The Adding Machine: Selected Essays

Burroughs, William S.

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ISBN 10: 0805000003 ISBN 13: 9780805000009

Published by Seaver Books, New York, NY, 1986

Language: English

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First American Edition (stated), First Printing, 1986. Fine contents and binding; appears unread. The unclipped dust jacket shows faint spotting and a small sticker residue on the front panel, remains Very Good plus.

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Title

The Adding Machine: Selected Essays

Publisher

Seaver Books, New York, NY

Publication Date

1986

Language

English

ISBN 10

0805000003

ISBN 13

9780805000009

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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VG+ Hardcover Seaver Books, 1986. Book. VG+. Hardcover. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Dark blue 1/4 cloth, slate blue paper-covered boards, lettered in silver foil. Mild tanning to portions of both boards, former owner's initials inked on upper front flyleaf. Dust jacket quite tanned, with mild dampstaining to portions of front panel and along top rear edge, rubbed extremities, now in mylar. 1st American ed., 1st ptg. thus. [vi],205 pp..

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This collection, containing both fiction and nonfiction, is representative of Burroughs's work. The style and tone are vintage Burroughs; the themes of addiction, mind control, and homosexuality central to the novels are explored here more succinctly. The most original material consists of comments on writing and writers: perceptive remarks on Hemingway and Fitzgerald, an interesting comparison of Proust and Beckett, and an acknowledgment of Conrad's influence on a portion of Naked Lunch. Although occasionally marred by repetition, these pieces provide useful insight into the writer's philosophical and artistic concerns. Recommended for serious collections in contemporary literature. William Gargan, Brooklyn Coll. Lib., CUNY
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