London, England: Sixpack / Pierre Joris, 1974. First Printing. Softcover. Signed by decorated Essayist, Educator, Poet and Translator Clayton Eshleman. Offered here are two contiguous issues of Pierre Joris' "Sixpack" magazine of London, England, featuring work from a host of familiar names known to many readers of mid-century American literature. Issue six contains contributions from Ted Berrigan, William S. Burroughs, Clayton Eshleman, Allen Ginsberg, John Giorno, Jackson Mac Low, Eric... More about Sixpack 6 w/Sixpack 7/8

Paris, France: Christian Bourgois Editeur, 1980. First French Edition. Softcover, signature bound. This is the first French edition of Eric Mottram's William Burroughs: The Algebra of Need. First published in the UK in 1977, it is one of the earliest comprehensive critical studies of the work of WSB. Text in French. In very fine condition, with very minor creases & wear to glossy black covers & spine, slight loosening of... More about W. S. Burroughs, L'Algebre du Besoin

Elmwood Park, IL: John O'Brien, 1981. First Printing. Softcover. This second-ever issue of the venerable literary journal chiefly edited & published by John O'Brien is sub-titled the "Paul Metcalf / Hubert Selby, Jr. Number" & features interviews, essays & various appreciations of these two most important, daring writers. Paul Metcalf (1917-1999) was an acclaimed poet & prose writer with a most distinguished American literary pedigree- he was the great-grandson of... More about The Review of Contemporary Fiction, Vol. 1, No. 2, Summer 1981