Naked Lunch
by Burroughs, William S
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York, U.S.A.: Grove Press, Inc, 1959. This is the first impression of the first edition with all relevant points denoting as such.A presentable copy in the first state dustwrapper without publishers zip code to rear which was incorporated in later printings. Book remains in very good condition. All pages are present and correct. Book sits solid and square with al corners sharp. Overall wear and signs of handling commensurate with age to dustwrapper with slight loss to head and heel of spine. Overall a presentable copy of William Burroughs incredible and groundbreaking novel presented at a realistic price.. First Edition. Very Good/Good. FIRST EDITION.
Synopsis
Naked Lunch (sometimes referred to as The Naked Lunch) is a novel by William S. Burroughs originally published in 1959. The book was originally published with the title The Naked Lunch in Paris in 1959 by Olympia Press. An American edition by Grove Press followed soon after in 1962. The American edition was titled Naked Lunch and was substantially different from the Olympia Press edition, because it was based on an earlier 1958 manuscript in Allen Ginsberg's possession.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Rare Book Shelf
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000901
- Title
- Naked Lunch
- Author
- Burroughs, William S
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Grove Press, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1959
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The Rare Book Shelf
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Herefordshire
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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