Lilith Lorraine [ed.]

Flame [Broken Run of Eight Issues]

Alpine, TX: Different, 1956. Very Good. Item #47092

Alpine, TX: Different, 1956-1959. Eight volumes; uniformly bound in black pictorial staplebound wrappers printed in gilt and green, the earliest issue on matte card stock, the latter seven issues on glossy stock. Light edge wear to most issues, though the Spring 1957 (Vol. IV, no. 1) issue has a large, closed tear at top edge of upper cover with subsequent creasing, otherwise a Very Good and sound set. Publication sequence as follows: Vol. III, no. 3, Vol. IV, nos. 1, 3 & 4, Vol. V, nos. 3 & 4, Vol. VI, nos. 2 & 4.

Uncommon Texas-based little magazine edited, financed and published by Lilith Loraine, the author of countless science fiction short stories, as well as being an active poet and founder of the Avalon National Poetry Shrine, though Flame was published independently of the Shrine. "FLAME has no doctrinaire slants, no membership of subscription requirements, no prejudice in favor of any 'school' of poetry. It seeks work of exceptional merit from poets everywhere, work that is ALIVE, provocative, lyrical, courageous, original in subject matter, devoid of contrived obscurity, pedestrian obviousness and tiresome sermonizing." Contributors included Alfred Dorn, August Derleth, and of course Lorraine herself.

Price: $500.00