Principia Discordia : Loompanics [ Robert Anton Wilson ]
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Iconic Second Loopmanics Edition of Cult Discordian Classic The Principia Discordia With First Appearance Of Robert Anton Wilson Foreword
Malacalypse the Younger. Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst. Wilson, Robert Anton, foreword. Principia Discordia or How I Found Goddess and What I Did To Her When I Found Her. Loompanics Unlimited. Mason, Michigan. C. 1980s.
The classic and iconic Loompanics edition of the foundational Discordian “religious” text, the Principia Discordia, first to feature the fabulous spiral cover design and the celebrated introductory essay by Illuminatus Trilogy author Robert Anton Wilson. A surreal spiritual text that starts with a classic opening (two intoxicated men meeting the Goddess of Chaos, Eris, in a bowling alley) the journey of the Principia Discordia through editions is more than a little unusual. The “magnum opiate” first appeared in the form of 5 hand xeroxed and stapled copies produced out of Kerry Wendell Thornley’s home before expanding out to 500 copies by his third edition in 1976. Eventually Thornley outsourced the process to Loompanics Unlimited who released their white first edition (and the overall fourth edition) in 1978. In addition to its new cover and Wilson’s introduction, the updated 1980 edition greatly expands the text with several sections of new material including the so-called “Fifth Edition” section, an interview and original collage artwork from Greg Hill. This copy dates from before Loompanics’ move from Michigan to Port Townsend, Washington.
77 + 10 + [4] pp. Perfect bound in printed yellow paper wraps. Minor soiling. Wear to spine ends with partial split bottom spine. Corners rubbed. Light soiling text block. Sticker ghost back wrap. Small pen annotation pg [4]. Pages otherwise clean. Very good.
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