Thus is a full run of Bukowski appearances in Wormwood Review. It consists of 97 issues between 1962-1999 that contain a total of 410 poems.
All issues are Near Fine to Fine. The early issues with oversized covers do have some folding on the edges and light creases but are otherwise in great condition.
All of the Bukowski special issues are fine with the exception of Issue 24 that is in Near Fine condition. See photos. Additional specific photos are available upon request.
This set includes the two variants (white and blue) of Wormwood 7, Bukowski’s first appearance in 1962. Each cover has some coloring that was done by either Marvin Malone or one of his children at the time. The blue variant is in Very Good ++ condition and the white is in Fine condition. See photos.
Two issues come with subscription updates, one signed by Malone.
A rare opportunity to own each Bukowski issue in what he considered to be the best small magazine of the time.
Please Note: The are no run refunds for this item.
Wormwood Review was first published in Fall 1959 in Mt. Hope, CT, by Alexander Taylor, James Scully, and Morton Felix. In 1960, Marvin Malone discovered the second issue of Wormwood Review and soon took over the publication as editor, publisher, and designer (alias A. Sypher), producing quarterly issues until his death in 1996. Wormwood Review ran for 144 issues (1959-1997).
Christa Malone, Marvin's daughter, co-edited issue 144 after Marvin's death, and released issue 145/146 as a special tribute issue to Marvin in 1999.
Note for Collectors: Many of the poems that appeared in Wormwood have yet to be published in any books. In regard to the Black Sparrow Press books published after Bukowski’s death: Many of these poems were altered and some were given completely new names. The versions that appear in Wormwood are the way Bukowski intended for them to be read.
