Principia Discordia : Robert Anton Wilson, et al. 1980s [ Loompanics Edition ]
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The classic yellow Loompanics Edition of the Principia Discordia, the foundational text of the Discordian “religion” with foreword by Robert Anton Wilson
Malacalypse the Younger. Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst. Robert Anton Wilson. Principia Discordia or How I Found Goddess and What I Did To Her When I Found Her. Loompanics Unlimited. Port Townsend, Washington. C. 1980s.
The classic and iconic Loompanics edition of the mind-bending foundational Discordian “religious” text, the Principia Discordia, first to feature the fabulous spiral cover design and the celebrated introductory essay by 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 after Loompanics’ move from Michigan to Port Townsend, Washington.
77 + 10pp. Perfect bound in printed yellow paper wraps. Soiling and pen mark to front wrap. Wear to corners and edges. Small tear to front wrap top edge. Small tear back wrap edge at spine. Pages clean. Illustrated throughout. Good condition.
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