Introduction William Burroughs (54 results)
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Mass-market paperback. Condition: Very good. Comp & Unexpgted ed. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 176 p. Audience: General/trade.
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JEAN GENET IN TANGIER
Mohamed Choukri ; translated by Paul Bowles ; with an introduction by William Burroughs
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. 82 p. A solid copy with tight binding and square, uncreased spine. No marks. Surface abrasion to covers, and some corner wear. Light bump to lower front corner.
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 208 pages. 7.72x5.04x0.71 inches. In Stock.
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 208 pages. 7.76x5.08x0.51 inches. In Stock.
Word Virus : The William Burroughs Reader
Burroughs, William / edited by James Grauerholz and Ira Silverberg / introduction by Ann Douglas
Published by Grove Press, 1998, 1998
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition Fine and bright in like pictorial dustjacket with crisp bright text throughout. Without CD. Clean text.
Junky: The First Complete and Unexpugated Edition, Orginally Published as Junkie Under the Pen Name William Lee
William S. Burroughs (Author); Allen Ginsberg (Introduction)
Language: English
Published by Pengiun Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex, ENG, New York, et al., 1977
- Softcover
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Complete & Unexpugated Edition. 158 pp. Great copy with clean text and solid binding. Very light shelf wear. pages are lightly toned but text is perfect and unmarked. Neil Stuart (Cover Design) (illustrator).
The Yage Letters: Redux
Ginsberg, Allen (Author)/ Burroughs, William S (Author)/ Harris, Oliver (Introduction by)
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 192 pages. 7.72x5.12x0.47 inches. In Stock.
Language: English
Published by Modern Library, London,New York, 1999
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- First Edition
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, Caxton Club, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.Bibliodisia Books, Caxton Club
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Fine. None. First Edition. A Modern Library Original published in conjunction with The Paris Review. Has the '1' in a number line. Clean, bright and unmarked.
Dead Fingers Talk: William S. Burroughs (Alma Classics Evergreens)
William S. Burroughs,Edited and with an Introduction by Oliver Harris
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Seller: Chiron Media, Wallingford, United KingdomChiron Media
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LAST WORDS - THE FINAL JOURNALS OF WILLIAM BURROUGHS [First UK paperback edition]
William Burroughs [edited and with an introduction by James Grauerholz]
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United KingdomOrlando Booksellers
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Original Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket, as Issued. First UK Paperback Edition. First impression of the first UK paperback edition, with the complete number string sequence on the printer's page including the no. "1": 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Originally published by Flamingo in 2000 in hardback. With a fourteen-page introducti…on by James Grauerholz to the fore. ***Near fine in monochrome-illustrated card covers, with a cover photograph of William Burroughs, taken in 1980, by Robert Mapplethorpe. The covers are clean and unmarked. No reading creases to the spine. No tears. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. No creases or tears. No fading. Covers bright. Spine tight. ***198mm x 130mm. xx prelim pages including introduction and 273 pages plus two-pages of acknowledgments at the back of the book. ***'"Last Words" is an addition not just to the literature of swansongs but a valid final addition to his extraordinary body of work.' Times Literary Supplement. [Review quote taken from the back cover] ***First impression of the first UK paperback edition, in near fine condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.
Dead Fingers Talk: William S. Burroughs (Alma Classics Evergreens)
William S. Burroughs,Edited and with an Introduction by Oliver Harris
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Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United KingdomRevaluation Books
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Last Words: The Final Journals of William S. Burroughs (First Edition)
William S. Burroughs (author); James Grauerholz (editor, introduction)
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Dan Pope Books, West Hartford, CT, U.S.A.Dan Pope Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Grove Press, New York, 2000. First edition. First printing, with full number line to 1. A fine copy in a fine jacket. A clean copy with price ($25) intact on front flap. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Note: Light foxing on top edge of an otherwi…se fine copy. Introduction by editor Grauerholz.
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Published by The Echo Press, 1974
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Seller: THE BOOK BROTHERS, CHATHAM, ON, CanadaTHE BOOK BROTHERS
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very Good + copy. (see picture) 76 pages. All clean and tight.Dustjacket has some mild wear. Introduction by William Burroughs (illustrator).
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Language: English
Published by Quartet Books, London, 1985
- Hardcover
Seller: Studio Books, Corvallis, OR, U.S.A.Studio Books
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Condition: Used - Near fine
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. xxii,273 pages, reference, index. Illustrated with numerous photos. Black cloth, octavo. Previous owner's embossed stamp on front endpaper, near fine copy in a fine dust jacket in a mylar protector. "Here is a discourse both intimate and authoratative, ranging freely…over Morocco, magic, painting, science and literature" [Liner notes].
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- Softcover
Seller: Purpora Books, Comox, BC, CanadaPurpora Books
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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. Owner initials inside front cover; and soft vertical crease on rear cover. Includes material not found in the original Junkie, published under pen name of William Lee in 1953. First published by Penguin in 1977 which was the first unexpurgated edition thus, and first to use B…urroughs' preferred spelling of the title with a 'y.' Cover design by Neil Stuart.
Flowers in the Blood: The Story of Opium
Goldberg, Jeff/ Latimer, Dean (Contributor)/ Burroughs, William (Introduction by)
- Softcover
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United KingdomRevaluation Books
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 306 pages. 8.75x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.
The Award Avant-Grade Reader
Orlovitz, Gil (edited with an introduction by); includes William Burroughs, Michel Butor, Jean Cocteau, and others
Published by Award Books, 1965
- Softcover
Seller: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.Robinson Street Books, IOBA
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mass market paperback. Condition: acceptable; used. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED12mo; 254 pages; acceptable mass market paperback; factory coloring edges fading; spine starting to slant; stains; scuffed cover; tips bumped; tanned pages; few nicks to edges cover; clean pages; prompt shipping with tracking.
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- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Before Your Quiet Eyes, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.Before Your Quiet Eyes
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. This, approximately, 10 1/2 by 9 3/4 inch volume has an Introduction by William S. Burroughs followed by 88 pages of color photographs of New York City. The boards are covered in blue cloth and have gold lettering on the spine. Internally, this volume is brigh…t and clean. There is some light spotting to the edges, as well as, to the verso side of the dust wrapper. The dust jacket is currently protected by a clear removable cover, but does show some surface markings, curling and wear to the edges, and bends to the lower right corner of the front panel.
Language: English
Published by Viking, New York, 1967
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, Caxton Club, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.Bibliodisia Books, Caxton Club
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. None. First Edition. With all first printing points. Introduced by Alfred Kazin. A series of original interviews that first appeared separately in issues of The Paris Review, here given more permanent preservation in a hardcover edition. Book is fine; jacket as a tiny spine chip, and is otherwise also… fine and protected by Mylar.
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LAST WORDS : The FINAL JOURNALS of WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS
BURROUGHS, WILLIAM S. (author) : GRAUERHOLZ, JAMES (introduction)
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: OUTSIDER ENTERPRISES, Brockville, ON, CanadaOUTSIDER ENTERPRISES
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. HB - 1st. Print - NEW/NEW - Culled from journals entries of the last eight months of his life, WSB talks about his cats, rants on US drug policy, and breaks into his classic "routines" - Burroughs' purest, most personal work.
- Softcover
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United KingdomRevaluation Books
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 512 pages. 7.64x5.04x1.02 inches. In Stock.
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Word Virus: The William Burroughs Reader
Burroughs, William S. (Edited by James Grauerholz & Ira Silverberg; Introduction by Ann Douglas)
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Seller: Bookwood, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaBookwood
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Pictorial Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Edited by James Grauerholz & Ira Silverberg. With an introduction by Ann Douglas. From rear cover: "The authoritative anthology of Burroughs' writing is intended as much for the general reader as for the scholar and brings together a selection of his most important work. Biographic…al prefaces to each chapter, and Beat historian Ann Douglas's introductory essay, provide an overview of the life and work of this unique writer". Thick volume. Flamingo Modern Classic. Printed in Great Britain. Slight handling wear, otherwise a nice clean tight solid softcover copy. xxxi + 532pp. SB-38.
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With Revolvers Aimed?Finger Bowls
Pelieu, Claude - Burroughs, William S. (introduction) + Mary Beach (translation)
Language: English
Published by Beach Books / City Lights, 1967
- Softcover
Seller: studio montespecchio, montespecchio, MO, Italystudio montespecchio
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Fine. Octavo, iv + 85 pages. Illustrated wrappers (Norman Mustill + Adelaide de Menill) - First edition.
The Letters of William S. Burroughs 1945-1959
[Burroughs, William S.] Harris, Oliver, editor and introduction by
Published by Viking, 1993, 1993
- First Edition
Seller: Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers
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Published by New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1997
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- First Edition
Seller: Philip Smith, Bookseller, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Philip Smith, Bookseller
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st edition. VG+ in Near Fine dw. 8vo, xxvi+374pp (plus 16pp of plates), black and yellow boards with spine stamped in gold, printed dustwrapper. First printing of the hardcover first edition of this important collection. Includes a foreword by William S. Burroughs (n…ot in Schottlaender; Shoaf II-363 may be related). Ownership signature and notation (in cipher) of a noted scholar to the front free endpaper, else clean and unmarked in unclipped dustwrapper. Not Signed.
Published by Cherry Valley Editions, 1975, 1975
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- First Edition
Seller: Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition, first printing Breaking custom with the usual Cherry Valley Editions, this one has a white cover. With art work by Joel Hubaut. Introduced by William Burroughs. Fine bright all around wraps with just the lightest hint of age toning.
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- First Edition
Seller: Librairie Orphée, Montréal, QC, CanadaLibrairie Orphée
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. 1ère Édition.
Published by Toronto, Skyline/Oxford University Press, 1984, 1984
- Hardcover
Seller: Tree Frog Fine Books and Graphic Arts, Beaverton, OR, U.S.A.Tree Frog Fine Books and Graphic Arts
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. Hardbound With Dust Jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Oblong. With color photographic cover and color interior photos. 88 pages. VERYFINE/VERYFINE. As new. All corners sharp and binding tight and square. No tears, creases, bumps or chips. Unmarked in any way and very clean,…bright and glossy. Price not clipped. Dust Jacket same. Photo available upon request. All books carefully packaged and sent boxed.
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Race Your Boat Right; Detailed Instructions from a Successful Skipper on How Races Are Won
Knapp, Arthur [Introduction by Harold S. Vanderbilt] Drawings by William H. Burroughs, Jr.
Published by Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd., St Martin's Street, London Second Edition . London 1963., 1963
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Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United KingdomLittle Stour Books PBFA Member
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. Second edition hard back binding in publisher's original sky blue cloth covers, white title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains [x] 334 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Shallow rubs to the spine tips and corners. Very Good condition book… in Very Good condition photographic illustrated dust wrapper with 15 mm closed tear with related creasing to the upper front gutter, rubs to the spine ends and corners, not price clipped 30s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. SAILING BOATS (Yachting).



















