BURROUGHS, William S. (1914?1997). Naked Lunch. New York: Grove Press, [1959]. 8vo. Publisher?s black cloth backed boards, spine gilt titled, black top edge; original unclipped dust jacket (few tiny chips at extreme ends with few short creases near spine panel). FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST PRINTING of this experimental and groundbreaking non?linear narrative that was banned in numerous American cities. In the FIRST ISSUE dust jacket without publisher?s zip code on rear panel and without Roman numerals on lower spine near rear panel. Maynard & Miles A2b.