Naked Lunch
by Burroughs, William S
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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Naked Lunch
by Burroughs, William S.
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Very Good+
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- First Edition Later Printing 4th Printing
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- 1959
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- Hardcover
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£93.48
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grove Press, 1959. First Edition Later Printing 4th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Published in 1959 to much outrage, but deemed "a masterpiece. A cry from hell, a brutal, terrifying, & savagely funny book that swings between uncontrolled hallucination & fierce, exact satire." This is the Fourth Printing of that First Edition from… Read more about this item Item Price
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Naked Lunch
by Burroughs, William S.
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Printing
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- 1958
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- Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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£650.32
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New York: Grove Press, Inc. , 1958. First American Edition, First Printing stated at copyright page, First Issue dust jacket with no zip code rear panel and correct price front flap, Near Fine, tiny bump top corner front board, in Near Fine dust jacket, small rubs top corner front flap and top edge of spine. A Beat high spot,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Naked Lunch
by BURROUGHS, William S.
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- Used - Near Fine
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- 1965
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- Softcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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£4,064.50
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Paris: Olympia Press, 1965. Softcover. Near Fine. Reprint (originally published in 1959). Printed green wrappers. Modest edgewear, slight tear at base of the spine, very good or better, without dustwrapper. Inscribed by Burroughs to poet and publisher Charles Plymell: "for Codeine Charlie, All the best medications. William S. Burroughs RX."
[With]: the program for the Memorial Service… Read more about this item Item Price
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Naked Lunch. [Deluxe 50th Anniversary Edition]
by Burroughs, William S.
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition, First Printing
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- 2009
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- Hardcover
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- 9780802119261
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New York, New York, USA
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£36.58
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New York: Grove Press, 2009. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. vii, 299 pp.; 22cm. Hardcover in slipcase. Book Condition: light toning to spine, else fine. Slipcase Condition: Near fine with the lightest of wear to extremities. A sharp copy. Featuring the restored text edited by James Grauerholz and Barry Miles, and first published by Grove… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Naked Lunch
by BURROUGHS, William S.
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- Used - Near Fine
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- No Jacket
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- (1965)
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- Softcover
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Hadley, Massachusetts, USA
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£1,219.35
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Paris: Olympia. (1965). Third printing of the original edition of his second book, one of the all-time great drug novels and a high spot of Beat and postwar American literature. Inscribed by the author to Bob Jackson in 1984. The price stamp on the rear cover has been partially removed. Rubbing to the spine and joints; near fine in wrappers… Read more about this item Item Price
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Naked Lunch
by BURROUGHS, William S.
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- Used - Fine
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- Near Fine
- Published
- 1964
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- Hardcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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£1,625.80
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London: John Calder in association with Olympia Press, 1964. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First English edition. Octavo. About fine in near fine dust jacket with a little tanning and and slight creasing on spine and with few tiny edge tears. One of 4000 copies of the UK edition. Signed by Burroughs on the title page, beneath his printed name,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Naked Lunch
by Burroughs, William S.
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
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- 1959
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- Paperback
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New York, New York, USA
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£2,438.70
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Paris: The Olympia Press, 1959 First edition, first issue, with original price listed as "Francs 1.500" to rear wrapper (later issues have "18NF" price sticker). Original publisher's stiff green wrappers; original black, white, purple, and yellow pictorial dust jacket designed by Burroughs. Near fine book with light soiling and spotting to text block edges, a hint of fading to top… Read more about this item Item Price
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NAKED LUNCH
by Burroughs, William S.
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- Used
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- First American and First Hardback Edition
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- 1959 [1962]
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- Hardcover
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Rockville, Maryland, USA
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£203.22
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New York: Grove Press, 1959 [1962]. First American and First Hardback Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 255 pages; VG-/G-; spine yellow and black with red lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$6.00'; dust jacket with front flap detached, chipping to all extremities, some shelfwear, light foxing to interior of spine; top edge of text block black; ink… Read more about this item Item Price
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NAKED LUNCH - WITH THE WRAPAROUND BAND & PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL PROSPECTUS
by Burroughs, William S.
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- First American Edition
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- 1962
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Stephenson, Virginia, USA
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£2,276.12
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New York: Grove Press, Inc, 1962. First American Edition. A superior copy of this Beat Generation cornerstone, a series of interconnected vignettes centered around full-time drug addict William Lee and his travels from the United States, to Mexico, to Tangier and the dreamlike Interzone. Basis for David Cronenberg's bizarre 1991 film adaptation starring Peter Weller, Judy Davis, and Ian… Read more about this item Item Price
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Naked Lunch
by Burroughs, William S.
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1992
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- Paperback
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- 9780802132956
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Pullman, Washington, USA
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£5.65
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New York, New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1992. Paperback. Very Good. First Thus Evergreen release of Burroughs cut and paste counterculture classic. Interior appears clean except for one page with a couple notes. Some exterior wear to corners and spine, though remains tight. Packed and shipped with care. Item Price
£5.65
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NAKED LUNCH
by William S. Burroughs
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good plus
- Published
- 1959
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- Hardcover
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Chamblee, Georgia, USA
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£975.48
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US: Grove Press, 1959. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good plus. First Edition. First Printing. First State dust jacket. Signed by Burroughs on a pasted in bookplate on first free end paper. Pages are unmarked by previous owners, though end papers are very lightly soiled. Binding is tight. Spine has slight lean. Boards are clean, light rubbing, minor edgewear. Text… Read more about this item Item Price
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Naked Lunch.
by Burroughs, William S
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- 1962
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Palm Beach, Florida, USA
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£2,032.25
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New York: Grove Press, Inc, 1962. First American edition, first issue jacket with no zip code on rear panel and no roman numerals on lower spine near back panel of Burroughs' classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by William S. Burroughs on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Included… Read more about this item Item Price
£2,032.25
Naked Lunch
by BURROUGHS, William S.
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- Used - Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- (1959)[1962]
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- Hardcover
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Hadley, Massachusetts, USA
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£2,032.25
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(NY): Grove Press. (1959)[1962]. The first American edition of this classic novel of the Beat generation, which was not published in the U.S. until three years after its Paris publication, and until a legal challenge to its banning was successful. Such authors as Norman Mailer testified as to the literary value and accomplishment of Burroughs' work. Basis for the 1991… Read more about this item Item Price
£2,032.25
NAKED LUNCH
by Burroughs, William S.
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Published
- 1959
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780241284636
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- 1
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CROTON-ON-HUDSON, New York, USA
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£325.16
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New York: Grove Press, 1959. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Book condition is Very Good; with a Very Good- dust jacket. Edgewear to jacket, including a few chips and tears. A few weak smudges and a small stain to page edges. Text is clean and unmarked. True First Issue: jacket without zip code or roman numeral on rear panel… Read more about this item Item Price
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Naked Lunch
by Burroughs, William S.
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- Used
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- First American edition
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- 1962
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CHESTER, Connecticut, USA
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£1,422.57
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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Naked Lunch
by Burroughs, William S.
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 1992
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- Trade Paperback
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- 9780802132956
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Rock Island, Illinois, USA
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£11.38
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First Grove/Evergreen Edition. First Printing(1992). Fine, unread trade paperback. NOT a remainder. Safe shipping. 3-b 9780802132956 Item Price
£11.38
Naked Lunch
by BURROUGHS, William S.
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1966
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- Softcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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£365.80
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New York: Grove Press, 1966. Softcover. Very Good. First American paperback edition. Covers are unevenly dust soiled, with creases on both covers, else very good. Signed by William S. Burroughs on the titlepage. The first American paperback edition, with new material added about the 1965 Boston obscenity trial of the book, "Naked Lunch on Trial", concerning the Massachusetts… Read more about this item Item Price
£365.80
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Naked Lunch
by Burroughs, William S.
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1959
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- Hardcover
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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£447.09
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New York: The Grove Press, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition, first printing. Near Fine in a Very Good+ first issue dust jacket with publisher's price of $6.00, and without publisher's zip code on the rear panel. Light foxing to cloth on front cover, bumping to top corners, light foxing to edge of page block,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Naked Lunch
by William S Burroughs
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1959-01-01
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780241284636
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- 1
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Stamford, Connecticut, USA
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£203.22
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Grove Press, 1959-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 7x5x1. First printing first Grove edition in price intact ($6) shelf worn jacket small chips and tears. Ownership ink to flyleaf. No zip code to publisher's address rear panel of jacket Please email for photos. Item Price
£203.22
Naked Lunch
by Burroughs, William S.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1959
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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£52.84
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New York: Grove Press, 1959. 9th printing. A tight and unmarked copy. One corner gently bumped. Paper over boards, with quarter cloth binding. 255pp. Jacket is rubbed at spine ends, with mildly sunned spine panel, 6.00 price on front flap, roman numerals on back near spine. Now in a new mylar cover.. Hardcover. Very… Read more about this item Item Price
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