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CITIES OF THE RED NIGHT: A Boy's Book
by BURROUGHS, William S
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very good.
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1981. First Edition. Very good.. Uncorrected proof copy belonging to John Tytell, Beat scholar and historian, with his notations. Burroughs' first novel since 1971's THE WILD BOYS, and the beginning of his Red Night trilogy. Scarce in this format. [Schottlaender, A47]. Wraps. Tall 8vo. Uncorrected proof. Perfect bound in original pink wraps. Photocopy of jacket copy laid in. Title written in pen at spine. Spine sunned and edges lightly worn with creasing at corners. Marginalia throughout. Very good.
Synopsis
Cities of the Red Night is a novel by William S. Burroughs. It was the first book in the final trilogy of the beat author, and was first published in 1981. This was his first full-length novel since The Wild Boys a decade earlier. It is the first in a trilogy and is followed by The Place of Dead Roads and The Western Lands. The plot of this somewhat disjunctive work revolves around a group of revolutionaries who seek the freedom to live under the articles set out by Captain James Mission.
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- Seller
- Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 41939
- Title
- CITIES OF THE RED NIGHT: A Boy's Book
- Author
- BURROUGHS, William S
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Holt, Rinehart & Winston
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
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About the Seller
Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
Biblio member since 2004
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
Brian Cassidy Bookseller is the counterculture department of Type Punch Matrix, a rare book firm founded in 2019 by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. BCB @ TPM specializes in the avant garde in all its various guises, including: The Beats; artists' books; poetry; small journals and magazines (especially those associated with the Mimeo Revolution); modern and contemprary art; photography; music; archives and appraisals; as well as vernacular, folk, and outsider books of all kinds. We are always looking to purchase books within my areas of interest, from single titles to collections. Please inquire. We are open by appointment and are easily accessible by public transit.
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Sunned
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- Uncorrected Proof
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