Click for full-size.
Queer
by Burroughs, William S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0670808334
- ISBN 13
- 9780670808335
- Seller
-
Northridge, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
The Viking Press. Very Good+ in Fine dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Publisher's cloth. First edition. PO inked "Ex Libris" to the ffep; but not ex-library. Slight sunning to extremities, first two leaves creased. Tight and square. The DJ in mylar is fine. ; 20 X 20 X 20 inches; 134 pages .
Synopsis
For more than three decades, while its writer's world fame increased, Queer remained unpublished because of its forthright depiction of homosexual longings. Set in the corrupt and spectral Mexico City of the forties, Queer is the story of William Lee, a man afflicted with both acute heroin withdrawal and romantic and sexual yearnings for an indifferent user named Eugene Allerton. The narrative is punctuated by Lee's outrageous "routines" — brilliant comic monologues that foreshadow Naked Lunch —yet the atmosphere is heavy with foreboding. In his extraordinary introduction, Burroughs reflects on the shattering events in his life that lay behind this work.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44455
- Title
- Queer
- Author
- Burroughs, William S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Fine dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670808334
- ISBN 13
- 9780670808335
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
Terms of Sale
curtis paul books inc.
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
curtis paul books inc.
Biblio member since 2014
Northridge, California
About curtis paul books inc.
For over 10 years, CURTSBOOKS has prided itself in excellent customer service. We will always work to make your buying experience a satisfying one.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
Frequently asked questions
How to tell if a signature is genuine
Author's signatures can undoubtedly increase the value of a rare book or first edition. The more scarce the book is, the more an autograph adds to its value. But how to tell if the signature is real? Find out how you can avoid common pitfalls in identifying an author's signature.
Storing books - laying down or standing up?
Don’t unwittingly damage your growing book collection! Learn about when to store books laying down vs standing up. Read About Safe Book Storage
