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BURROUGHS, William S. (1914-1997). Naked Lunch. New York: Grove Press, Inc., [1959]. 8vo. [xvi], [1]-255, [1, blank] pp. Publisher’s black cloth backstrip over black boards, spine lettered in gilt; publisher’s unclipped (“$6.00”) dust jacket (cloth spine a bit dull and rubbed; jacket with tape repair on front and back of rear jacket panel and rear flap, jacket spine a bit sunned, some mild edgewear, foxing to jacket). Very good. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, STATED FIRST PRINTING IN FIRST ISSUE JACKET. Offered with the November 1-7, 1974 issue of the Berkeley Barb weekly newspaper with a four-page article on Burroughs, and William S. Burroughs Break Through in Grey Room vinyl 33 ?” record album in original pictorial cover and plain sleeve.