William S. Burroughs was an American short story writer, essayist, painter, spoken word performer, and novelist. He was a prominent postmodernist author and wrote 18 novels and novellas, 6 collections of short stories, and 4 collections of essays. His most notable works include: Junkie, Queer, The Yage Letters, Naked Lunch, The World Hoard, The Soft Machine, Nova Express, The Ticket That Exploded, The Wild Boys, Cities of the Red Night, The Place of Dead Roads, and The Western Lands.
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Paris: The Traveller's Companion Series published by the Olympia Press, [1959]. First edition, with first issue point of green border on title page, but with "Francs: 1500" crossed out and "New Price NF 18" added on back cover. Read More Item Details for The Naked Lunch Add to Wish List
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New York: Grove Press Outrider, [1980]. First edition. INSCRIBED on the title page “For Robert A. Wilson with all best wishes and friendship William S. Burroughs September 15th, 1985” and also SIGNED by Allen Ginsberg. Robert A. Wilson was proprietor of the legendary Phoenix Book Shop in New York City..... Read More Item Details for The Soft Machine. Nova Express. The Wild Boys. Three Novels … With an Epilogue by Allen Ginsberg: An interview with William Burroughs Add to Wish List
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[Paris]: Two Cities Editions, [1960]. First edition, one of 1000 copies. Poetry and cut-ups by William S. Burroughs, Brion Gysin, Sinclair Beiles, and Gregory Corso. A landmark of late twentieth century literary innovation. Burroughs' third book, inscribed by him on the title page, “For Bob Wilson, William Burroughs” and also..... Read More Item Details for Minutes to Go Add to Wish List
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New York/St. Louis/Amsterdam: Lococo • Mulder, 1991. First edition. Read More Item Details for The Seven Deadly Sins Add to Wish List
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New York: Strawberry Hill Publishing, [1975]. First edition. Inscribed by Burroughs on the title-page. Read More Item Details for Sidetripping Add to Wish List
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Santa Barbara, Calif: Bradford Morrow, 1979. No. 307 of 324 numbered copies in wrapper (total edition of 500). Inscribed “for Robert A. Wilson and the Phoenix Book Shop with all best wishes | William S. Burroughs | Sept. 15, 1985”. Read More Item Details for Doctor Benway. A Passage from The Naked Lunch. With a New Introduction by the Author Add to Wish List
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Ingatestone, Essex: Published by OU, Henri Chopn, [1974]. First edition, one of 350 numbered copies (total edtion of 400), this copy out of series and unnumbered. Inscribed on the title page, “For Robert A. Wilson with friendship and all best wishes William S. Burroughs”. Read More Item Details for The Book of Breething Add to Wish List
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London: Calder and Boyars, [1968]. First British edition. Signed by Burroughs on the title-page. Read More Item Details for The Ticket That Exploded Add to Wish List
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New York: Grove Press, [1967]. First American edition, revised and expanded from the Olympia Press edition. Inscribed on the title page: “for Bob Wilson | William S. Burroughs”. Read More Item Details for The Ticket that Exploded Add to Wish List
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New York: Viking, 1989. First edition. Signed on title-page. Read More Item Details for Interzone Add to Wish List
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New York: Grove Press, [1962]. Read More Item Details for Naked Lunch Add to Wish List
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Berkeley, [California]: Blue Wind Press, 1980. Second edition, Number 40 of 175 signed copies. Read More Item Details for The Book of Breething Add to Wish List
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[Cherry Valley, NY]: Cherry Valley Editions, 1989. First edition, no. 8 of 100 copies, SIGNED by the author on the title-page. Read More Item Details for Tornado Alley Add to Wish List
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San Francisco: The Nova Broadcast Press, 1969. Nova Broadcast 5. INSCRIBED on the title page, “for Bob Wilson William S. Burroughs”. Read More Item Details for The Dead Star Add to Wish List
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New York: Viking Press, [1978]. First edition, PROOF COPY. The celebrated work by Burroughs and Gysin on the principles and practice of the cut-up technique, collage applied to literature. INSCRIBED on the title-page to Robert A. Wilson, proprietor of the Phoenix Book Shop in New York: “for Bob Wilson with..... Read More Item Details for The Third Mind Add to Wish List
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London: 1966. Novelist and sometime expatriate William Burroughs writes his editor Dick Seaver from Earls Court concerning his travel plans and money matters (transcribed in full): July 25 1966 Hotel Rushmore 11 Trebovir Road London S.W. 5 Dear Dick Seaver, Received money for June thank you. I will be staying..... Read More Item Details for Autograph Letter, signed (“William Burroughs”), to his editor Dick Seaver Add to Wish List
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