Bonn, Germany: Expanded Media Editions, E.M.E., 1993. First Edition Thus/ First German Edition; Third Printing. Softcover. A late prophetic statement by William S. Burroughs, our foremost Beat-&-Beyond figure of literary & cultural influence. Transcript of "Speech delivered 1980 at the occasion of the Institute of Ecotechnics' "1980 Planet Earth Conference" in Aix-en-Provence" as noted after title page. With complete texts in English & German, next to & reversed from each..... More

Czech Republic: Votobia, 1995. First Czech Edition. Hardcover. Beautifully produced Czech language translation of William S. Burroughs' late work, Ghost of Chance. In very fine condition with only very slight wear to dj covers & corner-edges of boards. A most unique WSB rarity. Very Fine. More

Prague, Czech Republic: Volvox Globator, 1998. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. My Education: A Book of Dreams was the second-to-last book-length work published during the lifetime of William S. Burroughs (followed that same year, 1995, with the first trade edition of Ghost of Chance). This record of WSB's late dream recollections is of very special significance to this writer- It was one of the books, newly published at the time, which..... More

Milan, Italy: Adelphi Edizione, 2009. First Italian Edition Thus. Softcover. This Italian translation of The Ticket That Exploded is the first edition issued by this publisher, & is therefore a First Edition Thus. Originally released in 1962 by the legendary Olympia Press in Paris, & with many subsequent editions in the U.S., U.K. & elsewhere, TTTE is a cut-up novel from the period following the breakthrough of Naked Lunch, where..... More

Ann Arbor, MI: OtherWind Press, n/d. Limited First Printing. Single Sheet. Hand-numbered & signed by translator Pierre Joris. A broadside with a poem by Paul Celan (1920-1970), the German-language Jewish poet & holocaust survivor. Text in German on left column, & in English translated by Pierre Joris on right column. Printed in a limited edition of 120 copies, hand-numbered & signed by Joris, by the OtherWind Press of our hometown..... More

Montreal, Quebec, Canada: L'oie de Cravan, 2011. Limited First Edition. Softcover. Inscribed & signed by Byron Coley to Charles Plymell. A bi-lingual compilation of early letters & musical review writings by Byron Coley, the pioneering American critic featured in Forced Exposure, New York Rocker & other independent magazines that chronicled cutting-edge rock in its heyday. The letters are to his friend Angela Jaeger, & are like diary entries of his..... More

Barcelona, Spain: Ediciones La Cupula, 2008. First Edition. Soft Cover. Published as Volume 16 in the publisher's "Obras Completas" series (not the same stories as Fantagraphics series) - This volume features Pete The Plumber, Stinko The Clown, "Lap of Luxury," The Hipman, and more. 82 pages. Text is in Spanish. Large softcover format (8-1/2" x 11"). Hand-signed by R. Crumb and with year (2008) on title page. As New. More

County Cork, Ireland: Innti, 1996. First Printing. Softcover. Inscribed & signed by Michael Davitt to Thomas Rain Crowe. The fifteenth number of the Gaelic-language poetry journal founded, edited & with contributions by Michael Davitt (1950-2005), considered to be among the finest & most influential modern Irish poets. With contributions by many Irish poets including Davitt & Gabriel Rosenstock. With many artful photographs throughout. All text in the Gaelic- Original Irish..... More

Paris, France: La Cinquieme Roue; Galerie L'Ollave, 2005; 2011. First Editions. Softcovers. Le Mot Strangule inscribed & signed by Mathias de Breyne to Thomas Rain Crowe; Chute/ Chut No. 33 inscribed & signed by Jean de Breyne. An intriguing bundle by two acclaimed French writers who are father & son: (1) Le Mot Strangule, a small volume of poems by Mathias de Breyne. All text in French, first edition published..... More

Paris, France: 10/18 (Collection dirigee par Christian Bourgois), 1976. First Edition. Book. A two-volume critical study of modern American literature by noted French scholar Pierre Dommergues, who authored an early study of Saul Bellow. In the second volume is an extensive chapter, divided into sections, devoted to the works of William S. Burroughs & entitled "William Burroughs: La Lutte Contre la Repression." The volumes also relate extensively to Bellow &..... More

Ostheim/Rhon, Germany: Engpol Medien, 1998. First Edition. Softcover. Inscribed & signed to Mary Beach Pelieu by Peter Engstler. A volume of prose by German writer-publisher Peter Engstler, published in Germany with all text in German. On the title page, Engstler has hand-inscribed & signed in English: "For Mary Beach Pelieu/ Best Wishes/ 20.10.03(October 20, 2003)/ (signed) Peter Engstler." Mary Beach (1919-2006) & her husband Claude Pelieu (1934-2002) were avant-garde writers..... More

Mexico City, Mexico: The Plumed Horn, 1967. First Printing. Softcover. Signed by Clayton Eshleman & Diane Wakoski. "From January, 1962 through July, 1969, El Corno Emplumado / The Plumed Horn was on the cutting edge of independent publishing. The bilingual quarterly, which ran from 100 to almost 300 pages per issue, published some of the best new work to come out of Latin and North America—with occasional sections from Canada..... More

Milan, Italy: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1965. First Edition. Softcover. An early essay on the work of Allen Ginsberg by the great Italian translator, critic & scholar Fernanda Pivano (1917-2009). Written in spring 1964 & published in this stated first edition of December 1965. Pivano translated Ginsberg's major poems into Italian, including Howl, which ushered the Beat Generation into popular consciousness & from which the term "Hydrogen Jukebox" is taken for..... More