Search Results: dead fingers talk by william burroughs

Star / W.H. Allen. Mass Market Paperback. VG. somewhat worn mass market paperback edtion. light shelfwear, a bit of scuffing and light creasing to the covers. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight otherwise. no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Calder Publications Ltd, 2020. Paperback. New. 288 pages. 7.72x5.08x0.91 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This newly edited edition of Dead Fingers Talk, based on the restored text of the novel, will delight all Burroughs fans and lovers of experimental literature, and offer a new insight into the artistic process of one of the most origina

Paperback / softback. New. This newly edited edition of Dead Fingers Talk, based on the restored text of the novel, will delight all Burroughs fans and lovers of experimental literature, and offer a new insight into the artistic process of one of the most original and influential writers of the twentieth century.

Tandem. Fair with no dust jacket. 1970. Reprint. Paperback.

London : Star 39613, 1977. Book. Good to Very Good. Paperback. 1st thus.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. The fifth novel by Burroughs, being a compilation of selections from earlier works ('Naked Lunch,' 'The Soft Machine,' and 'The Ticket That Exploded,') with some previously unpublished material. 223 pages. Internally tight w/saw-cut remainder stripe to top edge, a bit of rubbing, impressions, a little scraping to spine, a bit of corner wear, light edge soil, used book store stamp to inside front cover, price stamp to first end paper, tanning. .

John Calder, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo in grey cloth, spine title in gilt. A bit of light soiling to the cloth, lacking the dustjacket.

1970. . Paperback. Good. 12mo. - Second UK Paperback Edition - Covers heavily worn and rubbed w/ numerous creases and scuffs - Reading crease to spine w/ ends torn and frayed - Guttering badly eroded w/ first page just starting to come loose - Edges of text block heavily tanned and foxed - Content heavily tanned throughout - 224 pages

John Calder, 1963. Hardcover. Good. . First ed. Jacket in poor condition, has some loss at edges. General shelf/age wear. Pages clean.

London: Tandem, 1970 (500 gram rate) first reprint of the Tandem UK paperback issue with a photo cover of a junky shooting up on a stairwell, light rubbing wear , light reading crease to spine, 224pp. reprint. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall.

London: John Calder in Association with the Olympia Press , 1963. The book combines sections from Burroughs' earlier novels, Naked Lunch, The Soft Machine and The Ticket That Exploded, in an attempt to create a new narrative. This controversial when released due to its focus upon conspiracy and the hero getting away from the police. One of Burroughs rarer titles, not released in the US. CONDITION Grey bds, 215 pages. Bds faded to edges, small name to front pastedown, light foxed to eps.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: John Calder in Association with the Olympia Press , 1963. The book combines sections from Burroughs' earlier novels, Naked Lunch, The Soft Machine and The Ticket That Exploded, in an attempt to create a new narrative. This controversial when released due to its focus upon conspiracy and the hero getting away from the police. One of Burroughs rarer titles, not released in the US. CONDITION Grey bds, 215 pages.Bds are slightly soiled, small name to front pastedown, first blank removed, light foxed to eps.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Tandem Books Limited 1966. Small 8vo. First paperback edition. 224 pp. Paperback with illustrated jacket. Some rubbing and yellowing to covers and spine. First section a little loose. Some yellowing to pages, but internally clean. . Very Good. Paperback. First Paperback Edition. 1966.

London: John Calder in Association with Olympia Press, 1963. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. VG in Good+ dw. 8vo, 220pp, grey cloth with spine stamped in gold, printed dustwrapper. The first edition of this Burroughs work published in England only (Schottlaender v4.A7, Shoaf I-7). This copy from poet, artist, and experimental impresario Opal Louis Nations includes pencil notes by Nations (dated June 1964) to the front endpaper. Else an unmarked copy with a little soil; dustwrapper has edgewear and signs of removed tape reinforcement.

A fine copy of this classic. A tiny bit of the dustjacket is missing but its a strong design based on photographs by Ian Sommerville, and to my mind gives the book value.
See also my other Burroughs listing..

DEAD FINGERS TALK, Calder & Boyars, 1963, first edition., crease to the head of the spine, else vg+/near fine in like dust-wrapper. 1/4,000 copies. Not published in the U.S.

London: John Calder , 1963. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5" . None . A splendid first edition of this rare novel by William Burroughs, with the unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work. One of the rarer novels by Beat Generation author William Burroughs, it was out of print for almost fifty years before the 2020 restored edition. This novel is the result of a combination of Burroughs' earlier novels to create a new narrative. The lack of evident new material caused controversy upon its release although, in the restored edition, the early experimental mash-up is praised by editor Oliver Harris.  In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only, minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Small inscription by a previous owner to the front pastedown, 'Melne London 1968.' The dust wrapper is smart and unclipped with minor shelf wear, with a minor chipping to the head and tail of the… Read More

John Calder. London. 1963 (Ist UK Edition). 8vo. Hardcover, grey cloth, d/w is chipped but not price-clipped and has now been protected by clear archival covering; interior is in excellent condition with no marks or annotations by previous owner. A novel by one of the "beat" authors taking a cold hard look at the dark side of human nature and combining sections of Burrough's previous novels: "The Naked Lunch", "Soft Machine" and "The Ticket That Exploded". A rare Burroughs item thatwas not published outside the UK.

Inscribed and signed on title page, dated 1964 Tangier, rear flyleaf has previous owners names and other writing in ink otherwise unmarked.