The Ticket That Exploded

William S. Burroughs

Published by Grove Press, Inc, New York, 1967

About this Item

First U.S. Edition. 217 pp. 8vo. Original rust cloth with black spine titles. Original pictorial dust jacket. The dust jacket is unclipped, with only trivial toning to the spine and minor shelf rubbing. The first expanded and definitive version of Burroughs' second "Nova" novel. A masterpiece of the cut-up method developed alongside Brion Gysin, the narrative follows Inspector Lee in his battle against the "Nova Mob," extraterrestrial entities who use language and imagery to control human biological processes. It is a dense, psychedelic, and profoundly influential critique of mass media and social control. A superlative collector's copy of a Beat Generation high-spot. .

Seller Inventory # 759

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Ticket That Exploded
• Publisher: Grove Press, Inc, New York
• Publication Date: 1967
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: dj
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fiction