THE BLACK MOUNTAIN REVIEW – Robert CREELEY, editor

The Black Mountain Review, Nos. 1-7 [all published]

Black Mountain, NC: Black Mountain College, 1954-1957. Complete set of 7 issues, 4to and 8vo. Illustrated by FRANZ KLINE and RENÉ LAUBIÉS, the first four with cover illustrations by K. KITASONO, other illustrations by AARON SISKIND, J.ALTOON, D. RICE and E. CIRBETT. Spine of issue 7 partly split, wrappers slightly smudged; issues 3 and 4 with small stains on wrappers. Otherwise a fine, clean set of this rare, complete periodical. Item #410610

"It is difficult… to appreciate the excitement (in certain very limited circles, of course) produced by the appearance of the Review...." (Martin Duberman, 'Black Mountain: An Exploration in Community', 1972). With contributions by Robert Creeley (publisher of Divers Press in Palma de Mallorca), Charles Olson (the College Rector), Kenneth Rexroth, Paul Blackburn, Robert Duncan, Denise Levertov, William Bronk and Larry Eigner. The final issue was devoted to Beat authors and contains work by Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Gary Snyder, Philip Whalen, and published a pre-publication excerpt from "Willam Lee's" Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs). Clay and Phillips, p. 106ff: "The Black Mountain Review, printed in Palma de Mallorca where Creeley was producing his Divers Press books, developed from the friendship in daily correspondence between Creeley and Black Mountain rector Charles Olson, who thought a quality literary journal might help increase enrollment."

Price: $6,500.00