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Queer
by William S. Burroughs
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Picador Pan Books, 1985. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9" by 5.5". None. A superb first U.K. edition, of William Burroughs' short novel, set in Mexico City, an important work of the Beat Generation. The first U.K. edition, first impression, of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper. An early short novel by William S. Burroughs, following the life of Lee in Mexico City, a partial sequel to Burroughs' earlier novel 'Junkie'.Burroughs was an author of the Beat Generation, and a major postmodern author who massively influenced popular culture and literature during his life. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the spine and extremities. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Dustwrapper is lightly edge worn with some light marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean. Near Fine
Synopsis
For more than three decades, while its writer's world fame increased, Queer remained unpublished because of its forthright depiction of homosexual longings. Set in the corrupt and spectral Mexico City of the forties, Queer is the story of William Lee, a man afflicted with both acute heroin withdrawal and romantic and sexual yearnings for an indifferent user named Eugene Allerton. The narrative is punctuated by Lee's outrageous "routines" — brilliant comic monologues that foreshadow Naked Lunch —yet the atmosphere is heavy with foreboding. In his extraordinary introduction, Burroughs reflects on the shattering events in his life that lay behind this work.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 788P64
- Title
- Queer
- Author
- William S. Burroughs
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Picador Pan Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1985
- Size
- 9" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Queer william s burroughs junkie yage william s burroughs south america
Terms of Sale
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Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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