BURROUGHS, William S.

Naked Lunch [Inscribed]

New York: Grove Press, Inc., [1962]. First American Edition. First Printing, one of 3,500 copies. Octavo (20.75cm); black paper-covered boards and black cloth backstrip, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; black topstain; dustjacket; xvi,255,[1]pp. Inscribed by the author on the title page: "For J. Ed Kabak / William S. Burroughs / 12/14/87." Contemporary owner's ink name to front and rear endpapers, some faint finger-soil to covers, though clean internally; Very Good+. Dustjacket unclipped (priced $6.00), with no zip code in the publisher's address on the lower rear panel; gently spine-sunned and lightly shelfworn, with a few tiny nicks and tears, light dust-soil and foxing, and a small, faint splash mark to lower front flap fold; Very Good+.

A Beat Generation cornerstone, centered around the routines of opioid addict William Lee as he travels through the Interzone. Basis for David Cronenberg's bizarre 1991 film starring Peter Weller. MAYNARD & MILES A2.b; YOUNG 361.

Price: $1,250.00

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