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Naked Lunch

by Burroughs, William

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Grove Press, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Octavo. The fourteenth printing, issued in the same year of publication as the first and in the exact same format and quality. Jacket is unclipped, clean and bright, with original $6.00 price on flap. There is minor rubbing at the top edge of the spine and a 1/4"" gently closed nick at the top front edge, but the rest of the jacket very good to near fine, protected by a Brodart cover. A very attractive copy.

Synopsis

Naked Lunch (sometimes referred to as The Naked Lunch) is a novel by William S. Burroughs originally published in 1959. The book was originally published with the title The Naked Lunch in Paris in 1959 by Olympia Press. An American edition by Grove Press followed soon after in 1962. The American edition was titled Naked Lunch and was substantially different from the Olympia Press edition, because it was based on an earlier 1958 manuscript in Allen Ginsberg's possession.

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Bookseller
Alba's Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
BN012004
Title
Naked Lunch
Author
Burroughs, William
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Grove Press
Date Published
1959
Size
Octavo

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Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
First Edition
In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Brodart
Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Rubbing
Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Octavo
Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...

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