entire Bukowski collection to raise funds for Gypsy Lou’s remaining years. He also helped arrange the sale of Gypsy Lou’s remaining LouJon Press collection, so she would get top dollar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe finally passed away on Dec 13, 2020, at age 104, spending her last years at Greenbrier Nursing Center in Slidell, Louisiana, a few miles south of New Orleans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCrate 1\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Buk Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43245242548389,"sku":"","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/9288\/1573\/files\/20240215_183356-Copy_2.jpg?v=1711389477"},{"product_id":"jon-edgar-webb-short-story-hello-yes-sir-goodbye-in-april-1936-issue-of-manuscript","title":"Jon Edgar Webb Short Story “Hello--Yes Sir--Goodbye” in April 1936 Issue of Manuscript","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe August 1935 issue of Manuscript features the Jon Edgar Webb short story, Night after Night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eManuscript was a bimonthly literary magazine founded by John Rood and edited by himself and his first wife, Mary Lawhead. It was published between 1934-1936 and printed at Lawhead Press in Athens, Ohio. The couple also published a pamphlet, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eManuscript News.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWebb is also featured in the March 1936 issue of Manuscript News that is tipped into the issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJon Edgar Webb was a crime beat reporter at the Cleveland News when he decided to try to be a criminal himself. He robbed a jewelry story and managed to get in and out of the store with the goods, but during the getaway he went down the wrong alley and ended up serving 30 months in the Ohio State Reformatory. He was the editor of the prison newspaper and learned to set type before being paroled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhile still in prison he began writing chapters for a novel about prison life and finally had it published in 1948 by Dial Press as a hardcover. Four Steps to the Wall would also be published as a mass market paperback by Bantam Books in 1953. In between, he had several stories about the lives of convicts published in magazines. Although I don’t recall any mention of prison in “Hello--Yes Sir--Goodbye”, it is probably loosely based on a job Webb took as telephone solicitor when he got out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWebb is profiled in the \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eManuscript News by Hayden E. Norwood about a visit Webb made to his farm to escape New York and focus on his prison novel, which at the time was titled, “Okay, Warden.” Hayden talks about Webb’s writing habits and his general demeaner, which Hayden describes as a courtly gentleman.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs it directly relates to Bukowski, Loujon Press was responsible for transforming Bukowski into an established writer, even if fame wouldn’t occur until years later. They published Bukowski’s first true books, “It Catches My Heart In Its Hands” (1963) and “Crucifix in a Deathhand” (1965). These books are true works of art in and of themselves. The detail, the printing methods, the craftsmanship, and the pure insanity it took to undertake these endeavors was as unparalleled then and as it is today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey also published Outsider magazine, which became \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e standard for poetry journals at the time. No other publication attracted nearly the talent that appeared in its pages and the production value of the magazine itself was unrivaled. 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She’s live to be 104, which is amazing since she complained of health issues since the early 1960s, which resulted in her and husband Jon Webb to move all over the place in his final years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn any case, this is a lengthy interview by Vivian Shipley, taking up a two-page spread, plus an additional column and a half – in very small print. It also has a picture of Louise in her younger years sporting a swimming suit with Jon’s arm around her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis copy has a fold, but remarkably no tears and minimal if any toning. There’s also no shipping label or postage. I guess I’d rate it Near Fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt’s a great interview for fans of Bukowski and LouJon Press alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLouJon Press Background:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAs it directly relates to Bukowski, Loujon Press was responsible for transforming Bukowski into an established writer, even if fame wouldn’t occur until years later. They published Bukowski’s first true books, “It Catches My Heart In Its Hands” (1963) and “Crucifix in a Deathhand” (1965). These books are true works of art in and of themselves. 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This interview was likely research for the book and covers three full pages in small print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNext up is an interview by Webb Jr. with Bukowski 1961. Bukowski comes across as sharp and mean to Webb Jr. I think I know what Bukowski is doing here. In an essay in the in Wormwood Review 45, a tribute to Jon Webb Sr. after his death, Bukowski wrote:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Jon always meant to get at a man. He was under one of the false misconceptions that is so popular nowadays – get a man angry and he’ll really tell you what he is and what he has to say. Jon was always trying me but it led to nowhere.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn my opinion, Bukowski is playing the reverse Uno aard here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFinally, there’s a transcript of a drunk recording Bukowski of himself when Webb Jr. lent him his tape recorder for a night. It’s biographical, seemingly sideways throughout, and a real joy to read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis copy has a fold, but remarkably no tears and minimal if any toning. There’s also no shipping label or postage. I guess I’d rate it Near Fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe issue is definitely woth the price of admission.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLouJon Press Background:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAs it directly relates to Bukowski, Loujon Press was responsible for transforming Bukowski into an established writer, even if fame wouldn’t occur until years later. They published Bukowski’s first true books, “It Catches My Heart In Its Hands” (1963) and “Crucifix in a Deathhand” (1965). These books are true works of art in and of themselves. 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He also mentions fellow poet and correspondent Al Purdy sending him a copy of Irving Layton's A Red Carpet for the Sun, which was published in 1959.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut the most curious (almost humorous) part of the letter is in the second paragraph where Bukowski mentions that he doesn’t remember sending them his classic poem, Something For The Touts, The Nuns, The Grocery Clerks And You. This would become one of Bukowski’s most famous works, appearing in six Bukowski books, one anthology, and seven recordings from readings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe letter is paired with a very special copy of Crucifix in a Deathhand, where the poem first appeared. Like many copies, the one is signed and dated 3-16-65, but also contains a large sketch of his famous little man sitting in a chair, smoking a cigarette, and holding a copy of (presumably) the book, CB. Below the drawing are the words, “THE QUARTER NEW ORLEANS AMERICA AND SO FORTH –“. With the signature and inscription included, it measures approximately 3.5’ x 8.5”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe letter also comes with the original envelope, posted on Dec. 23, with Bukowski’s trademark AIR MAIL addition, this time in blue marker. It was opened a little roughly from the top, slicing through the tape Bukowski used to seal the envelope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe books itself is in Near Fine + condition. The letter is folded twice and is signed Buk in red ink. 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It was printed on an old sheet-fed press and bound in their tiny apartment in New Orleans in 1965.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis was the second of two Bukowski books they published, the first being It Catches My Heart In Its Hands in 1963.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with the first book, they went all out, putting all their money and energy into its production. The result is every bit a piece of art as the poetry inside it. It was hand-printed on thick paper stock of various colors, dispersed with tissues and hand-bound. The detail, the printing methods, the craftsmanship, and the pure insanity it took to create the book was as unparalleled then and as it is today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe etchings in the book were done by Noel Rockmore, a New Orleans artist who was friends with the Webbs. Rockmore was your typical New Orleans character and oddball who spent years capturing the essence of New Orleans in a number of different mediums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt a reported 3,100 copies, this book had a much larger edition than the first. As a result, you can find copies in good condition on eBay for as low as $300-$350. That’s a great price for this elaborate book when you consider Bukowski signed and dated every copy. A Black Sparrow New Years Greeting, by comparison, will generally go for $225 and up for a small-size book with (usually) a single poem. So if you’re looking for a gift. spend a few bucks more on Crucifix instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe copies of Crucifix that I sell all have something special about them, in most cases a full-page drawing. Bukowski spent a week in New Orleans in March 1965 writing last-minute poems for the book and signing and dating the signature pages, which were later inserted into the book. Signing the 3,100 pages was tedious, so once in a while he’d do a drawing to go along with it and perhaps add a quotation, mention New Orleans, or add a time of day to the date – sometimes all three.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy features an earlier rendition of Charkes Bukowski’s famous Little Man with a Bottle drawing in thick silver ink at the bottom of the page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbove, in the same silver ink, Bukowski has written:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eCharles Bukowski\u003cbr\u003e                  3-12-65\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eN\u003cbr\u003e E\u003cbr\u003e W\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eOrleans, LA.\u003cbr\u003e                   8:40\u003cbr\u003e                       p.m.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis copy has a neat owners signature on the first blank page:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eHans W. Mattick\u003cbr\u003e6-7-65\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMattick was the nation’s leading criminologists in the 1970s, but had begun accumulating experience and knowledge during the post-war years. In Illinois, he worked as a sociologist at Statesville prison and assistant warden at the Cook County Jail. His empathetic and deeply influential premise was that there was a distinct difference between the truly evil and wicked men who populated the nation’s prisons and the majority who were “victims of adversity, the socially incompetent, the physically and mentally ill, the retarded, [and] the luckless waifs and strays of a harsh society.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJon Webb spent 30 months in the Ohio State Reformatory for robbing a jewelry store earlier in life. Since then he had written a highly successful novel about prison life and had started LouJon Press. It’s possible that Mattick had heard of Webb and purchased this copy as a show of support for an ex-con. But more than likely, Webb had heard of Mattick and sent him one of his down-on-his-luck letters and framed himself as a former-prisoner-made-good letter in order to sell another copy of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is in Near Fine condition with a small tear and minute creases on the top of the back flap where it folds onto the guts of the book. There is a similar tear on the bottom of the back flap where it folds onto the guts of the book. These are both very common and they are smaller on this copy than most.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to publishing two Bukowski books, Jon and Louise “Gypsy Lou” Webb published four issues of The Outsider magazine, which became \u003cem\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e standard for poetry journals at the time. No other publication attracted nearly the talent that appeared in its pages and the production value of the magazine itself was unrivaled. Bukowski appeared in all four issues, with a large collection of poems in Outsider 1 (1961) and as the named “Outside of the Year” in Outsider 3 (1963), featuring Bukowski on the cover and a large center section.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrucifix Case\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Buk Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43245287571621,"sku":"","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/9288\/1573\/files\/20240215_210122-Copy_copy.jpg?v=1739211047"},{"product_id":"crucifix-in-a-deathhand-signed-by-charles-bukowski-with-full-page-drawing-1","title":"Crucifix In A Deathhand -- Signed  by Charles Bukowski with Large Drawing","description":"\u003cp\u003eCrucifix In A Deathhand was produced by Jon and Louise Webb, founders of LouJon Press. It was printed on an old sheet-fed press and bound in their tiny apartment in New Orleans in 1965.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis was the second of two Bukowski books they published, the first being It Catches My Heart In Its Hands in 1963.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e As with the first book, they went all out, putting all their money and energy into its production. The result is every bit a piece of art as the poetry inside it. It was hand-printed on thick paper stock of various colors, dispersed with tissues and hand-bound. The detail, the printing methods, the craftsmanship, and the pure insanity it took to create the book was as unparalleled then and as it is today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe etchings in the book were done by Noel Rockmore, a New Orleans artist who was friends with the Webbs. Rockmore was your typical New Orleans character and oddball who spent years capturing the essence of New Orleans in a number of different mediums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt a reported 3,100 copies, this book had a much larger edition than the first. As a result, you can find copies in good condition on eBay for as low as $300-$350. That’s a great price for this elaborate book when you consider Bukowski signed and dated every copy. A Black Sparrow New Years Greeting, by comparison, will generally go for $225 and up for a small-size book with (usually) a single poem. So if you’re looking for a gift. spend a few bucks more on Crucifix instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe copies of Crucifix that I sell all have something special about them, in most cases a full-page drawing. Bukowski spent a week in New Orleans in March 1965 writing last-minute poems for the book and signing and dating the signature pages, which were later inserted into the book. Signing the 3,100 pages was tedious, so once in a while he’d do a drawing to go along with it and perhaps add a quotation, mention New Orleans, or add a time of day to the date – sometimes all three.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBukowski seemed intrigued with the old architecture of New Orleans and its religious influences, and these drawings sometimes reflect that. It’s not surprising since the Webbs primarily source of income was from Louise “Gypsy Lou” Webb’s selling of paintings and prints to tourists. Her primary subjects were old New Orleans buildings and landmarks, such as Pirate’s Alley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe abstract drawing in this copy seems to reflect that. Taking up the majority of the signature page, at first glance it appears to be a windmill, and perhaps it is (although New Orleans isn’t known for windmills; perhaps the Moulin Rouge?).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the overall composition seems to suggest otherwise. Bukowski had been drawing since he was a boy and took illustration and art classes later in life, so he was certainly capable of drawing a windmill. The bottom “blade” seems to in some way be connected to the backward-looking 7 and the two other elements don’t seem connected at all. I’ll try to get a better strain from the cannabis dispensary and stare at it a bit more, but for now let’s just call it an abstract.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy is also signed by Charles Bukowski and dated 3-10-65.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is in Near Fine condition. There is also a small tear and creases on the top of the back flap where it folds onto the guts of the book. Tiny creases and some toning continue along the very, very top edge of the flap, but don’t impact the front cover or interior pages. There is a miniscule tear on the bottom of the back flap where it folds onto the guts of the book. These are both very common and they are smaller on this copy than most.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrucifix Case\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is also a tiny tear 3.5’ below the top of the area, but it is barely visible and I couldn’t pick it up on my scanner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to publishing two Bukowski books, Jon and Louise “Gypsy Lou” Webb published four issues of The Outsider magazine, which became \u003cem\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e standard for poetry journals at the time. No other publication attracted nearly the talent that appeared in its pages and the production value of the magazine itself was unrivaled. Bukowski appeared in all four issues, with a large collection of poems in Outsider 1 (1961) and as the named “Outside of the Year” in Outsider 3 (1963), featuring Bukowski on the cover and a large center section.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrucifix Case \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Buk Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43245313065125,"sku":"","price":1300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/9288\/1573\/files\/20240210_173109_copy.jpg?v=1739210735"},{"product_id":"inscribed-photograph-and-hardcover-four-steps-to-the-wall-by-jon-edgar-webb","title":"Inscribed Photograph and Hardcover Four Steps to the Wall by Jon Edgar Webb","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOffered here is a first edition, hardcover copy of Jon Edgar Webb’s Four Steps to the Wall. It was published by Dial Press Books in 1948 and is in excellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlso offered is an 8” x 10” photograph of Jon Webb taken in the late 1940s. The photograph used in the book is from the same session as this photograph, and there is an interesting backstory to the photographer herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJon Edgar Webb was a crime beat reporter at the Cleveland News when he decided to try to be a criminal himself. He robbed a jewelry story and managed to get in and out of the store with the goods, but during the getaway he went down the wrong alley and ended up serving 30 months in the Ohio State Reformatory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhile in prison, Webb became editor of the prison newspaper and learned to set type, two skills that would come in handy when he started LouJon Press. He also began writing chapters for his novel, which went through many working titles as it progressed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFour Steps to the Wall was well received, leading to a mass market paperback issued by Bantam Books in 1953.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe May 10, 1948, issue of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin had this to say:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"FOUR STEPS TO THE WALL.\" Bv Jon Edgar Webb. Published by the Dial Press of New York. The story of John Ditto's life within prison walls Is a strange one built about his routine as editor of the prison paper and general confessor for men of all types.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThough escape preoccupies the attention a great part of the time for most of the men, John refuses to become a party to any of the schemes. This story is a synthesis of the author's memories of the years which he spent in prison because of robberies which he had committed. In the book one will find excellent writing, interestingly contrasted personalities and a graphic drawing of the ugliness of institutional existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe events leading to the publication of the novel were typical of the Webb’s trials and tribulations, especially when it came to their finances. But they persevered, living on bread and coffee in The Village in New York while completing revisions the publisher requested in order to avoid any fallout from the recent Hearst campaign against “indecency” in literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt was during their time in the Village that the photograph offered here was also taken.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMeasuring 8” x 10”, the photograph is hand-inscribed by Webb:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo Lee \u0026amp; Tony\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJon Edgar Webb\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3\/23\/46\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere are also some scribblings in the bottom border of the photograph, and what appears to be some tape remnants along the entire border.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs the back of the photograph indicates, the photograph spent time in a newsroom and was used for his obituary in 1971. The clipping only contains a portion of the obituary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWritten on the back page is:     \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ew\/Lagmeappe No. 1\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSun Sec. 2\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSet 2 1\/8” x 3 ½”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLagmeappe means “a little extra” in Cajun. In this context, it’s probably the name for the supplement of a newspaper that published the obituary, most likely named The Sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere is also a stamp for STATES ITEM FLASH, a publication that appears to have been part of the famous New Orleans newspaper, The Times-Picayune.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBesides some other notes, there also appears to be an address for Webb in Cleveland, where he lived prior to serving time at the Ohio State Reformatory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut the photographer’s stamp is perhaps the most interesting tie in here:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePLEASE CREDIT\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eANGELA CALOMIRIS\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9 JANE ST. N.Y.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCalomiris was also livng in the Village at the time Webb was doing his revisions on “Four Steps to the Wall”. She was following her dream of becoming a professional photographer when, according to Wikipedia:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“… Calomiris took up residence in Greenwich Village and ‘instead of buying food, she saved money to buy a camera’. She worked for Broadway photographer Hal Phyfe and also joined the Photo League, a group of amateur photographic enthusiasts, which included a number of communists among its members.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEven though she was a known lesbian, which was considered a crime in New York at the time, the FBI approached her to become an infiltrator of the Communist Party of the United States in 1942. She eventually agreed and spied on the party from rom February 1942 until April 26, 1949. She would testify against 11 party leaders, “who were convicted of conspiracy to advocate the overthrow of the US government on October 13, 1949.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe point being, Calomiris was still an FBI informant when she took this photograph of Webb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhile I don’t have the expertise to grade fine photography, here is my description.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere are also some scribblings in the bottom border of the photograph, and what appears to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe paper is not very thick, but the image was printed well and is very sharp. You can clearly see the various objects surrounding Webb in the photograph.  There are scratches, lots of wrinkles, and some tape remnants along the entire border and scribblings on the bottom border.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJon Edgar Webb and his wife Louise were the founders of LouJon Press. The couple was responsible for transforming Bukowski into an established writer, even if fame wouldn’t occur until years later. TLouJon published Bukowski’s first true books, “It Catches My Heart In Its Hands” (1963) and “Crucifix in a Deathhand” (1965). These books are true works of art in and of themselves. The detail, the printing methods, the craftsmanship, and the pure insanity it took to undertake these endeavors was as unparalleled then and as it is today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey also published Outsider magazine, which became \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e standard for poetry journals at the time. No other publication attracted nearly the talent that appeared in its pages and the production value of the magazine itself was unrivaled. Bukowski appeared in all four issues, with a large collection of poems in Outsider 1 (1961) and as the named “Outside of the Year” in Outsider 3 (1963), featuring Bukowski on the cover and a large center section.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBox 25 and Case 5\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Buk Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43245326074021,"sku":"","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/9288\/1573\/files\/20240311_170512.jpg?v=1711395390"},{"product_id":"pristine-hardcover-copy-of-the-outsider-4-5-1-500-with-ephemera","title":"The Outsider 4\/5 -- Pristine Hardcover Copy (1\/500) with Ephemera","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a pristine hardcover copy of The Outsider Vol.2, No. 4\/5. All aspects of the book itself are in Fine condition, including the delicate book jacket and the ”sealed-by-hand still life of flora… picked inside a mile of Geronimo's grave near the Border in Apache country fringing the infamous Chiricahua Mts…”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe book also comes with three items included in most copies. First is the order sheet for Outsider 4\/5 that is stamped in red “NONE FOR SALE”.  One the rear of the sheet is another order form for Bukowski's Crucifix in a Deathhand and Henry Miller's Order \u0026amp; Chaos Chez Hans Reichel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe second item is a single sheet measuring “7” x 10” with the title “The Editor’s Bit, \u0026amp; Obit. It describes serious health issues experienced by both Louise and Jon during production of the issue, along with a list of losses from the flood. This copy has chips and creases along the edges and possible toning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe third item is an article from a local Tucson newspaper article with the headline, “Downpour Swamps Webb Printery”. Tipped into most copies by Webb, it details a flash flood that partially destroyed the Webb’s home and destroyed a significant number of copies of the issue. In a black and white photograph shows Webb hovering over debris in the home.  Both of these items are also in fine condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in Winter 1968-1969, this was the final issue of one of the most important literary magazines of the 1960s. The Outsider #3 had been published way back in 1963. Between the two issues, Jon Edgar Webb and wife Louise had published two Bukowski books and one Henry Miller book, consuming their time and whatever funds they had available. By this time, they had moved their press, two dogs, and their belongings to Tucson, Arizona, where the final issue was published.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen The Outsider # 3 was going to press, Jon Webb announced that the format for the next issue would change to a book format, which came to be true in The Outsider 4\/5. But the format was not the only thing to change. Unlike the previous issues, the Webbs constructed this issue like one of their amazing books, using a variety of paper (color, size, texture, etc). And while the cover and most pages retained the classic format and style of the first three issues, many of the drawings in the issue had a much more hippie feel to them, reflecting the times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe issue features a photograph of Kenneth Patchen and there is a special a 46- page section titled ‘homage to kenneth patchen”. Part of the reason behind the issue’s delay was a frustrating back-and-forth with Patchen and his wife Miriam about what content would be published, with the couple pulling out multiple times before Webb finally got approval.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePatchen was an American poet and novelist who incorporated painting, drawing, and jazz music into his works, which were compared with those of William Blake and Walt Whitman. He was a central influence on the San Francisco Renaissance and the Beat Generation, but Bukowski liked his work none-the-less.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePatchen had a permanent spinal injury 1937 that plagued him for the rest of his life. The condition required multiple surgeries. One surgery in 1959 left him with a slipped disc that disabled him for the remainder of his life. While the front cover photo at first glance looks like the writer is enjoying himself at poolside, he’s actually in his bedroom confined to his bed. He would pass away in 1972.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis issue featured four Bukowski poems, one of which has not been collected in any Bukowski books to date:\u003cbr\u003eLike A Flyswatter\u003cbr\u003eThe Last Round\u003cbr\u003eKaakaa And Other Immolations\u003cbr\u003eBeef Tongue\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKaakaa And Other Immolations would appear in The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses Over The Hills (1969).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeef Tongue would later appear in The People Look Like Flowers At Last (2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike A Flyswatter would later appear in Storm for the Living and the Dead (2017).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Last Round would appear in the April 1973 issue of Invisible City, but would never be collected in any books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContributors to the Patchen homage include William Everson (as Brother Antoninus), Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, Henry Miller, Harold Norse, Bern Porter, Kenneth Rexroth, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther contributors include Russell Edson, Robert Kelly, Jackson MacLow, Thomas Merton, Charles Plymell, and others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBox 24 and Case 5\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Buk Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43245336101029,"sku":"","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/9288\/1573\/files\/IMG_20240206_0081_6304c8ae-aa8e-4908-b8bc-f95d7b2fd1ba.jpg?v=1711395731"},{"product_id":"rare-copy-of-it-catches-my-heart-in-its-hands-signed-twice-by-bukowski-with-two-quotations-one-on-rare-white-paper-stock-includes-custom-clamshell-box","title":"Rare Copy of It Catches My Heart in Its Hands: Signed Twice by Bukowski with Two Aphorisms, One on Rare White Paper Stock. Includes Custom Clamshell Box and Ephemera","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt Catches My Heart in Its Hands was produced by Jon and Louise Webb, founders of LouJon Press. It was printed on an old sheet-fed press and bound in their tiny apartment in New Orleans in 1963. Unlike the Bukowski chapbooks that came before, this was a true book and an incredible book at that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis incredibly beautiful book is every bit a piece of art as the poetry itself. It was hand-printed on thick paper stock of various colors, dispersed with tissues and hand-bound with a cork-lined cover. The detail, the printing methods, the craftsmanship, and the pure insanity it took to create the book was as unparalleled then and as it is today\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat actually makes this copy rare is the white, heavy stock page on which Bukowski has added an aphorism. This page is absent in “regular” copies of the book. Instead, on the “regular” copies, Bukowski’s signature and date appears on the first blank page, which is purple.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhy Jon Webb stopped sending Bukowski the white pages for signing is unknown. Perhaps he couldn’t afford the white paper stock for all copies and started sending him the purple pages to sign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn the white page on this copy, Bukowski has written:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWEAK MEN ARGUE\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eIN CROWDS;\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eSTRONG ME CRY IN THE\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e                                     DARK.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eCharles Bukowski\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e4-7-63\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn this copy, Bukowski has also added his signature with another quotation on the purple page where just the signature and date would normally appear. This is dated 12-15-63, so Bukowski wrote this much later than the white page. At some point, the white and purple pages were inserted into the copy together:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eTHE POETS WOULD\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eBE\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eMUCH WORSE\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eTHAN THEY\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eARE –\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eONLY IT DOESN’T PAY\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eENOUGH.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis copy has the orange\/red color block over the title and the turquoise lines on the cork cover, but other colors were used on these copies as well. The wrap-around jacket underneath the cork is on yellow paper (some are white). I’ve heard from more than one person that the ones with the turquoise lines are also rarer, but that’s not the case in my experience, so don’t buy a copy just for that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis copy also comes with the uncommon letterpress sheet that is a facsimile of the  letter he sent to the Webbs upon receiving the first copy of the book on November 23, 1963. The sheet measures 10.5” x 8” and is folded once, with the deckled edge sticking out above the portion of the sheet paper below it. The other three pages are blank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe letterpress sheet is in Fine condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis copy also comes with a customer Clamshell Box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn addition to publishing two Bukowski books, Jon and Louise “Gypsy Lou” Webb published four issues of The Outsider magazine, which became \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e standard for poetry journals at the time. No other publication attracted nearly the talent that appeared in its pages and the production value of the magazine itself was unrivaled. Bukowski appeared in all four issues, with a large collection of poems in Outsider 1 (1961) and as the named “Outside of the Year” in Outsider 3 (1963), featuring Bukowski on the cover and a large center section.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFile Box 1 and Case 5\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Buk Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43245387448485,"sku":"","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/9288\/1573\/files\/IMG_20240212_0042_-_Copy_copy.jpg?v=1728337477"},{"product_id":"rare-copy-of-it-catches-my-heart-in-its-hands-signed-twice-by-bukowski-with-two-drawings-and-one-quotation-on-rare-white-paper-stock","title":"Rare Copy of It Catches My Heart in Its Hands: Signed Twice by Bukowski with Two Drawings and Inscription On Rare White Paper Stock","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt Catches My Heart in Its Hands was produced by Jon and Louise Webb, founders of LouJon Press. It was printed on an old sheet-fed press and bound in their tiny apartment in New Orleans in 1963. Unlike the Bukowski chapbooks that came before, this was a true book and an incredible book at that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis incredibly beautiful book is every bit a piece of art as the poetry itself. It was hand-printed on thick paper stock of various colors, dispersed with tissues and hand-bound with a cork-lined cover. The detail, the printing methods, the craftsmanship, and the pure insanity it took to create the book was as unparalleled then and as it is today\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat actually makes this copy rare is the white, heavy stock page on which Bukowski has added a quotation. This page is absent in “regular” copies of the book. Instead, on the “regular” copies, Bukowski’s signature and date appears on the first blank page, which is purple.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhy Jon Webb stopped sending Bukowski the white pages for signing is unknown. Perhaps he couldn’t afford the white paper stock for all copies and started sending him the purple pages to sign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn the white page on this copy, Bukowski has done a drawing of a man holding a heart in his hand in red ink. He also signs his name and date in red ink. The date is 10-27-63. The following quotation in silver ink starts above the drawing and finishes below the signature and date: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eyour heart\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e         my\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                 hand –\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003elet’s not\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e    just\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e    masturbate --\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this copy, Bukowski has also added his signature and a drawing of his classic Little Man and a Bottle on the purple page where just the signature would normally appear. This page is dated 5-26-63, so Bukowski drew this much earlier than the white page. At some point, the white and purple pages were inserted into the copy together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis copy has the orange\/red color block over the title and the turquoise lines on the cork cover, but other colors were used on these copies as well. The wrap-around jacket underneath the cork is on white paper (some are yellow). I’ve heard from more than one person that the ones with the turquoise lines are also rarer, but that’s not the case in my experience, so don’t buy a copy just for that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis copy also comes with the uncommon letterpress sheet that is a facsimile of the  letter he sent to the Webbs upon receiving the first copy of the book on November 23, 1963. The sheet measures 10.5” x 8” and is folded once, with the deckled edge sticking out above the portion of the sheet paper below it. The other three pages are blank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe letterpress sheet is in Fine condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn addition to publishing two Bukowski books, Jon and Louise “Gypsy Lou” Webb published four issues of The Outsider magazine, which became \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e standard for poetry journals at the time. No other publication attracted nearly the talent that appeared in its pages and the production value of the magazine itself was unrivaled. Bukowski appeared in all four issues, with a large collection of poems in Outsider 1 (1961) and as the named “Outside of the Year” in Outsider 3 (1963), featuring Bukowski on the cover and a large center section.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFile Box 1 and Case 5\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Buk Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43245422706853,"sku":"","price":2100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/9288\/1573\/files\/IMG_20240214_0015.jpg?v=1711399141"},{"product_id":"perdido-press-broadside-inscribed-by-gypsy-lou-webb-1994","title":"Perdido Press Broadside Inscribed by Gypsy Lou Webb (1994)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eI’ve seen a few of these over the years, but it’s definitely uncommon. There’s no stated number of copies on the print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt was published in 1994 by Ed Blair’s Perdido Press, the same year as Bukowski’s passing. Proceeds benefited “The Tennessee Willimas Festival 1994”. The festival is an annual event in New Orleans. Tennessee Willams and Gypsy Lou were also acquaintances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis copy, like most, were signed by Gypsy Lou Webb. The image reproduces an inscription from Blair’s copy of Crucifix In A Deathhand\u003cb\u003e. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eBlair was an early supporter (financial and otherwise) of Jon and Louise Webb’s legendary LouJon Press. For example, he provided funds for the exquisite paper used in Charles Bukowski’s first true book, “It Catches My Heart In Its Hands”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe broadside is printed on heavy paper and measures approximately 17” x 11”. Unfortunately there is a large visible crease on this one (see pic), but the rest of the broadside is in Fine condition with sharp corners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLouise “Gypsy Lou” Webb and her husband Jon Edgar Webb were the founders of the famous LouJon Press. The press was responsible for transforming Bukowski into an established writer, even if fame wouldn’t occur until years later. They published Bukowski’s first true books, “It Catches My Heart In Its Hands” (1963) and “Crucifix in a Deathhand” (1965). These books are true works of art in and of themselves. The detail, the printing methods, the craftsmanship, and the pure insanity it took to undertake these endeavors was as unparalleled then and as it is today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLouJon also published Outsider magazine, which became the standard for poetry journals at the time. No other publication attracted nearly the talent that appeared in its pages and the production value of the magazine itself was unrivaled. Bukowski appeared in all four issues, with a large collection of poems in Outsider 1 (1961) and as the named “Outside of the Year” in Outsider 3 (1963), featuring Bukowski on the cover and a large center section.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBlair was an early Bukowski collector and remained close friends with the Webbs their entire lives. In 1991, Louise Webb (or Gypsy Lou as she was affectionally known in the French Quarter), found herself destitute. 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He also helped arrange the sale of Gypsy Lou’s remaining LouJon Press collection so she would get top dollar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA wonderful piece celebrating Bukowski, New Orleans and the small press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCrate 1\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Buk Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43245457309861,"sku":"","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/9288\/1573\/files\/20240215_180550.jpg?v=1711400873"},{"product_id":"flyer-for-bukowski-reading-at-new-mexico-university-produced-by-loujon-press","title":"Flyer for Bukowski Reading at New Mexico University: Produced by LouJon Press","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter leaving New Orleans, Jon and Gypsy spent Jon’s remaining years dragging their press, two dogs, and their belongings in circles around Arizona and Mexico, sometimes returning to New Orleans for short periods. They looked for their new Eden and never found it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAround the time of Bukowski’s reading at the University of New Mexico May 15, 1970, they were somewhere around, exactly where is anyone’s guess. In any case, LouJon printed this Flyer for Bukowski’s reading. I seem to recall Jon Webb had some connection to the university, but I can’t recall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis would be the last Bukowski work that LouJon Press would produce. By this time, Bukowski had distanced himself to a certain degree, still sending a letter now and then, but now thinking of them as needy in-laws who he kept at arm’s-length. He wasn’t alone. Many old friends dreaded finding another down-on-their-luck letter in the mailbox from the Webbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe classic Outsider banner style is used for Bukowski’s name at the top of the flyer. Above his name is a quote by Henry Miller, and between his first and last name is the Bukowski quote:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Sexual intercourse is kicking death in the ass while signing.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat should get the kids riled up…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNext is a reproduction of a classic Bukowski photograph, reminiscent of a mug shot of him at some sort of asylum after electro-shock therapy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rest of the text is as follows:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eworld-famed poet, critic and story-teller\u003cbr\u003ewhose \u003cstrong\u003enotes of a dirty old man\u003c\/strong\u003e has so far sold 250,000\u003cbr\u003ecopies, \u0026amp; whose \u003cstrong\u003eall the assholes in the world \u0026amp; mine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebeserked the establishment to billy-club screams of out\u003cbr\u003erage - likewise his 16 other books, and 2000 poems in 191\u003cbr\u003e“little” magazines and underground newspapers\u003cbr\u003eWILL READ\u003cbr\u003e(“Nope, doubt if I'll do THE FUCK MACHINE…\u003cbr\u003enot coming here to upstage our lovable Lenore)\u003cbr\u003eFriday, 8 p.m. May 15, at\u003cbr\u003eThe Kiva\u003cbr\u003eThe University of New Mexico Campus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's a hell of a great bookend for the LouJon\/Bukowski alliance, regardless of their relationship at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy is in Near-Fine-minus condition, but better than any other copy I’ve seen. It is p\u003cspan\u003erinted by letterpress on 9 x 13 inch textured stock.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s printed on a elegant paper for a flyer and has a decent weight to it. The mixture of fonts, spacing, quotes, use of caps, etc., are all signature LouJon, even if they may be getting outdated by 1970.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you look at the accompanied pics closely, there is a crease on the bottom right corner, a bump on the upper right corner, and a straight-line crease under “Henry Miller” that may be difficult to see. There’s a faint crease under “Of New” on the bottom edge. 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The Webb’s put in as many hours and sweat  into the books as they had with Bukowski’s, and they are by far the finest Henry Miller books ever published.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMiller’s “comments” show what a self-centered jerk he could be:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Dear Mr. Malone –\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI’m afraid I’m of no use to you. I never met Jon Webb and our correspondence was limited to discussion of the 2 books he printed. Besides, I’m over my head in work – an am sick of work. 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Unlike the previous issues, the Webbs constructed this issue like one of their amazing books, using a variety of paper (color, size, texture, etc). And while the cover and most pages retained the classic format and style of the first three issues, many of the drawings in the issue had a much hippier feel to them, reflecting the times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe issue features a photograph of Kenneth Patchen and there is a special a 46- page section titled ‘homage to kenneth patchen”. Part of the reason behind the issue’s delay was a frustrating back-and-forth with Patchen and his wife Miriam about what content would be published, with the couple pulling out multiple times before Webb finally got approval.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePatchen was an American poet and novelist who incorporated painting, drawing, and jazz music into his works, which were compared with those of William Blake and Walt Whitman. He was a central influence on the San Francisco Renaissance and the Beat Generation, but Bukowski liked his work none-the-less.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePatchen had a permanent spinal injury 1937 that plaqued him for the rest of his life. The condition required multiple surgeries. One surgery in 1959 left him with a slipped disc that disabled him for the remainder of his life. While the front cover photo at first glance looks like the writer is enjoying himself at poolside, he’s actually in his bedroom confined to his bed. He would pass away in 1972.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis issue featured four Bukowski poems, one of which has not been collected in any Bukowski books to date:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLike A Flyswatter\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Last Round\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKaakaa And Other Immolations\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBeef Tongue\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKaakaa And Other Immolations would appear in The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses Over The Hills (1969).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBeef Tongue would later appear in The People Look Like Flowers At Last (2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLike A Flyswatter would later appear in Storm for the Living and the Dead (2017).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Last Round would appear in the April 1973 issue of Invisible City, but would never be collected in any books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eContributors to the Patchen homage include William Everson (as Brother Antoninus), Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, Henry Miller, Harold Norse, Bern Porter, Kenneth Rexroth, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOther contributors include Russell Edson, Robert Kelly, Jackson MacLow, Thomas Merton, Charles Plymell, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt’s rare to find a softcover version of this issue in such great condition. Most softcover copies have some degree of foxing (and possible mold) on the covers. This is partly due to the white paper used for the book jacket, which was also quite thin. But another contributing factor may be the flash that hit the Webb’s home in Tucson, which according to Jon wiped out a significant number of copies. In many of the copies he sent out, Webb tipped in an article by a local newspaper about the flooding of the press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe cover on this copy is bright and clean, and the interior pages look almostlike new. 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The letter comes with a one-page manuscript from Dial Press Books, announcing the publication of “The Glass House”, the working title at the time for what would become Webb’s novel, “Four Steps to the Wall.” For reasons Webb would explain to Winchell, the novel would be delayed due to required rewrites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a classic example of Webb’s “starving artist” pleas through the years, detailing the desperate situation he and wife Louise found themselves in. This time from a “rooming-house in the Village” where he says they are about to get evicted and are surviving only on coffee and bread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe reason behind their current state of affairs is revisions that are needed in order to get the novel published by Dial Press Books. The requested revisions already meant he would miss the Spring 1947 Dial release and must now stay in New York to complete the revisions for a Fall 1947 release. He says the manuscript was “too-honest” a book and that the recent “Hearst campaign against ‘indecency’ in literature”was also a factor in the delay.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut Webb wasn’t asking for a simple handout in his letter. Rather, he was asking if Winchell (or someone Winchell knew) would be interested in a portion of his royalties when the book was finally published (plus a percentage) in exchange for a loan to get him through the revisions. He included the Dial announcement as proof the book would be published, and Webb said he expected it to bring in thousands of dollars in royalties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Dial Announcement is included here, with the title at the time advertised as “THE GLASS HOUSE”. The eventual book, “Four Steps to the Wall,” came out in 1948 and would indeed do quite well. In 1953, it would also be published as a mass market paperback by Bantam Books. With interest in a screenplay, the Webbs traveled to Hollywood for a stay, but it’s a little unclear what came of the project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor those not familiar with the Webbs, they were the founders of Loujon Press.  They were responsible for transforming Bukowski into an established writer, even if fame wouldn’t occur until years later. They published Bukowski’s first true books, “It Catches My Heart In Its Hands” (1963) and “Crucifix in a Deathhand” (1965). These books are true works of art in and of themselves. The detail, the printing methods, the craftsmanship, and the pure insanity it took to undertake these endeavors was as unparalleled then and as it is today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey also published Outsider magazine, which became \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e standard for poetry journals at the time. 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For this purpose, he chose Henry Miller, Charles Bukowski, and Marcus Grapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst up was Henery Miller, for whom LouJon Press had published two beautiful books that won multiple awards for their outstanding craftmanship. The Webb’s put in as many hours and sweat into the books as they had with Bukowski’s, and they are by far the finest Henry Miller books ever published.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMiller’s “comments” show what a self-centered jerk he could be:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Dear Mr. Malone –\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI’m afraid I’m of no use to you. I never met Jon Webb and our correspondence was limited to discussion of the 2 books he printed. Besides, I’m over my head in work – an am sick of work. Want only to write what I want to write for my own pleasure.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSincerely,\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHenry Miller\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCUANDO MERDA TIVER VALOR POBRE NASCE SEM CU\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAccording to Google Translate, the final sentence is Portuguese for: “When shit is poor, he is born without an ass.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNext up was Bukowski, who comes across as somewhat pensive. If Bukowski had been asked to write his “comments” in 1966 or 1967, I think they would have been much different. But during the last 5 years of Webb’s life, Bukowski’s relationship with Jon had soured, with both men contributing in passive-aggressive ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the first sentence on, Bukowski seems to be holding back what he really feels and instead provides professional, positive overviews of the Outsider and his two LouJon books. He emphasizes the sacrifices Lou and Jon made and his appreciation for what they did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe does take a minor stab at Jon for consistently trying to get under his skin, but other than that, no other personal issues are mentioned. It’s really more about what Bukowski didn’t say and he seems to acknowledge that near the end of his comments:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“I wish now that I had told some of the funnier stories about Jon and Louise and myself, but I’ve written to long now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf Bukowski holds back his true emotions, Marcus Grapes certainly does not. He begins:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“this is the letter I owe you. Then we’re even.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrapes was a young man when he first met the Webbs, having recently graduated from Tulane. The Webbs took him into their lives and their circle of friends, opening a new world to him. I think it’s fair to say he viewed Jon as a father figure, especially when it came to his growing desire to become a writer and poet himself. But Jon took on the role of a more stern father that was perhaps out of concern about Grapes’ prospects of succeeding or living the life of a starving artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEventually, Jon told Grapes to confide and seek guidance from Bukowski, which he did. The two had already met in New Orleans in 1965. He and Bukowski were the only ones allowed in the Webb’s home while they were working furiously to complete CRUCIFIX IN A DEATHHAND. Their correspondence went on for over 30 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrapes’ comments are a mixture of love and hate, raw emotions that mainly sound like anger, but you can tell there is love within the words. His “comments” are by far the most compelling of the three.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe final section is a 13-page short story by Jon Webb titled “All Prickles – No Petals.” It first appeared in A NEW DAY, a prison magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMarvin Malone produced a higher-than-normal run of this Wormwood Review issue at 800 copies. 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The first issue of Story Magazine was published in April\/May 1931 on a mimeograph machine in Vienna before moving to New York in 1933.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStory published Bukowski’s short story, Aftermath of a Lengthy Rejection Slip, in its March\/April 1944 issue, marking his first appearance in a literary magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJon Edgar Webb was a crime beat reporter at the Cleveland News when he decided to try to be a criminal himself. He robbed a jewelry story and managed to get in and out of the store with the goods, but during the getaway he went down the wrong alley and ended up serving 30 months in the Ohio State Reformatory. He was the editor of the prison newspaper and learned to set type before being paroled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhile still in prison he began writing chapters for a novel about prison life and finally had it published in 1948 by Dial Press as a hardcover. Four Steps to the Wall would also be published as a mass market paperback by Bantam Books in 1953. In between, he had several stories about the lives of convicts published in magazines, such as this one in Story. Although it does not take place in prison, the plot centers around a former cellmate’s marriage while he was locked up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs it directly relates to Bukowski, Loujon Press was responsible for transforming Bukowski into an established writer, even if fame wouldn’t occur until years later. They published Bukowski’s first true books, “It Catches My Heart In Its Hands” (1963) and “Crucifix in a Deathhand” (1965). These books are true works of art in and of themselves. The detail, the printing methods, the craftsmanship, and the pure insanity it took to undertake these endeavors was as unparalleled then and as it is today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey also published Outsider magazine, which became \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e standard for poetry journals at the time. No other publication attracted nearly the talent that appeared in its pages and the production value of the magazine itself was unrivaled. Bukowski appeared in all four issues, with a large collection of poems in Outsider 1 (1961) and as the named “Outside of the Year” in Outsider 3 (1963), featuring Bukowski on the cover and a large center section.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe front cover is missing and the rear cover has has separated from the rest of the magazine. The interior pages are in overall great shape. 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He does limited runs and I think his many friends and fans of the press snap them up quickly and tend to hold onto them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo celebrate the anniversary of LouJon Press, in 1994 Ed Blair commissioned the production of two fine-art prints designed from original printing blocks from The Outsider Magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOutsider magazine became \u003cem\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e standard for poetry journals between 1961-1963.  No other publication attracted nearly the talent that appeared in its pages and the production value of the magazine itself was unrivaled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly 100 sets of these prints were produced, each signed by “Gypsy Lou Webb” with hand-signed comments around many of the impressions. They were also signed by master printer Frances Swigart, who designed and printed the sheets. 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The mat measures approximately 16.25” x 14” and has light toning and foxing. See pics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLoujon Press was responsible for transforming Bukowski into an established writer, even if fame wouldn’t occur until years later. They published Bukowski’s first true books, “It Catches My Heart In Its Hands” (1963) and “Crucifix in a Deathhand” (1965). These books are true works of art in and of themselves. The detail, the printing methods, the craftsmanship, and the pure insanity necessary to undertake these endeavors was as unparalleled then and as it is today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThey also published Outsider magazine, which became the standard for poetry journals at the time. No other publication attracted nearly the talent that appeared in its pages and the production value of the magazine itself was unrivaled. 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They published Bukowski’s first true books, “It Catches My Heart In Its Hands” (1963) and “Crucifix in a Deathhand” (1965). These books are true works of art in and of themselves. The detail, the printing methods, the craftsmanship, and the pure insanity necessary to undertake these endeavors was as unparalleled then and as it is today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThey also published Outsider magazine, which became the standard for poetry journals at the time. No other publication attracted nearly the talent that appeared in its pages and the production value of the magazine itself was unrivaled. 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It was printed on an old sheet-fed press and bound in their tiny apartment in New Orleans in 1963. Unlike the Bukowski chapbooks that came before, this was a true book and an incredible book at that. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis incredibly beautiful book is every bit a piece of art as the poetry itself. It was hand-printed on thick paper stock of various colors, dispersed with tissues and hand-bound with a cork-lined cover. The detail, the printing methods, the craftsmanship, and the pure insanity it took to create the book was as unparalleled then and as it is today\u003cbr\u003eWhat actually makes this copy rare is the white, heavy stock page on which Bukowski has added an \u003cspan\u003eaphorism.\u003c\/span\u003e This page is absent in most copies of the book. Bukowski’s signature and date usually appears on the first blank page, which is purple.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy Jon Webb stopped sending Bukowski the white pages for signing is unknown. Perhaps he couldn’t afford the white paper stock for all copies and started sending him the purple pages to sign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the white page on this copy, Bukowski has written:\u003cbr\u003eSOME MEN BELIEVE THAT\u003cbr\u003eSINCE GENIOUS OFTEN GOES\u003cbr\u003eUNDISCOVERED UNTIL DEATH\u003cbr\u003eTHAT THEY MIGHT HAVE\u003cbr\u003eGENIOUS, BUT THEY ONLY\u003cbr\u003eHAVE\u003cbr\u003e            DEATH.\u003cbr\u003eCharles Bukowski\u003cbr\u003e4-7-63\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy is in very fine condition. It has the orange tint over the cork boards, but other colors were used on these copies as well. The wrap-around jacket underneath the cork is on yellow paper (some are white). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy also comes with the uncommon letterpress sheet that is a facsimile of the  letter he sent to the Webbs upon receiving the first copy of the book on November 23, 1963. The sheet measures 10.5” x 8” and is folded once, with the deckled edge sticking out above the portion of the sheet paper below it. The other three pages are blank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe letterpress sheet is in Fine condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to publishing two Bukowski books, Jon and Louise “Gypsy Lou” Webb published four issues of The Outsider magazine, which became the standard for poetry journals at the time. No other publication attracted nearly the talent that appeared in its pages and the production value of the magazine itself was unrivaled. Bukowski appeared in all four issues, with a large collection of poems in Outsider 1 (1961) and as the named “Outside of the Year” in Outsider 3 (1963), featuring Bukowski on the cover and a large center section.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile Box 3 and Case 5\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Buk Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44255450497189,"sku":"","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/9288\/1573\/files\/Cover.jpg?v=1728336618"},{"product_id":"crucifix-in-a-deathhand-signed-by-charles-bukowski-with-large-drawing","title":"Crucifix In A Deathhand -- Signed by Charles Bukowski with Large Drawing","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCrucifix In A Deathhand was produced by Jon and Louise Webb, founders of LouJon Press. It was printed on an old sheet-fed press and bound in their tiny apartment in New Orleans in 1965.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis was the second of two Bukowski books they published, the first being It Catches My Heart In Its Hands in 1963.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e As with the first book, they went all out, putting all their money and energy into its production. The result is every bit a piece of art as the poetry inside it. It was hand-printed on thick paper stock of various colors, dispersed with tissues and hand-bound. The detail, the printing methods, the craftsmanship, and the pure insanity it took to create the book was as unparalleled then and as it is today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe etchings in the book were done by Noel Rockmore, a New Orleans artist who was friends with the Webbs. Rockmore was your typical New Orleans character and oddball who spent years capturing the essence of New Orleans in a number of different mediums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAt a reported 3,100 copies, this book had a much larger edition than the first. As a result, you can find copies in good condition on eBay for as low as $300-$350. That’s a great price for this elaborate book when you consider Bukowski signed and dated every copy. A Black Sparrow New Years Greeting, by comparison, will generally go for $225 and up for a small-size book with (usually) a single poem. So if you’re looking for a gift. spend a few bucks more on Crucifix instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe copies of Crucifix that I sell all have something special about them, in most cases a full-page drawing. Bukowski spent a week in New Orleans in March 1965 writing last-minute poems for the book and signing and dating the signature pages, which were later inserted into the book. Signing the 3,100 pages was tedious, so once in a while he’d do a drawing to go along with it and perhaps add a quotation, mention New Orleans, or add a time of day to the date – sometimes all three.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBukowski seemed intrigued with the old architecture of New Orleans and its religious influences, and these drawings sometimes reflect that. It’s not surprising since the Webbs primarily source of income was from Louise “Gypsy Lou” Webb’s selling of paintings and prints to tourists. Her primary subjects were old New Orleans buildings and landmarks, such as Pirate’s Alley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis painting has some of the architectural elements as other paintings from his time there, but this one is also\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis copy is also signed by Charles Bukowski and dated 3-10-65.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis book is in Near Fine + condition with no discernible flaws.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn addition to publishing two Bukowski books, Jon and Louise “Gypsy Lou” Webb published four issues of The Outsider magazine, which became \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e standard for poetry journals at the time. No other publication attracted nearly the talent that appeared in its pages and the production value of the magazine itself was unrivaled. Bukowski appeared in all four issues, with a large collection of poems in Outsider 1 (1961) and as the named “Outside of the Year” in Outsider 3 (1963), featuring Bukowski on the cover and a large center section.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCrucifix Case\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Buk Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44278431318181,"sku":"","price":1400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/9288\/1573\/files\/20241015_144050_1_copy.jpg?v=1739210576"},{"product_id":"crucifix-in-a-deathhand-from-the-estate-of-louise-webb-and-ed-blair-bukowski","title":"Crucifix In A Deathhand – From the Estate of Louise Webb and Ed Blair (Bukowski)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis is a beautiful copy of Crucifix In A Deathhand featuring a large drawing by Charles Bukowski.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt’s unclear if the book belonged to Louise Webb and Ed Blair, but it was featured in the 1991sales catalog Blair published to generate funds for Louise Webb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eEd Blair was an early supporter (financial and otherwise) of Jon and Louise Webb’s legendary LouJon Press. For example, he provided funds for the exquisite paper used in Charles Bukowski’s first true book, “It Catches My Heart In Its Hands”. He was also an early Bukowski collector and remained close friends with the Webbs throughout his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn 1991, Louise Webb (or Gypsy Lou as she was affectionally known in the French Quarter), found herself destitute. Her husband Jon had passed 20 years before and she no longer was able to scrape by selling paintings to French Quarter tourists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTo assist her, Blaire decided to sell his entire Bukowski collection to raise funds for Gypsy Lou’s remaining years. The sale also included Gypsy Lou’s remaining LouJon Press collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis copy of Crucifix in a Deathhand was featured in the sales catalog, with a photograph of the drawing and a description that talks about Bukowski going to the track while he was visiting the Webb’s in New Orleans. The catalog, 1\/250 copies produced, is included here with the book itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe book itself is in Near Fine condition and is protected in a mylar sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe catalog was mailed to Berkeley, California, at the time of the sale. There are postage stamps on the rear, a first class red stamp, and clear tape adhering to the label of the recipient’s address. The catalog was sealed by tape on both covers and the remnants are still present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBox 40 and Crucifix Case.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Buk Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44834127085733,"sku":"","price":1950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/9288\/1573\/files\/newOrleans_enhanced.jpg?v=1778532575"},{"product_id":"inscribed-and-signed-by-gypsy-lou-webb-jon-webb-tribute-issue-of-wormwood-review","title":"Inscribed and Signed by Gypsy Lou Webb: Jon Webb Tribute Issue of Wormwood Review","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis is a special Jon Webb issue that Marvin Malone issued as Wormwood Review #45 in memory of the LouJon publisher who had recently passed away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis is a very special copy, inscribed and signed by LouJon press cofounder and wife, Gypsy Lou Webb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe entire issue is dedicated to Jon Webb and (according to Malone) “was conceived as a series of comments from three generations”. For this purpose, he chose Henry Miller, Charles Bukowski, and Marcus Grapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFirst up was Henery Miller, for whom LouJon Press had published two beautiful books that won multiple awards for their outstanding craftmanship. The Webb’s put in as many hours and sweat into the books as they had with Bukowski’s, and they are by far the finest Henry Miller books ever published.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiller’s “comments” show what a self-centered jerk he could be:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“Dear Mr. Malone –\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eI’m afraid I’m of no use to you. I never met Jon Webb and our correspondence was limited to discussion of the 2 books he printed. Besides, I’m over my head in work – an am sick of work. Want only to write what I want to write for my own pleasure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSincerely,\u003cbr\u003eHenry Miller\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCUANDO MERDA TIVER VALOR POBRE NASCE SEM CU\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAccording to Google Translate, the final sentence is Portuguese for: “When shit is poor, he is born without an ass.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eNext up was Bukowski, who comes across as somewhat pensive. If Bukowski had been asked to write his “comments” in 1966 or 1967, I think they would have been much different. But during the last 5 years of Webb’s life, Bukowski’s relationship with Jon had soured, with both men contributing in passive-aggressive ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFrom the first sentence on, Bukowski seems to be holding back what he really feels and instead provides professional, positive overviews of the Outsider and his two LouJon books. He emphasizes the sacrifices Lou and Jon made and his appreciation for what they did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe does take a minor stab at Jon for consistently trying to get under his skin, but other than that, no other personal issues are mentioned. It’s really more about what Bukowski didn’t say and he seems to acknowledge that near the end of his comments:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I wish now that I had told some of the funnier stories about Jon and Louise and myself, but I’ve written too long now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIf Bukowski holds back his true emotions, Marcus Grapes certainly does not. He begins:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e“this is the letter I owe you. Then we’re even.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGrapes was a young man when he first met the Webbs, having recently graduated from Tulane. The Webbs took him into their lives and their circle of friends, opening a new world to him. I think it’s fair to say he viewed Jon as a father figure, especially when it came to his growing desire to become a writer and poet himself. But Jon took on the role of a more stern father that was perhaps out of concern about Grapes’ prospects of succeeding or living the life of a starving artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eEventually, Jon told Grapes to confide and seek guidance from Bukowski, which he did. The two had already met in New Orleans in 1965. He and Bukowski were the only ones allowed in the Webb’s home while they were working furiously to complete CRUCIFIX IN A DEATHHAND. Their correspondence went on for over 30 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGrapes’ comments are a mixture of love and hate, raw emotions that mainly sound like anger, but you can tell there is love within the words. His “comments” are by far the most compelling of the three.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe final section is a 13-page short story by Jon Webb titled “All Prickles – No Petals.” It first appeared in A NEW DAY, a prison magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMarvin Malone produced a higher-than-normal run of this Wormwood Review issue at 800 copies. 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At the time she lived in a nursing home in Slidell, Louisiana,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWith Charles Bukowski, as with many autobiographical writers, one gets curious to see what his life was really like and how the stories and poems relate to it chronologically. In this case the question is also, \"Does Bukowski live up to the myth surrounding him?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAddressing this question in his biography, Cherkovski reproduces many favorite poems and little fragments of prose and then analyzes them insightfully in relation to the writer's life. 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Rockmore, a French Quarter character and oddball, spent years capturing the essence of New Orleans in a number of different mediums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMeasuring 16\" x 9\", the print was created in 1999 by Rockmore’s son who pulled the sheet from the original plate (canvas size is 22\" x 15\"). Written in pencil at the bottom of the print is the following:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“Rockmore etching printed by his son Chris Davis April 6, 1999 New Orleans”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis print was purchased from Richard and Theresa Marvin. Richard is the son of Shirley Marvin, who owned a collection of over 1,400 pieces of Rockmore art that were discovered in a storage facility after Hurricane Katrina. The couple has made great strides in renewing Rockmore’s status as an acclaimed New York and New Orleans artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe print does have some rippling from being improperly framed for many years, but there is no damage to the image itself. I have not attempted to permanently flatten out the ripples, but this should not be an issue with the correct expertise. The quality of the paper is excellent and there are no signs of the print being stored in inappropriate conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe etching comes with two books featuring Rockmore’s work and legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore About Rockmore:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRockmore had early success as social realist artist in New York City. While he was still in his 20s, his paintings were displayed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art and the Hirshhorn Museum. But like many traditionally trained artists, the arrival of abstract expressionism uprooted his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDisillusioned, he started a new life, leaving New York and his family for New Orleans. He went so far as to change his name from Noel Davis to Noel Rockmore, further disconnecting himself from his former work and public identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe emerged himself in the bohemian lifestyle, capturing New Orleans with his surreal visions of the city. He met and became close friends with John and Louise Webb, but unlike the Webbs and other artists, he sought out gallery owners and wealthy benefactors, such as Shirley Marvin. He is perhaps best known in the French Quarter for his part in preserving traditional New Orleans jazz music through his portraits of musicians such as Punch Miller, Percy Humphrey, Louis Nelson, Sweet Emma and many others. His JazzFest posters remain sought after by collectors today,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAccording to Rockmore himself, he created over 15,000 pieces of art during his lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Noel_Rockmore\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLearn more about Rockmore\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Buk Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45795581493413,"sku":null,"price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/9288\/1573\/files\/1000016371.jpg?v=1754327539"},{"product_id":"perdido-press-broadside-w-bukowski-inscription-signed-by-gypsy-lou-webb-1994","title":"Perdido Press Broadside w\/ Bukowski Inscription: Signed by Gypsy Lou Webb (1994)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eI’ve seen a few of these over the years, but it’s definitely uncommon. There’s no stated number of copies on the print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt was published in 1994 by Ed Blair’s Perdido Press, the same year as Bukowski’s passing. Proceeds benefited “The Tennessee Willimas Festival 1994”. The festival is an annual event in New Orleans. Tennessee Willams and Gypsy Lou were also acquaintances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis copy, like most, were signed by Gypsy Lou Webb. The image reproduces an inscription from Blair’s copy of Crucifix In A Deathhand\u003cb\u003e. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eBlair was an early supporter (financial and otherwise) of Jon and Louise Webb’s legendary LouJon Press. For example, he provided funds for the exquisite paper used in Charles Bukowski’s first true book, “It Catches My Heart In Its Hands”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe broadside is printed on heavy paper and measures approximately 17” x 11”. This copy is in Near Fine condition with a bump on the lower-left corner. Due to the stiffness of the paper, it still has a curl from storage, but will flatten perfectly when framed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLouise “Gypsy Lou” Webb and her husband Jon Edgar Webb were the founders of the famous LouJon Press. The press was responsible for transforming Bukowski into an established writer, even if fame wouldn’t occur until years later. They published Bukowski’s first true books, “It Catches My Heart In Its Hands” (1963) and “Crucifix in a Deathhand” (1965). These books are true works of art in and of themselves. The detail, the printing methods, the craftsmanship, and the pure insanity it took to undertake these endeavors was as unparalleled then and as it is today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLouJon also published Outsider magazine, which became the standard for poetry journals at the time. No other publication attracted nearly the talent that appeared in its pages and the production value of the magazine itself was unrivaled. Bukowski appeared in all four issues, with a large collection of poems in Outsider 1 (1961) and as the named “Outside of the Year” in Outsider 3 (1963), featuring Bukowski on the cover and a large center section.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBlair was an early Bukowski collector and remained close friends with the Webbs their entire lives. In 1991, Louise Webb (or Gypsy Lou as she was affectionally known in the French Quarter), found herself destitute. Her husband Jon had passed 20 years before and she no longer was able to scrape by selling paintings to French Quarter tourists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAs only a true friend would do, in 1991 Blaire sold his entire Bukowski collection to raise funds for Gypsy Lou’s remaining years. He also helped arrange the sale of Gypsy Lou’s remaining LouJon Press collection so she would get top dollar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA wonderful piece celebrating Bukowski, New Orleans and the small press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCrate 1\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Buk Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45962771333285,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/9288\/1573\/files\/1000017869-Copy.jpg?v=1760022930"},{"product_id":"perdido-press-broadside-w-bukowski-inscription-signed-by-gypsy-lou-webb-1995","title":"Perdido Press Broadside by Signed by Gypsy Lou Webb (1994)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eI’ve seen a few of these over the years, but it’s definitely uncommon. There’s no stated number of copies on the print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt was published in 1994 by Ed Blair’s Perdido Press, the same year as Bukowski’s passing. Proceeds benefited “The Tennessee Willimas Festival 1994”. The festival is an annual event in New Orleans. Tennessee Willams and Gypsy Lou were also acquaintances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis copy, like most, were signed by Gypsy Lou Webb. The image reproduces an inscription from Blair’s copy of Crucifix In A Deathhand\u003cb\u003e. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eBlair was an early supporter (financial and otherwise) of Jon and Louise Webb’s legendary LouJon Press. For example, he provided funds for the exquisite paper used in Charles Bukowski’s first true book, “It Catches My Heart In Its Hands”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe broadside is printed on heavy paper and measures approximately 17” x 11”. This copy is in Near Fine-minus condition with a very faint horizontal where it was folded at one point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLouise “Gypsy Lou” Webb and her husband Jon Edgar Webb were the founders of the famous LouJon Press. The press was responsible for transforming Bukowski into an established writer, even if fame wouldn’t occur until years later. They published Bukowski’s first true books, “It Catches My Heart In Its Hands” (1963) and “Crucifix in a Deathhand” (1965). These books are true works of art in and of themselves. The detail, the printing methods, the craftsmanship, and the pure insanity it took to undertake these endeavors was as unparalleled then and as it is today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLouJon also published Outsider magazine, which became the standard for poetry journals at the time. No other publication attracted nearly the talent that appeared in its pages and the production value of the magazine itself was unrivaled. Bukowski appeared in all four issues, with a large collection of poems in Outsider 1 (1961) and as the named “Outside of the Year” in Outsider 3 (1963), featuring Bukowski on the cover and a large center section.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBlair was an early Bukowski collector and remained close friends with the Webbs their entire lives. In 1991, Louise Webb (or Gypsy Lou as she was affectionally known in the French Quarter), found herself destitute. Her husband Jon had passed 20 years before and she no longer was able to scrape by selling paintings to French Quarter tourists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAs only a true friend would do, in 1991 Blaire sold his entire Bukowski collection to raise funds for Gypsy Lou’s remaining years. He also helped arrange the sale of Gypsy Lou’s remaining LouJon Press collection so she would get top dollar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA wonderful piece celebrating Bukowski, New Orleans and the small press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCrate 1\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Buk Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45962779394213,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/9288\/1573\/files\/1000017876-Copy-Copy.jpg?v=1760023456"},{"product_id":"the-outsider-3-signed-by-charles-bukowski-w-custom-box","title":"The Outsider #3: Signed by Charles Bukowski w\/ Custom Box","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePublished in 1963 by LouJon Press, this is The Outsider Issue #3, featuring Charles Bukowski as Outsider of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis copy is signed by Charles Bukowski and comes with a custom-made box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Outsider was produced in New Orleans from 1961 to 1963. Hand printed on a letterpress, it was considered the premier arts magazine of its day, even though only four issues were published.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eEach issue of Outsider featured poetry by Charles Bukowski, but this issue features a special 21-page special section with Bukowski photographs, poetry, drawings, letters, reviews of his work, and accolades from editors across the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis copy is signed by Charles Bukowski on the title page with a nice tone of golden ink printed on the page. It has a translucent book jacket that I don’t believe is original to the magazine, but has certainly preserved the cover nicely. The page edges also are adorned with bronze ink, making this copy even more attractive. I would rate this copy as Near Fine or better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOther contributors include William Burroughs, Henry Miller, Robert Creeley, Jean Genet, Gary Snyder, Kenneth Patchen, Michael McClure, Diane Wakowski, Harold Norse, Larry Eigner, Anselm Hollo, and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAn important publication not only for Bukowski collectors, but for the small press, New Orleans and literary history as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eJohn Edgar Webb and Louise “Gypsy Lou” Webb were the founders of LouJon Press. In addition to publishing Outsider, the Webbs were also responsible for transforming Bukowski into an established writer, even if fame wouldn’t occur until years later. They published Bukowski’s first true books, “It Catches My Heart In Its Hands” (1963) and “Crucifix in a Deathhand” (1965). These books are true works of art in and of themselves. The detail, the printing methods, the craftsmanship, and the pure insanity it took to undertake these endeavors was as unparalleled then and as it is today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFile Box 1\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Buk Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45974233645221,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/9288\/1573\/files\/IMG_20240206_0132_copy.jpg?v=1760474934"},{"product_id":"the-outsider-1-inscribed-by-louise-webb-with-custom-box","title":"The Outsider #1: Inscribed by Louise Webb with Custom Box","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePublished in 1961 LouJon Press, this is a very special copy of The Outsider 1. Publisher “Gypsy Lou Webb” (featured on the cover) has inscribed this copy and in silver ink has covered up the $1 price tag on the cover and painted $3. Although the inscription isn’t dated, she does mention Mardi Gras was happening at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eFor Elizabeth Hayword\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eMy Love\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eGypsy Lou Webb\u003cbr\u003eNew Orleans, LA\u003cbr\u003eMardi Gras\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis copy comes with a custom-made box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis first issue of The Outsider featured “A Charles Bukowski Album” that featured a six-page section with 10 poems:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHooray Say The Roses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePay Your Rent Or Get Out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eShoes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eI Am With The Roots Of Flowers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA Real Thing, A Good Woman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGo With The Rockets And The Blondes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOld Man, Dead In A Room\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTo A High Class Whore I Refused\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAnd Then: Age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLove In A Back Room On The Row\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eNothing Subtle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eInterestingly, Go With The Rockets And The Blondes, And Then: Age, and Love In A Back Room On The Row have never been published again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe other seven poems all appeared in LouJon’s first book, It Catches My Heart In Its Hands, a collection of Bukowski’s poems. That includes Bukowski’s classic, Old Man, Dead In A Room, which would appear in seven magazines, six Bukowski books and one audio recording.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOther contributors include Allen Ginsberg, Henry Miller, Gregory Corso, Diane DiPrima, Gary Snyder, Charles Olson, Edward Dorn, Langston Hughes, Robert Creeley, LeRoi Jones, William S. Burroughs and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis copy is in Near Fine condition with a couple of tiny nicks the covers and the usual light yellowing of pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eJohn Edgar Webb and Louise “Gypsy Lou” Webb were the founders of LouJon Press.  They published four issues of The Outsider magazine, which became \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e standard for poetry journals at the time. No other publication attracted nearly the talent that appeared in its pages and the production value of the magazine itself was unrivaled. Bukowski appeared in all four issues, with a large collection of poems in Outsider 1 (1961) and as the named “Outside of the Year” in Outsider 3 (1963), featuring Bukowski on the cover and a large center section.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Webbs were also responsible for transforming Bukowski into an established writer, even if fame wouldn’t occur until years later. They published Bukowski’s first true books, “It Catches My Heart In Its Hands” (1963) and “Crucifix in a Deathhand” (1965). These books are true works of art in and of themselves. The detail, the printing methods, the craftsmanship, and the pure insanity it took to undertake these endeavors was as unparalleled then and as it is today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFile Box 1\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Buk Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45975563206821,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/9288\/1573\/files\/IMG_20240206_0123_-_Copy_copy.jpg?v=1760541646"},{"product_id":"the-outsider-2-featuring-two-first-appearance-poems-by-charles-bukowski-1962","title":"The Outsider 2 Featuring Two First Appearance Poems by Charles Bukowski (1962)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePublished in 1962 by LouJon Press, The Outsider 2 featured two first appearance Charles Bukowski poems:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSick Leave\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTo A Lady Who Believes Me Dead\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSurprisingly, neither poem would ever be published by Black Sparrow Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt would take 45 years for Sick Leave to be published again when it appeared in The People Look Like Flowers At Last (2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBukowski also submitted the Sick Leave to South And West magazine, where it also appeared in 1962. Bukowski also selected it for his book Cold Dogs in the Courtyard, published in 1965.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOther contributors in this issue include William Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, Henry Miller, Kenneth Patchen, Gregory Corso, Jean Genet and many others. Black and white photographs of New Orleans musicians and illustrations by Kenneth Patchen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis copy is in Near Fine-minus condition with small bumps to all four corners, the ones on the top and bottom corners minimally impacting the interior pages. The front tissue paper also has tears\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAn important publication not only for Bukowski collectors, but for the small press, New Orleans and literary history as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eJohn Edgar Webb and Louise “Gypsy Lou” Webb were the founders of LouJon Press.  They published four issues of The Outsider magazine, which became \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e standard for poetry journals at the time. No other publication attracted nearly the talent that appeared in its pages and the production value of the magazine itself was unrivaled. Bukowski appeared in all four issues, with a large collection of poems in Outsider 1 (1961) and as the named “Outside of the Year” in Outsider 3 (1963), featuring Bukowski on the cover and a large center section.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Webbs were also responsible for transforming Bukowski into an established writer, even if fame wouldn’t occur until years later. They published Bukowski’s first true books, “It Catches My Heart In Its Hands” (1963) and “Crucifix in a Deathhand” (1965). These books are true works of art in and of themselves. The detail, the printing methods, the craftsmanship, and the pure insanity it took to undertake these endeavors was as unparalleled then and as it is today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eShelf 1\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Buk Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45976250155173,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/9288\/1573\/files\/IMG_20240213_0009_2286f1a3-9daf-4672-979f-11facc62011f.jpg?v=1760554646"},{"product_id":"the-outsider-2-inscribed-by-jon-edgar-webb-with-custom-box","title":"The Outsider 2: Inscribed by Jon Edgar Webb with Custom Box","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePublished in 1962 by LouJon Press, this copy of The Outsider 2 is inscribed by publisher Jon Edgar Webb on the front tissue sheet. It also comes with a customer-build box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis issue featured two first appearance Charles Bukowski poems:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSick Leave\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTo A Lady Who Believes Me Dead\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSurprisingly, neither poem would ever be published by Black Sparrow Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt would take 45 years for Sick Leave to be published again when it appeared in The People Look Like Flowers At Last (2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBukowski also submitted the Sick Leave to South And West magazine, where it also appeared in 1962. Bukowski also selected it for his book Cold Dogs in the Courtyard, published in 1965.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOther contributors in this issue include William Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, Henry Miller, Kenneth Patchen, Gregory Corso, Jean Genet and many others. Black and white photographs of New Orleans musicians and illustrations by Kenneth Patchen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis copy is in Near Fine-minus condition. The front tissue page with the inscription has torn at the staples, but remains very secure with the binding. There is a crease on the upper right cover that impacts the first half of the pages. There are small folds and nicks to the oversized covers. Inside the pages are surprising white with very little yellowing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAn important publication not only for Bukowski collectors, but for the small press, New Orleans and literary history as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eJohn Edgar Webb and Louise “Gypsy Lou” Webb were the founders of LouJon Press.  They published four issues of The Outsider magazine, which became \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e standard for poetry journals at the time. No other publication attracted nearly the talent that appeared in its pages and the production value of the magazine itself was unrivaled. Bukowski appeared in all four issues, with a large collection of poems in Outsider 1 (1961) and as the named “Outside of the Year” in Outsider 3 (1963), featuring Bukowski on the cover and a large center section.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Webbs were also responsible for transforming Bukowski into an established writer, even if fame wouldn’t occur until years later. They published Bukowski’s first true books, “It Catches My Heart In Its Hands” (1963) and “Crucifix in a Deathhand” (1965). These books are true works of art in and of themselves. The detail, the printing methods, the craftsmanship, and the pure insanity it took to undertake these endeavors was as unparalleled then and as it is today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFile Box 1\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Buk Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45976294949029,"sku":null,"price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/9288\/1573\/files\/IMG_20251013_0005copy.jpg?v=1760556300"},{"product_id":"original-print-of-gypsy-lou-webb-s-studio-in-new-orleans-loujon-press","title":"Original Print of Gypsy Lou Webb’s Studio in New Orleans (LouJon Press)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis is an original 8\"x10\" photograph of Louise “Gypsy Lou” Webb's art studio in New Orleans. “Gypsy Lou” and her husband Jon Edgar Webb were the founders of LouJon Press, publishers of Outside magazine and Charles Bukowski’s first two true books, \u003cem\u003eIt Catches My Heart In Its Hands\u003c\/em\u003e (1963) and \u003cem\u003eCrucifix In A Deathhand \u003c\/em\u003e(1965).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDuring their publishing pursuits, the couple was always struggling financially. The only reliable source of income were the paintings Gypsy Lou sold to tourists in The French Quarter. New Orleans is known for its local characters and, as you can tell by these photographs, Gypsy Lou created a persona for herself that became legendary for the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt’s hard to date these photographs, partly because New Orleans streets and architecture always look timeless, but also because in many cases there are little historical references other than Gypsy Lou’s memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn his groundbreaking book on the Webbs and LouJon Press, “Bohemian New Orleans, The Story of the Outsider and LouJon Press”, historian Jeff Weddle mentions an article on Gypsy Lou from the Times Picayune, but the clipping was from Gypsy Lou’s own keepsakes and was not dated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHere’s an excerpt of the article from Weddle’s book:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e“She is perhaps the most startling of all the artists in the Quarter, with her full black cape, her beret or perhaps a gold-flecked bandana, and her metallic threaded slippers…”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn the photograph you can see Gypsy Lou on the right, you’ll see Gypsy Lou sitting in front of the studio’s doorway. She looks like a hidden figure in a painting. Above her is a large photograph of herself (in her signature outfit) standing in front of her paintings, with her studio sign hanging in front:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eGypsy Lou’s\u003cbr\u003eLITTLE\u003cbr\u003eSTUDIO\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWeddle goes on to describe the shop:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e“Gypsy Lou’s Little Studio’, as she called her art stand at the corner of Royal and St. Peter, became a neighborhood landmark. She hung a sign advertising ‘Watercolors with a charm by Gypsy Lou Webb,’ and specialized in clown faces and French Quarter street scenes. The clowns sold for three dollars each, or two for five dollars.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn the photograph you can see the signs and the paintings as described by Weddle. In addition to the clowns, there are watercolors and silk screen works for the sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSurrounding her paintings is the sign:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eWATERCOLORS\u003cbr\u003eWITH A CHARM\u003cbr\u003eBY\u003cbr\u003eGypsy Lou Webb\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBelow that sign, another:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eORIGINAL\u003cbr\u003eSILK SCREENS\u003cbr\u003eBY\u003cbr\u003eGYPSY LOU\u003cbr\u003e$1.00\u003cbr\u003eEACH\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTo the left, is the Mardi Gras Clowns sign Weddle describes, along with another reading 3 for $4.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMost likely Jon Webb took the photograph, but they had a large contingent of artist friends in the Quarter, so it’s hard to know for sure. There are markings on the back of the photograph that seem to reference the negative used.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis photograph is vintage on vintage photo paper. There is a bit of a curl in the thick photo paper stock, most likely due to the high humidity in New Orleans. But the humidity caused no foxing. There are just a few marks and rubbing visible on the white border.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA very rare, highly desirable photograph for not only Bukowski or LouJon Press fans, but anyone with a collection or interest in historic New Orleans photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout LouJon Press\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs publishers of Loujon Press, Jon Edgar and Louise Webb were responsible for transforming Bukowski into an established writer, even if fame wouldn’t occur until years later. They published Bukowski’s first true books, “It Catches My Heart In Its Hands” (1963) and “Crucifix in a Deathhand” (1965). These books are true works of art in-and-of themselves. The detail, the printing methods, the craftsmanship, and the pure insanity necessary to undertake these endeavors was as unparalleled then and as it is today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThey also published Outsider magazine, which became the standard for poetry journals at the time. No other publication attracted nearly the talent that appeared in its pages and the production value of the magazine itself was unrivaled. Bukowski appeared in all four issues, with a large collection of poems in Outsider 1 (1961) and as the named “Outside of the Year” in Outsider 3 (1963), featuring Bukowski on the cover and a large center section.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCase 5\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Buk Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46458848477349,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/9288\/1573\/files\/IMG_20251107_0003-Copy.jpg?v=1764518319"},{"product_id":"original-print-of-gypsy-lou-webb-s-studio-loujon-press","title":"Original Print of Gypsy Lou Webb’s Studio (LouJon Press)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis is an original 8\"x10\" photograph of Louise “Gypsy Lou” Webb's art studio in New Orleans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“Gypsy Lou” and her husband Jon Edgar Webb were the founders of LouJon Press, publishers of Outside magazine and Charles Bukowski’s first two true books, \u003ci\u003eIt Catches My Heart In Its Hands\u003c\/i\u003e (1963) and \u003ci\u003eCrucifix In A Deathhand \u003c\/i\u003e(1965).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDuring their publishing pursuits, the couple was always struggling financially. The only reliable source of income were the paintings Gypsy Lou sold to tourists in The French Quarter. New Orleans is known for its local characters and, as you can tell by these photographs, Gypsy Lou created a persona for herself that became legendary for the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt’s hard to date these photographs, partly because New Orleans streets and architecture always look timeless, but also because in many cases there are little historical references other than Gypsy Lou’s memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn his groundbreaking book on the Webbs and LouJon Press, “Bohemian New Orleans, The Story of the Outsider and LouJon Press”, historian Jeff Weddle mentions an article on Gypsy Lou from the Times Picayune, but the clipping was from Gypsy Lou’s own keepsakes and was not dated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHere’s an excerpt of the article from Weddle’s book:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“She is perhaps the most startling of all the artists in the Quarter, with her full black cape, her beret or perhaps a gold-flecked bandana, and her metallic threaded slippers…”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt's hard to make out, but the article is actually displayed in a frame in the photograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWeddle goes on to describe the shop:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“’Gypsy Lou’s Little Studio’, as she called her art stand at the corner of Royal and St. Peter, became a neighborhood landmark. She hung a sign advertising ‘Watercolors with a charm by Gypsy Lou Webb,’ and specialized in clown faces and French Quarter street scenes. The clowns sold for three dollars each, or two for five dollars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eShe encouraged passersby to post notes on a tackboard leaning against a wall. The tackboard bore the inscription ‘If You’re Lost Or Want to Get Lost, Tack What You Wish On This Board’. The board was Jon’s idea, and some people took the invitation to heart, leaving messages… Louise posted a number of messages herself, the idea being that if she could get people to stop and read, she could make a sale.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn the photograph, you can see the famous tackboard, filled with notes by passersby and Gypsy Lou herself. You can see also the clown paintings, watercolors and silk screen works hanging along the sidewalk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMost likely Jon Webb took the photograph, but they had a large contingent of artist friends in the Quarter, so it’s hard to know for sure. There are markings on the back of the photograph that seem to reference the negative used.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis photograph is vintage on vintage photo paper. There is a bit of a curl in the thick photo paper stock, most likely due to the high humidity in New Orleans. But the humidity caused no foxing. There are just a few marks and rubbing visible on the white border.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA very rare, highly desirable photograph for not only Bukowski or LouJon Press fans, but anyone with a collection or interest in historic New Orleans photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAbout LouJon Press\u003cbr\u003eAs publishers of Loujon Press, Jon Edgar and Louise Webb were responsible for transforming Bukowski into an established writer, even if fame wouldn’t occur until years later. They published Bukowski’s first true books, “It Catches My Heart In Its Hands” (1963) and “Crucifix in a Deathhand” (1965). These books are true works of art in-and-of themselves. The detail, the printing methods, the craftsmanship, and the pure insanity necessary to undertake these endeavors was as unparalleled then and as it is today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThey also published Outsider magazine, which became the standard for poetry journals at the time. No other publication attracted nearly the talent that appeared in its pages and the production value of the magazine itself was unrivaled. Bukowski appeared in all four issues, with a large collection of poems in Outsider 1 (1961) and as the named “Outside of the Year” in Outsider 3 (1963), featuring Bukowski on the cover and a large center section.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCase 5\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Buk Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46466700902565,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/9288\/1573\/files\/IMG_20251107_0002_1_-Copy.jpg?v=1764537034"},{"product_id":"charles-bukowski-signed-abstract-painting-1966","title":"Large Charles Bukowski Signed Abstract Painting (1966)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis is an early, large abstract painting by Charles Bukowski. He signed the painting with his typical salutation “BUK” and dated it '66.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe painting came from estate of Red Stodolsky, owner Baroque Book Store and a close friend of Charles Bukowski. Tempted as I am, I have not removed the painting from the frame since it also seems to be from the period. The image measure 13.5” x 11”, but I don’t know how far it extends below the matt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThough I know nothing about the painting’s history, I’m fairly certain the characters are Jon and Louise Webb of LouJon Press. If you look at the hands on the character to the left, they seem to be operating a mechanism. And there are two long levers in blue with black grips extending across them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eNot being a student of art, I do not know the medium. But in addition to Indian red ink, during this period he often used children’s paint and crayons, which he had around for his daughter Marina. The paper is almost certainly childrens, but as I said, I have not removed it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eRegardless of the subject matter, a beautiful early painting long before the Black Sparrow editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCrate 4\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Buk Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46839007183013,"sku":null,"price":4500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/9288\/1573\/files\/1000019788-Copy.jpg?v=1765233584"},{"product_id":"beat-scene-44-loujon-press-special-issue","title":"Beat Scene 44: LouJon Press Special Issue","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eKevin Ring’s Beat Scene magazine is a treasure for Bukowski and Beat fans alike. I’m in the “\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN;\" lang=\"EN\"\u003enever the twain shall meet” camp, but in this case the exception is deserved. Plus, Kevin’s a good guy who put a lot of work and high production value into each issue of the magazine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN;\" lang=\"EN\"\u003eFull contents below, but for Bukowski fans there are five good pieces around LouJon Press:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e         \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eJON EDGAR WEBB...BEYOND BUKOWSKI\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e         \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eA BRIEF HISTORY OF JON AND GYPSY LOU WEBB by Jeff Weddle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e         \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eAN INTERVIEW WITH JON EDGAR WEBB JR by Jeff Weddle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e         \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eALL PRICKLES AND NO PETALS...a lost story by Jon Edgar Webb\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e         \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eTHE OUTSIDERS...THE LOUJON PRESS by Jim Burns\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis copy is in Very Good ++ condition with bumps to the corners and some rubbing on the covers. Issues of Beat Scene are getting harder and harder to find these days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFULL CONTENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e4...TOM CLARK...an interview with Kevin Ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e12...LARRY RIVERS...a renegade artist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e14...NEAL AND IKE by Tom Christopher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e16...ANNE MURPHY REMEMBERS NEAL CASSADY..an interview with Steve Edington\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e19...JON EDGAR WEBB...BEYOND BUKOWSKI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e22...A BRIEF HISTORY OF JON AND GYPSY LOU WEBB by Jeff Weddle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e28...AN INTERVIEW WITH JON EDGAR WEBB JR by Jeff Weddle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e30...ALL PRICKLES AND NO PETALS...a lost story by Jon Edgar Webb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e34...THE OUTSIDERS...THE LOUJON PRESS by Jim Burns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e38...WILLIAM S. 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A full two-page centerfold carries a large intricate psychedelic pen and ink drawing. The issue also contains an inserted page from the London underground paper IT (International Times) documenting a police raid and seizure of materials. Multiple pages of Love-In photography from Griffith Park complete the issue. 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