Naked Lunch
by Burroughs, William S
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
CHESTER, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Grove Press, 1962. First American edition. Black cloth backed boards, light spotting on the top edge, a fine copy in lightly used first issue dust jacket. Inscribed by Burroughs on the title page. 3500 copies were printed of this edition, fewer than of the Olympia Press first edition. It contains also the first book appearances of Burroughs's "Deposition: Testimony concerning a Sickness," and "Letter from a Master Addict to Dangerous Drugs." Maynard and Miles A2b.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30143
- Title
- Naked Lunch
- Author
- Burroughs, William S
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Grove Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- , English and American literature, Beat literature, ,
Terms of Sale
Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
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About the Seller
Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESTER, Connecticut
About Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
Specialized dealer in rare books and manuscripts, since 1975.
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