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Description: Collection of works by Burroughs, comprising:

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Junkie. Confessions of an Unredeemed Drug Addict. New York: Ace Books, 1953, first edition of the author's first book, signed by the author on first page, published under alias "William Lee", original wrappers, bound dos a dos with Maurice Helbrant's Narcotic Agent, browning, two small red ink-stains to covers affecting first and last few leaves, slight wear to covers; Minutes to Go. Paris: Two Cities Editions, 1960, first edition, signed by burroughs and his fellow contributor brion gysin on title-page, the other contributors being Sinclair Beiles and Gregory Corso, original wrappers, some discoloration to edges of wrappers; The Naked Lunch. New York: Grove Press, [1962], first American edition, original cloth-backed boards; Dead Fingers Talk. John Calder, 1963, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket; The Naked Lunch. John Calder, 1964, first english edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, slight dust-staining and fraying to jacket with two tape repairs to spine; Roosevelt After Inauguration. New York: Fuck You Press, 1964, 12mo, first edition, mimeographed and stapled pamphlet, covers by Allen Ginsberg; Nova Express. New York: Grove Press, 1964, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket; Entretiens avec William Burroughs [interviews by Daniel Odier]. Paris: Editions Pierre Belfond, 1969, first edition, signed by burroughs, original wrappers, covers slightly creased; The Ticket That Exploded. New York: Grove Press, 1967, first American edition, signed by the author on title-page, original cloth, dust-jacket; Le Ticket Qui Explosa. [Paris:] Christian Bourgois, 1969, first edition in French, one of 5 copies hors commerce, signed by the author on title-page, translated by Mary Beach, original wrappers, unopened, spine faded; The Last Words of Dutch Schultz. Cape Goliard Press, 1970, first edition, number 58 of 100 copies numbered and signed by the author, original cloth, glassine wrapper; The Wild Boys. A Book of the Dead. New York: Grove Press, 1971, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, jacket price-clipped, slightly frayed at head of spine; Electronic Revolution. Cambridge: Blackmoor Head Press, 1971, 4to, first edition, one of 450 copies on offset paper, original wrappers designed by Brion Gysin, some browning to wrappers; Die elektronische Revolution. Göttingen: Expanded Media Editions, 1972, 16mo, first edition in German, number 97 of 100 copies signed by the author, frontispiece photograph, original wrappers, frontispiece loose; Port of Saints. Covent Garden Press, 1973, 4to, first edition, number 63 of 100 copies with slipcase numbered and signed by the author, original boards, dust-jacket, slipcase; Les Garçons Sauvages. Paris: Christian Bourgois, 1973, first edition in French, presentation copy inscribed by the author on half-title ("For Peachie all the | best from the savage | boys | William Burroughs"), original wrappers; Port of Saints. Berkeley, California: Blue Wind Press, 1980, first American edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author ("For Thomas | William S. Burroughs | June 1, 1981"), original wrappers; The Adding Machine. Collected Essays. John Calder, 1985, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket; all 8vo except where stated (18)

[together with:] approximately 30 others, chiefly paperbacks, and including five Olympia Press titles without dust-jackets; four issues of Arcade (nos. 1-4); galley proofs for The Third Mind; and a copy of Maynard and Miles' bibliography (1978)