n/p (London, England & San Francisco, CA); New York, NY: William S. Burroughs; Malcolm McNeill; Abrams, 1973; 2011. Original Manuscript; Original Artwork; First Edition. Three Single Sheets in One Frame; Hardcover. Original text & artwork by William S. Burroughs & Malcolm McNeill. During the early 1970s, French-Canadian humorist & impresario Michel Choquette planned a compilation of comic strips that would all relate to the just-past decade of the 1960s. He... More

Berkeley, CA: Blue Wind Press, 1975. First Edition Thus/Second Softcover Edition. Softcover. "In the beginning was the word and the word was God and has remained one of the mysteries ever since./What is word?/To ask this question assumes the is of identity: something that word essentially is."(from first page) William S. Burroughs continues his innovations & subversion of language in this important mid/late-career work. With text & concept by WSB..... More

Columbia University: 1975. First Edition. Photograph. Taken at a Columbia University Reading on April 17, 1975 by noted photographer Fred W. McDarrah. Black & white gelatin hand print from the original negative by McDarrah. Caption written on back by McDarrah, with his signature above his address label which is affixed to the back of the photo. Burroughs appears in tweed jacket and tie, gazing to the right. A wonderful image... More

London, England: Transatlantic Review, June 1977. First edition. Softcover. The final issue of the noted literary journal, a collaboration between editors in London & New York. Features the short story "To Talk to Joe" by William S. Burroughs. Also contributions by Paul Bowles, Iris Murdoch, Harold Pinter, John Updike, an early item by T.C. Boyle & much more. A very rare & important literary artifact, in very fine condition with... More

New York, NY: Semiotext(E), Inc. (Columbia University), 1978. First Edition. Soft Cover. Special "Schizo-Culture" Issue. Contributors include William S. Burroughs (The Limits of Control), John Cage, John Giorno, Philip Glass, The Ramones, Robert Wilson & many others. In near fine condition, with some text highlighted in yellow so perfectly that we believe it is part of the original printed product, not added on by a previous owner. Near Fine. More

New York, NY: Penguin Books, 1979 (1973). First Softcover Edition Thus. Softcover. "A distant cry echoes down cobblestone streets through all the grey basements up the outside stairs to a windy blue sky. "Exterminator!" "(pg. 8) In the pioneering study of WSB's work, "William Burroughs: The Algebra of need (expanded edition, 1977)," Eric Mottram writes: "Exterminator! is a call for help, a cry of surprise, a shout of recognition, and... More

Berkeley, CA: Blue Wind Press, 1980. First American Edition. Hardcover. "Port of Saints is the mind-boggling story of a man whose alternate selves take him on a fantastic journey through space, time, and sexuality. The last work written by William S. Burroughs before his return to the United States in 1973, PORT OF SAINTS is partly experimental autobiography, partly profound exploration of the concept of sexuality, partly nightmare voyage through... More

New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1983. Limited First Edition. Hardcover in Slipcase, Shipping Carton. One of 300 copies numbered & signed by William S. Burroughs. The second work in the great later trilogy of novels by William S. Burroughs, a founding father of the Beat Generation; a literary-cultural figure of gigantic influence & inspiration. Preceded by Cities of the Red Night (1981) & followed by The Western Lands... More

Elmwood Park, IL: The Review of Contemporary Fiction, 1984. First Edition. Soft Cover. The Special William S. Burroughs Issue. 190 pages. Many deeply insightful articles about William S. Burroughs' life & work, by WSB himself, Alan Ansen, Jennie Skerl, Robin Leydenberg, Regina Weinreich, Anne Waldman & many others. A rare & important item of Burroughsian Skullership, in very fine condition. Very Fine. More

New York, NY: Viking Penguin Inc., 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. "The Western Lands," published in 1987, is the final volume of William S. Burroughs second trilogy (the "Cities of the Red Night" trilogy) and was preceded by the book that bore that title in 1981 and 1984's "The Place of Dead Roads." In the introductory acknowledgments, Burroughs thanks Norman Mailer & his "Ancient Evenings" volume for "inspiration," 3 others for... More

Sudbury, MA: Water Row Press, 1987. First Printing. Softcover. The first issue of the literary journal & catalog edited by Jeffrey H. Weinberg. Features an excerpt from William S. Burroughs' The Western Lands, preceding the publication of the full work later that year (1987), & a brief piece by Michael White recounting his conversation with WSB at the Naropa Institute in Boulder, CO during the early 1980s. Also an account... More

New York, NY: Grove Press, Inc., 1988. First edition thus. Softcover. This large-format softcover is the first Evergreen edition of the compendium of three major novels by William S. Burroughs, preceded by a Black Cat edition in 1980 in smaller format & a different cover. This copy is in near mint condition, with only very slight wear to top & bottom corners of spine & residue above & left of... More

New York, NY: Viking Penguin Inc., 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Beginning this essential compendium of fragmentary treasures subsequently assembled is an illuminating, informative essay by James Grauerholz, paramount authority on the life & work of William S. Burroughs. Grauerholz relates the events & circumstances surrounding the creation of the work; delineating with unrivaled accuracy the origin of the source material that became "Interzone" & its rescue from the Tangier "word... More