Andy Warhol. Caen, France: Cahiers de Nuit, 1994. First Edition. Stapled wrappers. A limited edition booklet in dust jacket, illustrated with the famous 1967 banana illustration by Andy Warhol. Text in French. One of 100 numbered copies, out of a total edition of 200. This is copy #7/100. An extremely rare item, with book in mint condition & dj near mint with only very minor rubbing & bumping to top..... More
[Item #1503]
Niigata, Japan: Blue Jacket Press, 1996. First Edition. Folded Sheets w/o staples. In this issue of the Japanese journal devoted to the Beats are contributions by A. D. Winans (For Allen Ginsberg and Howl), John Bennett, Warren French & many others. Front cover drawing of Gregory Corso by Carl Alessi. Text in English with some works translated into Japanese. As New. More
[Item #1426]
Niigata, Japan: Blue Jacket Press, 1998. First Edition. Stapled. From Japan - the Beat-inspired literary magazine with poems, book reviews and more. Included in this issue are poems by Herschel Silverman, Sam Hamill, George Dowden, Dave Moore, John Bennett, a book review by A.D. Winans about his friend Jack Micheline's latest collection, & more. Text in English & Japanese. As New. More
[Item #1013]
Milan, Italy: Photology, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name at the Galleria Photology in Milan, Italy in 2005. A beautiful production in large oblong format, with reproductions of many photos, both iconic & less well-known, by Allen Ginsberg, as well as of vintage covers, broadsides, posters, etc. Text, in English & Italian on opposite pages, is by Fernanda Pivano, an important Italian..... More
[Item #1565]
Niigata, Japan: Blue Jacket Press, February 2009. First Edition. Stapled wrappers. Another issue of the Japanese Beat periodical, with text in English. Featuring a "Beat Roots" section of pieces by Hillel Wright, a special section on Kerouac biographer Gerald Nicosia with writings by him & a review of his recent book of poems, & more. Also included with this item is an 8-page fold-out pamphlet, "On the Road Guide", with..... More
[Item #1415]
Berkeley, CA: Rumor Books/Listening Chamber, 2007. Limited First Edition. Softcover. A slim volume of translations by Ted Berrigan (1934-1983), the canonical New York School poet's-poet; in collaboration with noted scholar Gordon Brotherston. Among the great poets whose works are translated here are Guillaume Apollinaire, Heinrich Heine & Pablo Neruda. With short introductions by Beat-&-Beyond legend Anne Waldman & the esteemed Finnish-born poet & translator Anselm Hollo (1934-2013). Original languages &..... More
[Item #2710]
Tiburon, CA: Cadmus Editions, 1997. First American Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author and Translator. Rey Rosa's first full-length Novella - Translated from the Spanish & Afterword by Paul Bowles. Bilingual edition with Spanish on left pages & English translation on right pages. One of 150 numbered copies signed by Rey Rosa & Paul Bowles, this is #20/150. Red cloth. Dust jacket has crease on front flap. Near Mint... More
[Item #1027]
Ostheim/Rhon, Germany: Verlag Peter Engstler, 2005. First German Edition. Stapled Wrappers. German translation of Ray Bremser's final volume of poetry, The Conquerors. With an introduction by Charles Plymell, & an afterword by Mikhail Horowitz (an essay in tribute to Bremser written just after his death in 1998). All texts in German. As New. More
[Item #1508]
Ostheim/Rohn, Germany: Verlag Peter Engstler, 2009. First German Edition. Softcover. German translation of Ray Bremser's "Poems of Madness & Angel." With an afterword by Charles Plymell, "Bremser's Back Beat." All texts in German. This copy includes a handwritten card from the publisher, Peter Engstler, to Water Row Press publisher Jeffrey Weinberg, about the book. A great Bremser rarity with significant provenance. As New. More
[Item #1509]
William S. Burroughs, 2003. Milan, Italy: Adelphi Edizione, 2003. First Italian Edition Thus. Softcover. This Italian translation of The Soft Machine is the first edition issued by this publisher, & is therefore a first edition thus. First published by Olympia Press in Paris in 1961, TSM is another high cut-up production in the wake of Naked Lunch, influenced by Brion Gysin's observation that "writing is fifty years behind painting" in..... More
[Item #1611]
Paris, France: NRF, 1960. First Printing. Softcover. This vintage number of the venerable French literary journal features a translation from English to French of William S. Burroughs' essay, "Deposition: Testimony concerning a Sickness" ("Temoignage a propos d'une maladie"). Published concurrently with the English version in the Evergreen Review, WSB wrote the essay "...to help prepare the way for eventual publication of Naked Lunch in the U.S.A." (Maynard & Miles, C12..... More
[Item #2189]
Paris, France: L'Herne, 1969. First Printing. Softcover. A compilation of writings by William S. Burroughs, translated from English into French by Mary Beach & Claude Pelieu. Beach & Pelieu were long-time collaborators with WSB, & important writers, publishers & artists over many years. They were also the mother & stepfather of Pamela Beach Plymell, who along with her husband Charles Plymell also collaborated with & published works of WSB. A...... More
[Item #2041]
Paris, France: Editions Pierre Belfond, 1969. First Printing. Softcover. This is the first printing of the very first edition of Daniel Odier's interviews with William S. Burroughs, later published in many French & English-language editions more familiarly to WSB collectors as The Job. On the final, colophon page is a printing date of January 17, 1969, & a legal notice of the first trimester of that year. These are among..... More
[Item #2039]
Milan, Italy: Sugar Editore, 1971. First Italian Edition. Signature-bound Softcover. (Maynard & Miles, D37, pg. 195) This is the first Italian translation of the first UK version of William S. Burroughs' The Last Words of Dutch Schultz, published the previous year. Text in Italian. The last 8 leaves of this copy are slightly wrinkled as issued by the publisher, & pg. 88 has discoloration at left margin, also as issued..... More
[Item #1514]
Paris, France: Christian Bourgois Editeur, 1984. First edition thus. Soft Cover. The French translation of William S. Burroughs' novel, The Wild Boys. First thus French edition, preceded by a previous 1973 edition (Maynard & Miles D18, p. 186). Translated by Mary Beach and Claude Pelieu. WSB's first linear novel after more than a decade practicing & perfecting the cut-up method for which he is so famous & infamous, The Wild..... More
[Item #1048]
Paris, France: Christian Bourgois Editeur, 1972. First Edition Thus. Softcover. This is the first translation from English into French of William S. Burroughs' mid-career work based on the transcribed words spoken by the American gangster Dutch Schultz on his deathbed in 1935, after being ambushed & shot along with his associates. Written as the script of a prospective film treatment, it was first published in a limited edition in the..... More
[Item #2190]
Francis Bacon. Milan, Italy: Sugar Edizioni, 1977. First Italian translation. Softcover. This is the first Italian translation of the second City Lights edition, with additional material. Text in Italian. With a front cover reproduction of a Francis Bacon painting, "3 Studies from the Human Body." A most rare version of a WSB/AG classic, in very fine condition with only minor rubbing to glossy black covers, spotting near lower right edge..... More
[Item #1515]
Paris, France: Christian Bourgois Editeur, 1979. First French Edition. Softcover. This is the first French edition of Ah Pook is Here and Other Texts, published the same year as the UK English edition. Interestingly, WSB's "Other Texts" (or "autres contes") in this edition are completely different from those to be found in the first English edition. In the latter are The Book of Breething & Electronic Revolution; in this edition..... More
[Item #2049]
Paris, France: Pierre Belfond, 1979. First French Edition Thus. Softcover. This is the first printing of the second, expanded French edition of William S. Burroughs' interviews with Daniel Odier, under the title most familiar to collectors, & with WSB as the author. A large-format softcover original with a section of photographs (some rarely reproduced) & additional texts not found or yet produced in the first French edition published a decade..... More
[Item #2040]
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
[Item #1518]
Monaco: Editions du Rocher, 1992. First Printing. Softcover. A French-language biographical study of William S. Burroughs. The title translates to "William S. Burroughs: The Poisoned Genius (or "The Genius of Poison"?). Large-format softcover original, first printing (April 1992). On the front endpaper, the author has hand-signed his first name with a greeting, in French. With bibliography, discography & (as is customary with French editions) table of contents in rear. Text..... More
[Item #2059]
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
[Item #2913]
Berlin, Germany: Druckhaus Galrev, 1994. First Edition Thus. Softcover. The first German-language edition of William S. Burroughs' classic late work, published two years after the first American trade edition. WSB had a life-long fondness for & deep interest in felines. This writer recalls his furry friends joining me on the couch as I sat opposite the Beat-&-Beyond icon at his home; & we stood at the grave of Ruski, his..... More
[Item #3018]
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
[Item #1435]
Verlag Peter Engstler, 1997. First German Edition. Softcover. This is the first German edition of William S. Burroughs' later important work, Tornado Alley, first published in 1989 by Charles Plymell's Cherry Valley Editions. The German translation of WSB's text is by Udo Breger. The illustrations on front & rear covers, & preceding each short piece (or "routine"), are not those of S. Clay Wilson, as were the interior illustrations of..... More
[Item #1790]