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Auction archive: Lot number 317

William Burroughs Naked Lunch 1st Edition Signed

Estimate
US$2,000 - US$3,000
Price realised:
US$1,920
Auction archive: Lot number 317

William Burroughs Naked Lunch 1st Edition Signed

Estimate
US$2,000 - US$3,000
Price realised:
US$1,920
Beschreibung:

1 Volume. 17.5x11.5 cm (7x4½"), original green wrappers with black lettering framed in white, original laminated dust jacket. First Edition, first issue. Signed by William S. Burroughs directly on the title page in blue ink. First issue with green border on title-page and price of "Francs 1500" printed on the rear dust jacket flap and on lower rear wrapper cover. Number 76 in The Traveller's Companion Series. The true first printing with only 5,000 copies produced. "Naked Lunch" was banned in the United States due to its obscene nature, therefore it was first published in France. Maynard & Miles A2a.

Auction archive: Lot number 317
Auction:
Datum:
5 Dec 2019
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

1 Volume. 17.5x11.5 cm (7x4½"), original green wrappers with black lettering framed in white, original laminated dust jacket. First Edition, first issue. Signed by William S. Burroughs directly on the title page in blue ink. First issue with green border on title-page and price of "Francs 1500" printed on the rear dust jacket flap and on lower rear wrapper cover. Number 76 in The Traveller's Companion Series. The true first printing with only 5,000 copies produced. "Naked Lunch" was banned in the United States due to its obscene nature, therefore it was first published in France. Maynard & Miles A2a.

Auction archive: Lot number 317
Auction:
Datum:
5 Dec 2019
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
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