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Sale 1097 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
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Nov 8, 2022
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BURROUGHS, William S. (1914-1997). Naked Lunch. New York: Grove Press Inc., 1959 [but 1962].
8vo. Original cloth-backed boards gilt, top edge stained black; dust jacket (price-clipped, some light toning, chipping, and spotting).
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, one of 3,500 copies, presumably in the first issue dust jacket with no zip code in the publisher's address on rear panel (but price-clipped). Maynard & Miles A2b.
The Library of John Leonard Gillis Sold to Support the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto
This lot is located in Chicago.