James Cummins Bookseller is happy to present a list of items related to the Beat Generation, one of American Literature's most vital expressions. There is a large group of books by William S. Burroughs, many of them inscribed to Robert A. Wilson, the owner of the Phoenix Book Shop in the Greenwich Village, a sanctuary for poets and books of poetry. Other highlights include photographic portraits, an archive related to Ginsberg's musical album, First Blues, characteristically intimate Kerouac letters, and nice copies of Beat Generation landmarks like On the Road, Junkie, Howl, The Naked Lunch, and Kaddish.
Download PDF of American Literature - William S. Burroughs & the Beats
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[Paris]: Two Cities Editions, [1960]. First edition, one of 1000 copies. The Cut-Up Technique. 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..... Read More Item Details for Minutes to Go Add to Wish List
Item #319855
Price: $300
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
Item #260952
Price: $450
Santa Barbara, Calif: Bradford Morrow, 1979. No. 17 of 150 numbered copies in boards (total edition of 500). Inscribed beneath the colophon “for Robert A. Wilson | William S. Burroughs”. Read More Item Details for Doctor Benway. A Passage from The Naked Lunch. With a New Introduction by the Author Add to Wish List
Item #260953
Price: $250
New York: Viking, 1989. First edition. Signed on title-page. Read More Item Details for Interzone Add to Wish List
Item #260534
Price: $3,500
New York: Grove Press, [1962]. First American edition. Inscribed on the title-page, "For Bob Wilson all the best at Thanksgiving William S. Burroughs Nov 23, 1974." Read More Item Details for Naked Lunch Add to Wish List
Item #260566
Price: $500
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, [1984]. First edition, no. 39 of 300 copies signed and numbered by the author. One of 300 Signed and Numbered. Read More Item Details for The Place of Dead Roads Add to Wish List
Item #261039
Price: $300
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
Item #261005
Price: $2,000
New York: Grove Press Outrider, [1980]. First edition. Signed by Burroughs & Ginsberg. 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..... 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
Item #320207
Price: $2,000
New York: Grove Press, [1967]. First American edition, revised and expanded from the Olympia Press edition. Inscribed. Inscribed on the title page: “for Bob Wilson | William S. Burroughs”. Read More Item Details for The Ticket that Exploded Add to Wish List
Item #260637
Price: $1,250
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
Item #260638
Price: $3,000
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
Item #51641
Price: $400
New York/St. Louis/Amsterdam: Lococo • Mulder, 1991. First edition. Read More Item Details for The Seven Deadly Sins Add to Wish List
Item #300959
Price: $2,500
New York: The Brownstone Press, 1965. First edition, copy 99 of 100 copies printed. Diane Di Prima's first book of poetry (This Kind of Bird Flies Backward) was published by Totem Press in 1958 and she has published nearly four dozen books since then. She is considered a bridge figure..... Read More Item Details for Combination Theatre Poem & Birthday Poem for Ten People Add to Wish List
Item #264890
Price: $11,000
New York: Grove Press, Inc, 1959. First American edition. "In The Americans Frank has given us a vision of the United States that is as true or untrue as we care to make it. What is certain is that it changed the face of photography in the documentary mode …..... Read More Item Details for The Americans Add to Wish List
Item #302903
Price: $30,000
V.p., chiefly New York and Boulder, CO: ca. 1971-1986. A collection of autograph, printed, and audio material concerning the production of the 1983 John Hammond Records release of Allen Ginsberg's rock 'n roll album, First Blues. The collection was assembled by Hank O'Neal — photographer, author, record producer, and Executive..... Read More Item Details for Collection of material related to the recording and marketing of First Blues (John Hammond Records, 1983) Add to Wish List
Item #303185
Price: $800
New York: The Viking Press, 1957. First edition. The Beat Classic. Read More Item Details for On the Road Add to Wish List
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