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Naked Lunch by Burroughs, William - 1959

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Naked Lunch by Burroughs, William - 1959

Naked Lunch

by Burroughs, William

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New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1959 First Printing of the First Edition, First Issue, with no roman numeral on lower spine near back panel; in first state dustjacket, with the $6.00 price in upper corner of inside front flap, no zip code listed on back cover. Minor age toning to endpapers, else book in fine condition; and in a near fine dust jacket, with some age toning to flap folds, and light rubbing /edge wear.
  • Bookseller Idler Fine Books US (US)
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  • Edition 1st Edition
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  • Publisher Grove Press, Inc.
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1959
  • Keywords Fiction, Literature, Classics.

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The Cod Head
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The Cod Head

by Williams, William Carlos

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San Francisco, California: Harvest Press, 1932 First printing of the first edition, limited to only 125 copies. this copy is additionally signed by William Carlos Williams. Original wrappers.

Minor wear/light creasing to cover and faint age-toning to page margins, else in fine condition.

From the collection of California bibliophile, Melba Berry Bennett, with Bennett's bookplate laid-in to front endpaper ( Melba Berry Bennett: was a poet, writer, bibliophile, and recipient of the California Commonwealth Club's Silver Medal in 1966 for the Jeffers' biography).
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Of Dramatick Poesie
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Of Dramatick Poesie

by Eliot, T. S.; John Dryden

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London : Frederick Etchells & Hugh Macdonald, 1928 Limited edition, 1 of 55 signed and numbered copies, this being number 11; rebound in custom quarter leather marbled boards, ribbed spine and gilt-lettered, xxvi, 84pp. printed on Millbourn, hand-made paper, no dust wrapper issued for this signed edition [Gallup B7a]. Signed by T. S. Eliot. Small stain to front endpaper and light rubbing to corners of boards and spine ends, else book in fine condition.
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Poems (Two) 1925 Simultaneous [Signed, Typed Manuscript Poem]
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Poems (Two) 1925 Simultaneous [Signed, Typed Manuscript Poem]

by Cunard, Nancy

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London: The Aquilla Press, 1930 Original typed Manuscript, Signed by Nancy Cunard, with 5 corrections. First appeared in print under the title, "Poems (Two) 1925"; published 1930 by The Aquilla Press. Three loose 8vo sheets, previously stapled. Three of the corrections are minor but one alters the original 40th line from "Cools at the still, yeasts raise his auburn flour" to Yeast raising auburn flour." In line 47 Cunard corrects the spelling of the word, "orgu[e]illeux" by adding the e, but it never made it into the published work. Signed in pencil, "Nancy Cunard 1925'" at the bottom of the poem. Age toning, paper-clip ghost, minimal wear, else in fine condition.
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Poems (Two) 1925 Simultaneous and In Provins
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Poems (Two) 1925 Simultaneous and In Provins

by Cunard, Nancy

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London : The Aquila Press, 1930 First printing of the first edition, limited edition of 150 copies; publisher's copy; original orange and cream patterned boards, 4to, unpaginated, issued without dust jacket. Contains poems, "Simultaneous" and "In Provins." Crease to top, outer corner, slight tanning to spine, minimal wear, else book in fine condition.
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Selected Poems
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Selected Poems

by Neruda, Pablo; Nathaniel Tarn [Editor]; Anthony Kerrigan, W. S. Merwin, Alastair Reid [Translators]

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New York: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, 1972 First printing of the stated first American edition. Book in fine condition; dust jacket with faint toning along upper front fold, else fine. A superb copy of the 1971 Nobel Prize recipient's most comprehensive, English collection of his poetry.
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Essays in Experimental Logic
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Essays in Experimental Logic

by Dewey, John

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Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press, 1916 First printing of the first edition. Dark maroon cloth with gold-lettered binding, 444 pp., with index.
Light rubbing to extremities, a tiny nick to bottom front cover, crown of spine slightly frayed, and faint toning to spine, else book in fine condition. A lovely copy.
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The Cod Head
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The Cod Head

by Williams, William Carlos

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San Francisco, California: Harvest Press, 1932 First printing of the first edition, limited to only 125 copies. this copy is additionally signed by William Carlos Williams. Original wrappers.

Minor wear/light creasing to cover and faint age-toning to page margins, else in fine condition.

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A Masque of Reason
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A Masque of Reason

by Frost, Robert; Jerome Cantor [Actor]

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New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1945 First edition, stated first printing. Signed and inscribed by Robert Frost to Jerome Cantor, on the front free endpaper, with a program for the Bread Loaf Little Theatre production for "An Evening of Robert Frost," including a performance of "The Hill Wife" and "A Masque of Reason," with Jerome Cantor as Satan. Faint moister marks to front panel, light age-toning to endpapers and page margins, and a short closed tear to back end-paper, else book in fine condition; dust jacket with mild chipping to spine ends, faint age-toning to back cover margins, and light shelf wear, else fine.
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To Jerusalem and Back: A Personal Account
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To Jerusalem and Back: A Personal Account

by Bellow, Saul; Terry Eagleton

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London: Secker & Warburg, 1976 First printing of the first British edition. Signed and inscribed by Saul Bellow to Terry Eagleton, the eminent literary theorist, new historicist, and Thomas Wharton Professor of English at Oxford: "For Terry Eagleton / from his neighbor at Durrant's / Saul Bellow / London Dec. 22, 1976." Book with light toning to spine and top edge of boards, else in fine condition; dust jacket with toning to spine and mild edge wear, else fine. Recipient of the Pulitzer and Nobel Prize.
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For Whom The Bell Tolls
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For Whom The Bell Tolls

by Hemingway, Ernest

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940 First printing of the first edition, in first state dust jacket. Basis for the 1943 classic Technicolor film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman. Book with light toning to spine and endpapers, else in fine condition; first issue dust jacket with moderate edge wear, a closed tear to the upper back cover / bottom back fold, and light rubbing to folds, else fine.
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Naked Lunch: The Restored Text

Naked Lunch: The Restored Text

by Burroughs, William S

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Not Avail, 2010. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Naked Lunch

by Burroughs, William

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Harper Perennial . Used - Acceptable. May have underlining, highlighting, margin notes, remainder marks, inscriptions, book plates, significant shelf wear, and/or a missing box or discs. Damaged item.
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Naked Lunch
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Naked Lunch

by Burroughs, William

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9780802132956 / 0802132952
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NY: Grove Press, 1990. Soft cover. As New. Later printing of the GRove Press trade paperback edition.. As new. (box 177)
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Naked Lunch
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Naked Lunch

by Burroughs, William

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New York: Grove Press. Fine copy. 1959. Later prt.. softcover. 8vo, 232 pp. .
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Naked Lunch

by William Burroughs

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Grove Press, 1966. Paperback. Good. .
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Naked Lunch

Naked Lunch

by William Burroughs

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Since its original publication in Paris in 1959, Naked Lunch has become one of the most important novels of the twentieth century. Exerting its influence on the relationship of art and obscenity, it is one of the books that redefined not just literature but American culture. For the Burroughs enthusiast and the neophyte, this volume—that contains final-draft typescripts, numerous unpublished contemporaneous writings by Burroughs, his own later introductions to the book, and his essay on psychoactive drugs—is a valuable and fresh experience of a novel that has lost none of its relevance or satirical bite.
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The Naked Lunch

The Naked Lunch

by Burroughs, William S

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Naked Lunch: The Restored Text

Naked Lunch: The Restored Text

by Burroughs, William

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Naked Lunch: The Restored Text

Naked Lunch: The Restored Text

by Burroughs, William

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Naked Lunch: the Restored Text

Naked Lunch: the Restored Text

by William Burroughs

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Saint Monkey (INSCRIBED) (FIRST)
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Saint Monkey (INSCRIBED) (FIRST)

by Townsend, Jacinda

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9780393080049 / 0393080048
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2014 - 1st ed stated ("1" in number line) - INSCRIBED - authors debut book - "Fourteen-year-old Audrey martin, with her Poindexter glasses and her head humming the 3/4 meter of gospel music, knows she'll never get out of Kentucky - but when her fingers touch the pion keys, the whole church trembles." - book: very good (like new) - dj: very good (like new) - dj in protective mylar sleeve
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Bloody Sunrise
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Bloody Sunrise

by Spillane, Mickey

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1965 - First Edition stated - A Tiger Mann Mystery - "...for Tiger is told on his wedding day that he is needed for Operation Plato." - book: very good - tight, sound, and square - no previous owner markings - dj: vibrant colors with some rubbing to the black base and abstract sun - interesting black and white photo of Spillane on the back cover - a few chips repaired with archival tape - dj in protective mylar sleeve
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Gold
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Gold

by Eugene O'Neill

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First edition. Spine ends lightly rubbed, spine has small nick, small reddish stain to front cover and rear cover, otherwise very good or better. Lacks dust jacket.
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A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories
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A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories

by Cohen, Leonard

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9780802160478 / 0802160476
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New York, Grove Press, 2022, trade paperback, 272 pp, Advance Uncorrected Proof (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers, no dustjacket as issued. The pieces in this collection, written between 1956 and 1961 and including short fiction, a radio play, and a stunning early novel, offer startling insights into Cohens imagination and creative process. Cohen explores themes that would permeate his later work, from shame and unworthiness to sexual desire in all its sacred and profane dimensions to longing, whether for love, family, freedom, or transcendence. ISBN 9780802160478
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Quelques Optimistes.

Quelques Optimistes.

by Sempe

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Paris Editions Denoel, 1992, First Edition. paperback. First edition, Paris 1992, one of 3443 printed. -- Text (the cartoon captions) in FRENCH. -- Softcover, 8.3x10.8 inches, stiff cover with flaps. Condition: near fine (small surface scratch rear cover). -- Nice collectible example of Sempe's classic cartoon work, familiar to New Yorker readers. ISBN 220723861X
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Manhattan Beach

Manhattan Beach

by Jennifer Egan

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First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket with no visible flaws, as new and unread. SIGNED by the author on a tipped-in page. A pristine copy of this novel from the Pulitzer winning author of "A Visit From the Good Squad". Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship in a sturdy box.
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Two Novels by Anthony Powell. Venusberg. Agents & Patients

Two Novels by Anthony Powell. Venusberg. Agents & Patients

by POWELL, Anthony (1905-2000)

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New York: Periscope-Holliday, 1965. First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine-. First American Edition of two early novels. 8vo: [4],328pp. Publisher's quarter-bound black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, slate grey paper-covered boards; dust jacket, priced $4.75, replicating (separately, on front and back panels) Osbert Lancaster's illustrations for the original wrappers. Near Fine (top edge soiled and stained, gilt a bit faded, gift inscription on fly-leaf); about Fine jacket. Lilley A.10. First collected in 1952 by Rinehart for the Periscope Book Shop and Holliday Bookshop in New York; the unsold stock was reissued in 1965 by Little, Brown, Powell's then American publisher (our copy), with publisher's label pasted to jacket's spine panel. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions… Read More
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Christopher Blake

by Hart, Moss

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Random House, 1947. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Book has some toning to the edges; one word previous owner's name to the front free endpaper. The unclipped jacket ($2.50) has light wear to the spine ends /corners and toning to the rear panel. A very good or better copy.
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Palmares

by Jones, Gayl

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Beacon Press, 2021. 1st Edition. . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. Uncorrected Galleys. Fine in illustrated wraps. By the author of Corregidora.
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The Polynesian Triangle

The Polynesian Triangle

by Berry, Erick & Best, Herbert

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Eric Berry: The Polynesian Triangle, 1968 Funk & Wagnalls. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. SCARCE THUS. States First Published in the United States of America 1968. SUMMARY: THE 3,000 YEAR HISTORY OF POLYNESIA AND ITS PEOPLES. ANTHROPOLOGY. A NICE FIND.
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