William Burroughs: Painting [Inscribed to Bernard Stone]

Amsterdam and London: Suzanne Biederberg Gallery / The October Gallery, 1988. First Edition. Slim octavo (20.5cm); original printed card wrappers; [24]pp, with color illustrations reproducing 16 paintings by Burroughs. Inscribed by the author to legendary English bookseller Bernard Stone, owner of The Turret Bookshop: "For Bernard Stone / James W. Grauerholz." Light wear to extremities, a few tiny spots to left edge of front cover; Near Fine. Catalog for a two gallery show of Burroughs paintings, with a lengthy essay by Grauerholz ("On Burroughs' Art"). Stone's Turret Bookshop was a hub for literary life in London, drawing many counterculture and Beat generation figures, including Burroughs. 89308.

Price: $125.00

Go Back