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_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1909 | Geneva: Editions Claude Givaudan, 1979. First. Signed by Burroughs, number 27 of 30. Plate on inside back cover reads: "This first edition, printed in Xerox copies by Claudia Katayanagi and Patrick R. Firbo, Great White Way Kinetics, New-York, in January 1979, has been printed at 30 numbered copies." and "Copyright Editions Claude Givaudan 3, Rue de Soleil Levant, Geneva". Schottlaender A44. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1911 | San Francisco: Search & Destroy, 1978. Contains "Some Last Words with Hombre Invisible." Signed by Burroughs, inscribed "William Burroughs for Burt Bretton." Some yellowing. Schottlaender C455. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1913 | New York: Derbibooks, Inc., 1975. First. Schottlaender G26a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1915 | New York: Pequod Press, 1982. First. Signed by Burroughs, numbered 102 of 500. Schottlaender A52a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1917 | London: Aloes Books, 1975. First. Schottlaender A32. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1919 | San Francisco: Beach Books, Texts and Documents, 1967. First. Schottlaender A17a, Maynard & Miles A13a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1921 | San Francisco: Beach Books, Texts and Documents, 1967. First (variant). Some creasing in lower left hand corner and close to spine. Schottlaender A17a, Maynard & Miles A13a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1923 | San Francisco: Beach Books, Texts and Documents, 1967. Second. Slight evidence of price sticker removal on front wrapper. Schottlaender A17b, Maynard & Miles A13b. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1925 | Lawrence, KS: Howling Dog Press, 1989-04. Contains 4 selections from "Interzone". With insert reproduction of "Twilight's Last Gleaming" painting by Burroughs. In plastic bag with metallic wrappers. Schottlaender C603. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1927 | New York: The Red Ozier Press, 1981. First. Signed by Burroughs and illustrator Howard Buchwald, number 121 of 160. Beautifully bound, without dust jacket as issued. Schottlaender A50. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1929 | Munich, DE: Prestel Verlag, 2014. First. Edited by Patricia Allmer and John Sears. Produced for an exhibition of Burroughs' photographic work in 2014 at The Photographers' Gallery in London. Schottlaender B30. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1931 | n.p., 1962. Schottlaender G89, Maynard & Miles F5. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1933 | London: John Calder, 1985. First. Per the London bookseller Any Amount of Books: "From the working library of novelist Angela Carter (1940 - 1992) with her posthumous bookplate. This small, attractive bookplate reads 'From the Library of Angela Carter' and was designed by Sebastian Carter of the Rampant Lions Press and was authorised by the executors of her estate, from whom we bought the major part of her considerable collection. Fine in fine dust wrapper." Schottlaender A58a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1935 | New York: Seaver Books, 1986. First American. Signed by Burroughs. Dust jacket worn on edges. Schottlaender A58b. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1937 | New York: Seaver Books, 1986. First American. Dust jacket worn on edges. Schottlaender A58b. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1939 | New York: Giorno Poetry Systems, 1999. Contains booklet. Schottlaender E3. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1941 | Ingatestone, Essex, UK: OU Henri Chopin, 1973. First. The publisher's archive for The Book of Breething. Set in a four-ring binder, it contains: 1) the typescript of the book, with corrections in Burroughs' hand; 2) the contract between Burroughs, Verbrugghen and the publisher, Henri Chopin (in French), signed by Burroughs; 3) signed correspondence from Burroughs to Verbrugghen about the contract and completion of the book; 4) typescripts of French and Dutch translations of the text, by Jean Chopin and Verbrugghen, respectively; 5) a manuscript of the French translation by Jean Chopin; and 6) some of the original drawings by the artist, Bob Gale, being that on the cover and on pages 20, 22 and 28 of the first edition. Schottlaender A31a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1943 | Ingatestone, Essex, UK: OU Henri Chopin, 1974. First. Signed by Burroughs. One of 350, unnumbered, in wrappers. Some fading of print on front cover. Schottlaender A31a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1945 | Berkeley: Blue Wind Press, 1975. First American. Signed by Burroughs. Schottlaender A31b. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1947 | Berkeley: Blue Wind Press, 1975. Simultaneous wraps issue of first American edition. Schottlaender A31b. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1949 | Berkeley: Blue Wind Press, 1975. First American edition. Schottlaender A31b. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1951 | Berkeley, CA: Blue Wind Press, 1980. Second American, trade edition. Without dust jacket as issued. Schottlaender A31c. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1953 | Berkeley, CA: Blue Wind Press, 1980. Second American. Signed by Burroughs, numbered 46 of 175. Without dust jacket as issued. Schottlaender A31c. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1955 | San Francisco: Nova Broadcast Press, 1970. Schottlaender G94, Maynard & Miles B55a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1957 | San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1984. First in wrappers. Schottlaender A54. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1959 | San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1984. First. Schottlaender A54. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1961 | New York: The Grenfell Press, 1986. First. Signed by Burroughs and Brion Gysin, who illustrated the book. Number 18 of 115, hand bound and hand printed on antique paper, with in rice paper wraps. With publisher's pre-publication advertisement. Schottlaender A60a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1963 | New York: The Grenfell Press, 1986. First. Signed by Burroughs and Gysin, number XVI of 18 copies bound in vellum with Gysin drawing in gold on the front cover. In custom made box. Schottlaender A60a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1965 | New York: Viking Penguin, 1992. Second. Without dust jacket, as issued. Schottlaender A60b. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1967 | New York: Viking Penguin, 1992. Second. Without dust jacket, as issued. Schottlaender A60b. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1969 | n.p., 1977-12-21. Schottlaender C421. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1971 | Flint, MI: Fenian Head Centre Press, 1964. First. Per Brewer's Books: "This is one of the separately issued copies with no fold creases. Newsprint very tanned penciled price in upper right hand corner as it was sold in some bookstores in the '60's for ten cents each. ... No copyright at lower edge which according to Maynard and Miles (C124c) means it is a 'later state' ..." Schottlaender A9, Maynard & Miles C124c. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1973 | San Francisco: The Nova Broadcast Press, 1969. First. Schottlaender A21, Maynard & Miles A14a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1975 | San Francisco: The Nova Broadcast Press, 1969. First. Signed by Burroughs. Schottlaender A21, Maynard & Miles A14a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1977 | San Francisco: The Auerhahn Press, 1960. First. Yellowing on edges. Schottlaender A3a, Maynard & Miles A4a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1979 | San Francisco: The Auerhahn Press, 1960. First. Little yellowing. Schottlaender A3a, Maynard & Miles A4a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1981 | London: The Final Academy, 1982. First. Compiled by Roger Ely. Schottlaender G22. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1983 | n.p., 1961. Schottlaender C24, Maynard & Miles C31 and C32. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1985 | Bonn: Expanded Media Editions, 1984. First. Schottlaender A55a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1987 | Bonn: Expanded Media Editions, 1988. First. Second printing. Schottlaender A55a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1989 | London: Project Sigma, 1966. First edition thus. 11 3/8" x 17", offset-printed on recto only. Schottlaender C146. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb199 | Staplebound pamphlet. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1991 | New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1970. First. Schottlaender H9b, Maynard & Miles A16a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1993 | New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1970. First. Signed by Burroughs, inscribed "To Mike”. Schottlaender H9b, Maynard & Miles A16a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1995 | New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1970. First. Uncorrected proof. Comb-bound in slightly soiled faded orange wrappers. Schottlaender H9b, Maynard & Miles A16a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1997 | London: Jonathan Cape, 1970. First English. Personal copy of Allen Ginsberg, signed by Ginsberg and Burroughs. Inscribed by Burroughs on title page "For Allen a co worker of many years with respect for his achievements in the cause of freedom William Burroughs 1980". Ownership signature of Ginsberg on obverse of leaf before title page, with notation at bottom "Signed June 12, 1980 by WSB." Publisher's slip ("with compliments from Tom Maschler Jonathan Cape Ltd. 30 Bedford Square London SW1") and postcard (with picture of Ginsberg and Peter Orlovsky copyright Elsa Dorfman and the Witkin Gallery) laid in. Schottlaender H9c, Maynard & Miles A16b. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb1999 | London: Cape Goliard Press, 1970. First. Some yellowing to dust jacket. Schottlaender A22a, Maynard & Miles A17a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2 | Rotterdam, Netherlands: Sea Urchin Editions: 2020. Moloko Print 078. Bilingual edition in English and German. First. Softbound. Thomas Antonic, author. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb20 | London: Lovebooks Limited, 1965. Per Brian Cassidy: "Small narrow 4to. Printed French-fold wraps. [24]pp. VG+ with some rubbing, soil to wrappers. One of 500 numbered copies, this #99. INSCRIBED to title page: "For Philip Kaplan / all the best / William S. Burroughs." Issued as a companion to Lee Harwood's magazone TZARAD (Maynard & Miles B16). Includes Burroughs' "Who Is the Walks beside You Written 3rd?" Other contributors: Miles, Lee Harwood, and John Hopkins." |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2001 | London: Cape Goliard Press, 1970. First. Signed and numbered by Burroughs, 13 of 100. With tissue wraps as issued. Schottlaender A22a, Maynard & Miles A17a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2003 | New York: Viking Press, Inc., 1975. First American. Schottlaender A22b. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2005 | New York: Viking Penguin, Inc., 1993. First. Proof copy, with publisher's letter to reviewers laid in. Schottlaender H11a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2007 | New York: Viking Penguin, Inc., 1993. First trade edition. Schottlaender H11a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2009 | College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2006. First. In wrappers. Schottlaender H26. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2011 | n.p., 1965-01-30. Schottlaender C107, Maynard & Miles C103. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2013 | n.p., 1965-03-15. Schottlaender C108, Maynard & Miles C110. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2015 | Paris: The Olympia Press, 1959. First. Signed by Burroughs. With slight chipping and tearing on dust jacket spine. Schottlaender A2a, Maynard & Miles A2a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2017 | London: John Calder, 1964. First English. Schottlaender A2d, Maynard & Miles A2c. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2019 | London: John Calder, 1964. First English. An advance copy in the form of unbound signatures, uncut. Fingermarks, slightly soiled. Schottlaender A2d, Maynard & Miles A2c. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2021 | London: John Calder, 1982. Softbound. Review copy, with publisher's note to reviewers laid in. Schottlaender A2i. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2023 | New York: Entermedia, 1978. First. Inscribed by James Grauerholz 'For Brad Morrow "You shoulda been there!" James Grauerholz'. Schottlaender G62. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2025 | n.p., 1961. Schottlaender C33, Maynard & Miles C35. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2027 | New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1984. First. Signed and numbered by Burroughs, 176 of 300. In slip case without dust jacket as issued. Schottlaender A56a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2029 | New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1984. First. Schottlaender A56a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2031 | Portland, OR: Tim Kerr Records, 1992. First on vinyl. Schottlaender E22. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2033 | Portland, OR: Tim Kerr Records, 1992. First on CD. Schottlaender E22. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2035 | New York: The City Moon, 1976. First. Signed and lettered by Burroughs, I (or possibly L?) of 26. As issued in brown paper envelope with cutaway section exposing red-on-white image of Burroughs, on front wrapper, with Burroughs' lettering for title on front wrapper. Schottlaender A35. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2037 | New York: The City Moon, 1976. First. Signed by Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg. Slightly soiled. Schottlaender A35. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2039 | New York/St. Louis: Lococo/Mulder, 1991. First. Signed and numbered by Burroughs, 43 of 150. Leather bound, with shotgun pellet-perforated wood piece mounted on front cover. With shipping carton. Schottlaender B18a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2041 | Paris: The Olympia Press, 1961. First. Schottlaender A5a, Maynard & Miles A5a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2043 | New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1966. First American. Schottlaender A5b, Maynard & Miles A5b. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2045 | New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1967. First American paperback. Owner's signature, some yellowing. Schottlaender A5c, Maynard & Miles A5c. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2047 | London: Calder & Boyars, 1968. First British. Inscribed by Burroughs to his agent Michael Henshaw "For Michael Henshaw with friendship and best wishes William S. Burroughs." Schottlaender A5d, Maynard & Miles A5d. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2049 | London: Corgi Books, 1970. First edition thus. Schottlaender A5e, Maynard & Miles A5f. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2051 | New York: The Viking Press, Inc., 1978. First American. Schottlaender A36b. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2053 | New York: The Viking Press, Inc., 1978. First American. Schottlaender A36b. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2055 | Geneva: Images Nuit Blanche, 1978. First. A triptych of photographs made by Francois Legarde, with a photo of Burroughs on the right panel, Brion Gysin on the left, and a superimposed image of the two in the center. With folded insert, signed by Burroughs, Gysin and Legarde, number 17 of 35. In orange cardboard mounting. Schottlaender G46. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2057 | Paris: The Olympia Press, 1962. First. Schottlaender A6a, Maynard & Miles A6a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2059 | Paris: The Olympia Press, 1962. First. Signed by Burroughs, inscribed "For Ralph", without dust jacket. Schottlaender A6a, Maynard & Miles A6a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2061 | Paris: The Olympia Press, 1962. First. Signed by Burroughs. With slight yellowing on dust jacket. Schottlaender A6a, Maynard & Miles A6a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2063 | New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1967. First American. Dust jacket slightly torn vertically on back. Schottlaender A6b, Maynard & Miles A6b. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2065 | New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1967. First American. Signed by Burroughs. Dust jacket slightly yellowed. Schottlaender A6b, Maynard & Miles A6b. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2067 | New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1968. Second printing. Inscribed by Burroughs on title page “For Richard Aaron William S. Burroughs." Per Ken Lopez, at one time this was in the collection of Robert and Donna Jackson: "Jackson, a book collector long before he purchased Burroughs' papers, also acquired a number of other copies of Burroughs titles, including ... another group inscribed to Richard Aaron, the bookseller who had helped facilitate the sale of the [Vaduz] archive." Schottlaender A6c, Maynard & Miles A6c. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2069 | London: Calder & Boyars, 1968. First English. Signed by Burroughs, inscribed "For Brad". I obtained this item from Red Stodolsky of Baroque Books in Hollywood in the late Eighties; I remember Red smiling gnomically when he handed it to me, as if he'd arranged to get it inscribed for me, but I have no real proof that that was the case. Slight tear and rubbing on spine of dust jacket. Schottlaender A6d, Maynard & Miles A6d. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2071 | New York: The Center for the Humanities, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, 2015. First. Alex Wermer-Colan, ed. (Lost and Found: The CUNY Poetics Document Initiative; Ser. 5, No. 2) Staplebound. Schottlaender A82. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2073 | New York: Viking Penguin, Inc., 1987. First. Schottlaender A62a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2075 | New York: Viking Penguin, Inc., 1987. First. Signed by Burroughs. Schottlaender A62a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2077 | New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1971. First. Signed by Burroughs. Schottlaender A26a, Maynard & Miles A20a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2079 | London: Calder and Boyars, 1972. First English. Slightly soiled dust jacket. Schottlaender A20b, Maynard & Miles A20b. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2081 | New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1972. First American paperback. Signed by Burroughs. Schottlaender A26c, Maynard & Miles A20d. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2083 | London: Corgi Books, 1973. Softbound. Schottlaender A26d, Maynard & Miles A20e. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2085 | San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1963. First. Schottlaender A8a, Maynard & Miles A8a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2087 | San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1978. Eighth printing. Schottlaender A8b. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2089 | San Francisco: City Lights Books, 2006. Second printing. Schottlaender A8e. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2091 | New York: Grove Press. Inc., 1980. First edition in wrappers. The Evergreen imprint version of this collection. Schottlaender A46a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2093 | New York: "C" Press, 1965. First. Number 91 of 100, signed by Burroughs and Gysin. Some wear on spine. Schottlaender A15a, Maynard & Miles A11a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2095 | New York: "C" Press, 1965. First. Signed by Burroughs and Brion Gysin, who contributed four drawings. Number 22 of 100, some yellowing and wear on spine. Schottlaender A15a, Maynard & Miles A11a. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2097 | Sussex, England: Urgency Press Rip-Off, 1972. The piracy of the "C" Press edition. Schottlaender A15b, Maynard & Miles A11b. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2099 | Sussex, England: Urgency Press Rip-Off, 1972. The piracy of the "C" Press edition. Some yellowing at top and bottom. Schottlaender A15b, Maynard & Miles A11b. |
_:n960e54a51a2f4d7d9ded015bfd1444ddb2101 | Cherry Valley, NY: Cherry Valley Editions, 1989. First. In wrappers. Schottlaender A65. |
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