First American Edition. Half inch raised cloth binding on front board, spine and back board. Gilding on outer spine. Dust jacket shows light signs of reading and handling wear to covers. Foxing to covers and to inner dust jacket. Sticker residue on front jacket upper right corner. Seller Inventory # 7937

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Title: The Adding Machine: Selected Essays

Publisher: Seaver Books, New York

Publication Date: 1985

Binding: Hardcover, 204 pages

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Good +

Edition: First American Edition.

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Book by William S. Burroughs

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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
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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