Minutes to Go by William Burroughs (15 results)

soft cover. Condition: Very good. First edition. First edition. soft cover. 8 1/2'' X 5 1/2''. 63pp. Paperback. Spine of blue covers have faded to brown.

First Edition. Publisher's stiff light blue pictorial wrappers. The back cover is a calligraph in white and blue by Brion Gysin. Contributions by Brion Gysin, William Burroughs, Gregory Corso, Sinclair Beiles. Burroughs' third book, and the first standalone publication to employ the cut-up technique as Gysin & co. envisioned it. Octavo. 21 x 13.5 cm [1-4]8, 32 leaves; pp. [1-2] 3-63 [64]. Published in an edition of 1,000 copies on 13th April 1960 and priced at 7.20 F. An uncommon and important book in Good condition with some sun fading to covers, splitting at foot of spine and occasional marks to text (four of Burroughs' poems with 'stars'!). The cut-up technique (or découpé in French) is an aleatory literary technique in which a written text is cut up and rearranged to create a new text. The concept can be traced to at least the Dadaists of the 1920s, but was popularized in the late 1950s and early 1960s by writer William S. Burroughs, and has since been used in a wide variety of contexts. Maynard and Miles A3a.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. FIRST. A NEAR FINE FIRST IN AQUA WRAPS SIGNED AND INSCRIBED. Signed by Author(s).

63, [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. First edition, one of 1000 copies. First edition, one of 1000 copies. 63, [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The Cut-Up Technique. Poetry and cut-ups by William S. Burroughs, Brion Gysin, Sinclair Beiles, and Gregory Corso. A landmark of late twentieth century literary innovation. Burroughs' third book, inscribed by him on the title page, "For Bob Wilson, William Burroughs" and also inscribed by Gregory Corso. Maynard & Miles A3a Blue wrappers with calligraphy by Gysin. Spine faded near fine.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Paris: Two Cities Edition, 1960. First edition. Published in an edition of 1,000 copies. 32 leaves (64 pages). Poetry and cut-ups by Sinclair Beiles, William S. Burroughs, Gregory Corso, and Brion Grysin. One of 1,000 copies. From the library of Izzy Young, noted figure in the folk music world, who purchased this copy at George Whitman s Le Mistral (whose name was changed to Shakespeare & Company in 1964). In good condition, with light staining, wear to intact spine, and some fading. A landmark of late 20th century literary innovation.

paperback. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Paperback. First edition. Edgeworn and sunned cover; the front of the cover has a 6-7cm slit, affecting the opening two pages. Small tear on the spine foot. The binding is visible on the rear hinge and is a little weak at certain points; pages 3-14 are starting to come loose from the binding. Text is clear throughout. CM. Used.

Slim 8vo, pp. 63; original blue printed wrappers; bottom edge and spine faded, textblock starting to come loose, else very good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Two Cities Editions: Paris, 1960. First edition. Thin 8vo; 32 leaves. Early work by Burroughs. Contributions by Brion Gysin, Gregory Corso, and Sinclair Beiles. Signed by Burroughs on the title page. Perfect bound in stiff light blue pictorial wraps. Rear cover is a calligraph in white and blue by Brion Gysin. One of 1,000 copies published on April 13, 1960. There was also a printing of 10 copies on fine paper, numbered 1-10. Spine and edges of the front panel are toned. Very good. Rare signed in any condition. 650. Signed by Author(s).

Card Wrappers. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 63pp + colophon. Gysin passes the scissors for Burroughs' first cut-ups in this seminal publication. Signed by both Brion Gysin & William Burroughs on title page. Front cover & spine just a touch rubbed & lightly faded. Some pages still unopened. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. The text originated from various cut-ups, made by all four of these friends staying at the Beat Hotel in Paris in the late 50 s. Signed by Burroughs, Gysin and Beilis. The signed copies (of which this is one) were produced ad hoc at the night of the launch party at the English Bookshop in Paris, whilst Corso was in Munich finalizing the Beat Anthology he and Anselm Hollo were bringing out. (Copies with Corso s signature are a bit suspect.) Fading to cover as usual, though mystery why the fading goes from blue to grey-brown. Near fine otherwise.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Wrappers, rather worn and read, Burrough's third book. INSCRIBED by Burroughs, Beiles, and Gysin (Corso was out of town in Scandanavia) at the publication party to Gait Froge, the owner of the English Bookshop in Paris and the angel who put up the 500 to get the book published. Essentially the DEDICATION COPY. A museum piece. Details on request.

Original wrappers. Condition: Near fine. First edition thus. First edition thus, following the Paris edition of 1960. Perfect-bound printed wrappers. 63 pp. This edition has a collage by Claude Pelieu on p. [2] which is not included in the original edition. Slight bump to lower corner, else fine. Maynard & Miles A3b.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition thus, preceded by the Two Cities Edition publication of 1960. Identical in all respects except for the addition of the Claude Pelieu collage on P. 2. Perfect-bound stiff brown wraps with black lettering. Back cover is a calligraph by Brion Gysin, with price of $1.25 at the top. One of 1,000 copies. Very fine, no flaws.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition Collectible. SIGNED by co-author Brion Gysin on title page (exceptionally rare thus). A virtual snapshot of Gysin's experiments with the cutup method of composition, which he exposed Burroughs, Corso, and Beiles to at the Beat Hotel. Original blue wraps (spine slightly faded, slight traces of wear). A truly exceptional copy of this fugitive Beat icon. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Signed by Co-Author.

24x14 cm. 85 S. Mit s/w. Illustrationen. Originalbroschur. Gestaltung und Permutation: Robert Schalinski. Sprache: n.