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Dead Fingers Talk
by Burroughs, William (author); Opal Louis Nations (association copy)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
London: John Calder in Association with Olympia Press, 1963. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. VG in Good+ dw. 8vo, 220pp, grey cloth with spine stamped in gold, printed dustwrapper. The first edition of this Burroughs work published in England only (Schottlaender v4.A7, Shoaf I-7). This copy from poet, artist, and experimental impresario Opal Louis Nations includes pencil notes by Nations (dated June 1964) to the front endpaper. Else an unmarked copy with a little soil; dustwrapper has edgewear and signs of removed tape reinforcement.
Synopsis
Dead Fingers Talk, first published in 1963, was the fifth novel published by Beat Generation author William S. Burroughs. The book was originally published by Olympia Press. The book combines sections from Burroughs' earlier novels, Naked Lunch, The Soft Machine and The Ticket That Exploded, along with new material, in an attempt to create a new narrative. It is sometimes referred to as a compilation, but this is technically incorrect. Its plot cannot be easily described.
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- Bookseller
- Philip Smith, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- OLN275
- Title
- Dead Fingers Talk
- Author
- Burroughs, William (author); Opal Louis Nations (association copy)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- London: John Calder in Association with Olympia Press
- Date Published
- 1963
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- William S. Burroughs Dead Fingers Talk London John Calder in Association with Olympia Press 1963 Sixties Cut Up Beat Generation Counterculture Experimental Writing Literature Drug Culture Naked Lunch Opal Louis Nations Strange Faeces
- Bookseller catalogs
- Beat Generation;
Terms of Sale
Philip Smith, Bookseller
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About the Seller
Philip Smith, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Berkeley, California
About Philip Smith, Bookseller
We specialize in rare and unusual items in Metaphysics and Spirituality, Literature, Art, Cinema, Social Movements, Octavo Editions, and interdisciplinary areas.
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- Good+
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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