William Burroughs Foreword (19 results)
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paperback. Condition: Like New. Trade paperback. Square Tight Binding. Clean interior. in as new condition.A superior edition.
A READER'S GUIDE TO SCIENCE FICTION - A Comprehensive and Fascinating Source-Book for Every Reader of Science Fiction
Searles, Baird (with Martin Last; Beth Meacham; and Michael Franklin) (foreword by Samuel R. Delany) (Edgar Rice Burroughs; Philip K. Dick; Thomas M. Disch; Robert A. Heinlein; Frank Herbert; William Hope Hodgson; C. S. Lewis; H. P. Lovecraft; A. Merritt)
Published by Avon Books, New York 1979
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. (xv) 266 pp. Light edge and corner wear with a crease on the spine; previous owner's name inside. Cover art by Stanislaw Fernandes. Discusses the work of: Edgar Rice B urroughs; Philip K. Dick; Thomas M. Disch; Robert A. Heinlein; Frank Herbert; William Hope Hodgson; C. S. Lewis;…H. P. Lovecraft; A. Merritt; Walter M. Miller; Jack Vance; Jules Verne; Stanley G. Wein baum; H. G. Wells; Jack Williamson; S. Fowler Wright; John Wyndham; Roger Zelazny; Michael Moorcock; Larry Niven; H. Beam Piper; Frederik Pohl; C. M. Kornbluth; Joanna Russ; Mary Shelley; Cordwainer S mith; E. E. "Doc" Smith; Olaf Stapledon; Theodore Sturgeon; A. E. Van Vogt; Fritz Leiber; Henry Kuttner; C. L. Moore; Ursula K. Le Guin; Harlan Ellison; M. John Harrison; Gordon R. Dickson; Arthur C. Clarke; Hal Clement; Samuel R. Delany; Poul Anderson; Isaac Asimov; J. G. Ballard; Alfred Bester; James Blish; Ray Bradbury; John Brunner; and many many others. Stanislaw Fernandes; (illustrator). Book.
The Drug User : Documents 1840-1960
Edited by John Strausbaugh and Donald Blaise / foreword by William S. Burroughs
Published by Blast Books / Dolphin-Moon Press, 1991 1991
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Seller: Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition, first printing Gifted to the poet Janine Pommy Vega with its gift giver's address and phone number and name to the inside front cover. A full reading on the subject. The contributors are mindbending from Henri Michaux, to Box Car Bertha Thompson, Gerard de Nerval, and many others. Near fine stiff wraps with strong… spine and clean text.
Published by New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc. 1997
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st edition. VG+ in Near Fine dw. 8vo, xxvi+374pp (plus 16pp of plates), black and yellow boards with spine stamped in gold, printed dustwrapper. First printing of the hardcover first edition of this important collection. Includes a foreword by William S. Burroughs (n…ot in Schottlaender; Shoaf II-363 may be related). Ownership signature and notation (in cipher) of a noted scholar to the front free endpaper, else clean and unmarked in unclipped dustwrapper. Not Signed.
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The Herbert Huncke Reader
Huncke, Herbert, Schafer, Benjamin G., Edited By. Foreword By William Burroughs
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Seller: Ira Joel Haber - Cinemage Books, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Ira Joel Haber - Cinemage Books
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Boards & Cloth with Dustjacket. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Large collection of published and unpublished writings by one of the legends of the beat generation who was a major influence on Kerouac, Burroughs, Ginsberg and others. Illustrated with 16pgs. of photos on plates. Gift inscription on the 1/2 title pg., otherwise fine/fi…ne. Book.
Introduction to Shore Wildflowers of California, Oregon, and Washington, Revised Edition
Munz, Philip A.; Pavlik, Bruce M.; Lake, Dianne [Editor]; Faber, Phyllis M. [Editor]; Follette, William [Illustrator]; Game, John [Illustrator]; Gaede, Peter [Illustrator]; Burroughs, Carrie [Illustrator]; Olowin, Ron [Illustrator]; Elsbernd, Karen [Illustrator]; Ornduff, Robert [Foreword]; Nelson, Bill [Cartographer];
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paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title. Follette, William; Game, John; Gaede, Peter; Burroughs, Carrie; Olowin, Ron; Elsbernd, Karen (illustrator).
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Seller: Hang Fire Books, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Hang Fire Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Beatnik autobiography. Square and solid in bright jacket. Small indentation, puncture to front of jacket(unobtrusive). Jacket slows slight shelf-wear and rumpling to edges. Second Printing. 210 pages. Text unmarked. Binding is tight, covers and spi…ne fully intact. Jacket in new Brodart protector. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 Pounds. Category: Books & Language; ISBN: 1557780447. ISBN/EAN: 9781557780447. Inventory No: 030114.
Junky: The Definitive Text of "Junk" (50th Anniversary Edition)
William S. Burroughs; Oliver Harris [Editor]; Oliver Harris [Introduction]; Allen Ginsberg [Foreword];
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Mindfield: New & Selected Poems
Gregory Corso; William Burroughs [Foreword]; Allen Ginsberg [Foreword];
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The Herbert Huncke Reader
Huncke, Herbert / edited by Benjamin G. Schafer with a foreword by William S. Burroughs
Published by Morrow, 1997 1997
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Seller: Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition Very fine and bright in like pictorial dustjacket with crisp bright text throughout. Jack Kerouac called Huncke "the greatest storyteller I know." Crisp as new text throughout with terrific black and white photographs of the Beat legend. New and bright all around, gift quality.
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Seller: Bookwood, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaBookwood
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Pictorial Wraps. Condition: Good. First Edition. Floridly SIGNED & INSCRIBED by author Timothy Leary in thick green marker on half-title page: "To Jan - dear pal & partner - you conceived and dilivered (sic) this version! Hope you are proud of our off-spring. Love, Timothy. Soltice Dec 89". Full page inscription. Though we aren'…t sure which "Jan" that Leary has inscribed this book to, the acknowledgments page of this volume notes that "valuable advice and support came from other friends on the Tarcher staff, including Janice Gallagher". Foreword by William S. Burroughs. With a new afterword by the author, plus detailed chapter notes printed at rear. FIRST EDITION stated. First printing, with "1" as the lowest number in print number line on copyright page. Includes laid-in "Computer-Generated Colour Photograph" of Timothy Leary (with pin-holes along edges not affecting image). From rear cover: "Timothy Leary. Part man, part myth; part knight, part dragon. With candor and iconoclastic humor he recounts the story of his most extraordinary life, one of the most controversial of the twentieth century. Whether you love him or hate him, his impact on American culture is undeniable. A symbol of change, adventure, and self-discovery, Leary and his story offer a history of our times". Cover design by Susan Shankin. Cover photograph of Timothy Leary by Alice Springs. Printed in the USA. NOTE: A GOOD COPY ONLY. Front cover partly torn from spine & TAPE-REPAIRED at inside hinge, handling wear, otherwise a nice clean tight solid softcover copy. 405pp. Scarce SIGNED copy with full-page inscription. RARE. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Atticus Books, San Diego 1981
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Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Bookseller catalog. Foreword by William S. Burroughs. Slim octavo. Pictorial wrappers. Illustrated. Wrappers with some soiling and a slightly toned spine, very good. Offers 360 Burroughs items for sale.
Published by British Edition, Picador, 1997 1997
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Seller: Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition, first printing Has become quite scarce and very attractive copy. From the library of the poet Janine Pommy Vega at one time a close comrade with Herbert Huncke. Tipped in a post-it handwritten note by Ben Schafer, the editor with this fine collection. Nicely illustrated with vintage portraits and photographs. From… Janine Pommy Vega's personal library. Quite close to fine bright pictorial stiff wraps with strong spine and clean text.
The Herbert Huncke Reader
Huncke, Herbert / with a foreword by William S. Burroughs / introduction by Raymond Foye and edited by Benjamin Schafer
Published by Morrow, 1997 1997
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Seller: Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition, first printing Has become quite scarce in first edition. From the library of poet Janine Pommy Vega, a close comrade to Huncke. Tipped in the Herbert Huncke Reader is a tribute announcement reading which was held November 3 1997. This copy, by its editor Ben Schafer, has been affectionately inscribed to Janine Pom…my Vega and Schafer has handwritten in Huncke's dates 1915-1996. A wonderful association copy in close to find cloth with pictorial dust jacket.
Published by Atticus Press, San Diego 1983
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Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA
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Softcover. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. First American edition. INSCRIBED by Harold Norse to San Francisco poet Jim Nawrocki on title page and SIGNED in full by Norse below that. Fine in pictorial wrappers. ; 5 1/4" x 8"; 76 pages.
Published by Tarcher/Perigee, New York/los Angeles 1990
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Softcover. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. Reprint; Fourth Printing. Fourth printing. INSCRIBED by Timothy Leary on front end-paper. "To , , , Let's continue- Tim Leary" underneath Leary prints his telephone number. Fine in trade-size paperback. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 405 pages.
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- First Edition
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Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, [14], 76pp, [2]. Publisher's original illustrated paperback wrappers, brown and white cover illustration, title and author printed on front cover, title on spine. Newspaper clipping previously laid in, discoloring two leaves. From the colophon, this first edition… consisted of 1900 paperbound copies, and 100 specially bound and signed by the author. This copy is inscribed on the half title: "For Charles Whaley / and the interesting meetings at the Macondo. / Best Wishes, Harold Norse / 20 November 1993 / San Francisco." Harold Norse wrote this experimental novel while living at the Beat Hotel in Paris in 1960, along with William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg. It first appeared in German translation by Carl Weissner from Maro Verlag in 1975, before its English-language publication by Atticus Press in 1983. The recipient of this copy, Charles Edward Whaley (1928-2025) was a Kentucky journalist and critic whose seven-decade career centered on education, books, theater, and the arts. Whaley worked for The Louisville Courier-Journal for most of his career. The first edition of Beat Hotel by Harold Norse, inscribed by Norse to Kentucky journalist Charles Whaley. Includes a foreword by William S. Burroughs. (illustrator). Signed.
More imagesPublished by San Diego: Atticus Press, 1983 1983
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Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United KingdomPeter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB.
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First English edition, signed limited issue, number 30 of 100 clothbound copies signed by the author. Beat Hotel was first published in German in 1975, translated by Carl Weissner, with collages by Norman Mustill. Tthis, the first edition in English, includes a nostalgic foreword by Burroughs. Octavo. Photographic frontispiece.…Original maroon cloth, titles to spine gilt. With dust jacket. A fine copy.
