Naked Lunch SIGNED First Edition/1st Printing William S. Burroughs NF
Faint shelf rubbing, particularly to edges. Light closed (clear tape) repair to rear panel. Light restoration to black color at the top of spine and jacket crease visible from interior. Light fading to spine title. The dust jacket is covered in archival mylar.
Book is tight, square and firm. Signed by the author on the title page. Light dusting to top text block with light vintage toning to page edges.
Gold title gilding is very bright and unfaded. Corners are sharp with straight and firm boards.
An excellent copy of Burroughs' most recognized and. Work and quite rare with signature. Please refer to all of the photos of the book in this listing. As they will serve precedent over any miscommunication. As to the condition of this book. Photos in this listing may appear different. Than physical eye due to fluorescence in lighting. Or mistake with the order.Naked Lunch (sometimes The Naked Lunch) is a novel by American writer William S. The book is structured as a series of loosely connected vignettes. Burroughs stated that the chapters are intended to be read in any order.
The reader follows the narration of junkie. William Lee, who takes on various aliases, from the US to Mexico, eventually to Tangier.
The vignettes (which Burroughs called "routines") are drawn from Burroughs' own experience in these places, and his addiction to drugs heroin, morphine. And while in Tangier, majoun. Confection as well as a German opioid.
Of which he wrote frequently. The novel was included in Time. Magazine's "100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005".Directed a film of the same name. Based on the novel and other Burroughs writings. The item "Naked Lunch SIGNED First Edition/1st Printing William S. Burroughs NF" is in sale since Saturday, May 20, 2017. This item is in the category "Books\Antiquarian & Collectible".
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- Binding: Hardcover
- Year Printed: 1959
- Language: English
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Original/Facsimile: Original
- Publisher: Grove Press
- Subject: Literature & Fiction
- Special Attributes: Signed