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Lot 335

BURROUGHS, William S. (1914?1997). Naked Lunch, signed. New...

Estimate: $600 - $800

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BURROUGHS, William S. (1914?1997). Naked Lunch, signed. New York: Grove Press, [1959]. 8vo. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, SIGNED BY BURROUGHS on ffep. Original black cloth backed boards, spine lettered in gilt, black top edge. Original unclipped ($6.00) FIRST ISSUE dust jacket without publisher?s zip code on back panel and without roman numerals on lower spine near rear panel (jacket chipped with loss near head slightly affecting front panel near spine; also with old tape repairs to verso of chipped area, front wrap chipped with slight separation, original bookstore price sticker affixed to back panel, previous owner bookplates to front endpapers; binding tight and clean). Maynard & Miles A2b.