Naked Lunch by Burroughs, First Edition, grove press (117 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG. 8vo, 128pp, printed wrappers. Includes an excerpt from Naked Lunch (Schottlaender C21), plus work by Robert Duncan (Bertholf C108), Gregory Corso, et al. Unmarked copy, minor spine crack and light general wear. Not Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition; Seventh Printing. Black boards with a black cloth back strap and gilt lettering. Black top page edges. Black and yellow jacket with white and red lettering. Rubbing and toning and brief bumps to the spine ends. Jacket with heavy rubbing and toning, large brown stains, chips, tears, and some losses to the crown. Interior pages unmarked. Photos upon request. International shipping billed at cost.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 255 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Printing. First Printing is stated on the copyright page with no other dates or printings indicated. The gold lettering on the spine is bold! Prior owners' names are written on the Fep. The top page edges are a nice uniform black. Black boards and spine. 255 pages. [S29].

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 255 pp. First edition, 1st printing. No dustwrapper.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Evergreen Black Cat Edition. Naked Lunch. First Evergreen Black Cat Edition, First Printing (stated). Light creasing to covers, small tear at bottom rear corner of spine, darkening at edges of front cover. Evergreen advertisements and postcard at centerfold. Painted edges (red).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st printing. DJ: Very Good w/ some edge wears around the spine, a 2inch close tear. Protected w/ clear plastic cover. The Book: Very Good++.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing (stated) of the Grove Press edition. Tightly bound with fine, unmarked contents. Light spotting to the top text block and bottom edges and a white spot at the spine head, remains a Very Good copy. The first issue dust jacket is price clipped, but it does not include the Grove Press zip code on the back. The DJ is clean and bright. It shows minor edge wear and has foxing to one margin and to the back of the jacket but still remains Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Grove Press, New York. 1955. 255 pages. First edition, first printing, stated. Book is bright, tight and clean. Black topstain is rich and unmarred. Black cloth binding over black boards, stamped in gold on spine. Minimal shelf-rubbing at tips. Book's only flaws are limited to a previous owner's name neatly written along the top edge of the front endpaper, and his bookplate adhered to the front pastedown. A VG+ copy of the first American edition, and one of only 3,500 copies printed in the first printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stated First Printing, in 1st issue dust jacket, without zip code in publisher's address on back panel, or Roman Numeral next to rear spine. Jacket unclipped, with $6.00 price. Upper tips slightly bumped. Address label removed from front pastedown. Bookplate removed from half-title page, leaving a small tear just above title. Light rubbing to top edge. Dust jacket has shallow chips out of spine head & heel. A little rubbing to jacket spine and edge of front fold. Jacket in protective mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. First Edition, First Printing. Stated First Printing. Hard cover. Black cloth. Octavo. [xvi] 255pp. Top edge black. Naked Lunch is a 1959 novel by American Beat generation writer William S. Burroughs. The novel does not follow a clear linear plot, but is instead structured as a series of non-chronological "routines".The novel was highly controversial for its depictions of drug use, sadomasochism, and body horror, including a famous description of a man's talking anus taking over his body. The book was considered obscene by the US Post Office, the state of Massachusetts, and the city of Los Angeles, each leading to separate legal challenges.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition , first printing , NY , 1959. A near fine sharp book in the original binding. Clean with contents excellent. In a near fine dust jacket that is bright and clean with 2 small closed tears at the top front edge of the jacket. A very attractive book and jacket. A classic of that era.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Black cloth with black paste down and gilt to spine.Original dust jacket unclipped with $6.00 price intact on front flap. First Edition, First Printing stated. Top edge dyed black. Jacket wear to extremities and minor wear front; small tear and missing piece to heel of spine; cracked crease to front flap fold. Slight soiling to rear. Mylar protected. Inside very clean and tight. A very good copy.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Book condition is Very Good; with a Very Good- dust jacket. Edgewear to jacket, including a few chips and tears. A few weak smudges and a small stain to page edges. Text is clean and unmarked. True First Issue: jacket without zip code or roman numeral on rear panel & $6.00 publisher price on front flap; black topstain and First Printing is stated. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardcover First Edition with dust jacket in archival protective wrapper. Jacket is not price clipped. Has several places where it is rubbed on the spine which is lightly sunned. Some overall rubbing, chipping and light shelf wear. Boards are very good. Internally, Clean, has a good binding, no marks or notations. Professional packaging and prompt shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Grove Press, New York. 1959. 255 pages. First edition, first printing, stated. Original fist state dust-jacket without a zip code on the bottom line of NYC address, on back of jacket. $6.00 price intact on flap. Book is near fine with most minor rub to rear corner tip. DJ shows a couple of tiny rubs and a small closed tear to rear edge. A near fine, tight and clean copy in a VG+ original first state dust jacket. One of only 3,500 copies printed in the initial print run, of this first American edition, in hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition, Special Edition. William Burroughs Naked Lunch Signed First American Edition/Stated First Printing in a 1st state dust jacket with no zip code on back panel. A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket. Flat SIGNED with no inscription by the author on the title page. A pristine copy of this notorious novel that was banned in many cities due to it's obscene language; also considered one of the great novels of the 20th century (The novel was included in Time's "100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005"). Very scarce in this condition, particularly signed. This copy is in fine condition with a square, tight binding, bright gold lettering over black and gray boards, and clean white pages throughout; only very light rubbing to the board edges and a couple of light spots to the exterior text block keep this from as new condition. Housed in a clean, crisp, fine dust jacket that exhibits no flaws; an absolutely gorgeous copy and thus scarce indeed. Not remaindered, not price clipped ($6.00 intact), in a protective mylar cover. Signed by Author(s).

Cloth w/paper Boards. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First US Edition. Black cloth with gilt to spine and black paper paste down to front and back. Original black and yellow dust jacket, unclipped. Signed by author. First edition, first printing, stated. A near fine copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed 'William S. Burroughs,' on the title page. Stated First Printing. $6.00 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Small tears to the dust jacket edges, faint staining to dust jacket. A few yellow spots on endpapers. First issue of the dust jacket and book. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition with no dust jacket. First Printing (see photo). 8vo (5.5 x 8.25 in.) quarter-bound in black paper and black cloth. Stamped gilt lettering on spine. Top edge is stained in black to match cover, which is clean with a couple of small blemishes. All corners show wear. Small tear on bottom spine cloth. Moisture staining along top of front end paper and rear end paper. Some distress along gutter of front end pages. Corner of p. 43 was turned down, shows crease. Previous owner wrote "Kelly S." along bottom text edge. Binding is solid, pages are free of any markings or highlighting. Obviously, not a great copy but it is a stated first printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First printing of the first American edition. Publishers black cloth and boards binding, top edge stained black. Text block darkened, some staining to free endpapers, damp mark to gutter of half-title page, ink name/address of a former owner to front endpaper, a GOOD copy with flaws. The dust wrapper is later issue with $6.00 price intact to flap however rear panel with publishers address has a zip code so ca 1965 or later. Jacket with wear and some staining to blank side that shows thru NAKED in the title. Photos on request. A decent shelf copy of the true first printing for the not too fussy collector.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Second printing in the same format and year of publication, with $6 flap price and quarter black cloth over black boards binding. Burroughs' now classic work which sustained early censorship, in its original appearance. A fine, clean and unmarked copy. Archival Mylar jacket cover included.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A Very Good 14 page promotional booklet in stapled paper covers. IB.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Naked Lunch. William S. Burroughs. New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1959. First Edition, Sixth Printing. Original Dust Jacket, 255 p, 8.25 x 5.5", 8vo. In fair condition. Dust jacket exhibits the most wear: edges scuffed; hinges creased with toning/soiling; head and tail of spine bumped; toning around edges; dulling to yellow front cover. Boards are normally scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Head and tail of spine bumped; gilt lettering moderately dulled, but legible. Top edge stained black. Text-block clean. Binding tight and intact. Please see photos. William Seward Burroughs II (1914 1997) was an American writer and visual artist. He is widely considered a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodern author who influenced popular culture and literature. Burroughs wrote 18 novels and novellas, six collections of short stories, and four collections of essays. Burroughs wrote Naked Lunch while living in the Tangier International Zone, which inspired the book's Interzone setting. There, he witnessed escalating tensions between European powers and the Moroccan Nationalist Movement, which are reflected in Interzone's fictional political struggles. Burroughs also struggled with opioid addiction, which the novel describes extensively, although critics disagree whether the novel uses opioids as a metaphor for broader forms of control. First Edition. Original Jacket. RAREA1959SBEB 04/25 - HK2417.

Hardcover. First Edition; Twelfth Printing. Book condition is Very Good; with a Very Good dust jacket. A few bumps to boards. Toning, foxing, creasing, chips and edgewear to jacket, presents well in mylar cover. Interior is evenly toned throughout with some minor foxing to end pages. Text is clean and unmarked. ; 8vo. 8 1/4"h x 5 1/2"w.

13 pp. 8vo, publisher's printed self-wrappers. First edition. Slight use to corners; very good or better. Promotional pamphlet issued by the publisher, with an excerpt and reviews by Terry Southern and E. S. Seldon.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 4th Printing. Handsome 4th printing that is nearly flawless but for hint of reverse spine lean and minor edgewear at head of spine. Bright, fresh and crisp. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 2009 (1959) - SEALED - 50th Anniversary Edition in DJ and decorative slipcase. Book/DJ/Slipcase as new, still shrinkwrapped. Gift quality.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. First Edition. Stated first printing. Dust jacket shows moderate wear, tear, chipping, fading, and foxing. Pages are lightly tanned with foxing on the edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Printing. Ink penned number on top corner of front flyleaf. A few tiny bump on cover. Three slight rubbing spots on spine. Stated first printing. "A book of great beauty . . . . Burroughs is the only American novelist living today who may conceivably be possessed by genius." -Norman Mailer. Naked Lunch is one of the most important novels of the twentieth century. Exerting its influence on the work of authors like Thomas Pynchon, J. G. Ballard, and William Gibson, on the relationship of art and obscenity, and on the shape of music, film, and media generally, it is one of the books that redefined not just literature but American culture.

13 pp. 8vo, publisher's printed self-wrappers. First edition. Very near fine. Promotional pamphlet issued by the publisher, with an excerpt and reviews by Terry Southern and E. S. Seldon.