Search Results: BURROUGHS, William S from Skyline Books

n.p.:n.p., [1965].. Burroughs is standing on a fire escape in N.Y.C. in the sixties. He's wearing a suit, tie, and fedora, and is in the process of taking a puff on his cigarette. He's looking directly into the camera with a deadpan, stoned, classic Burroughsian look. A shot that epitomizes Burroughs demeanor during this period. Fine (approx. 8" x 10").

Atlanta: Coca-Cola Co., 1941.. Softbound. First edition. The second of three books on flower arranging by William Burroughs' mother sponsored by the Coca-Cola Company! Illustrated with amazingly kitchy color photos of flower arrangements, some posed with bottles of Coke. Interesting item because her middle name "Lee" was the pseudonym Burroughs used for his first book Junkie. She owned a gift shop called "Cobblestone Gardens," later the title of one of Burroughs' books. A revealing look at the upper middle class values that sent Burroughs looking for a different lifestyle. Couple of corner creases, faint name to corner of front cover, very good.

NY: High Risk, [1995].. Softbound. "Advance uncorrected proof" in printed glossy wraps. Fine.

[NY: Viking, 1989].. Softbound. Uncorrected proofs. Few faint specks of foxing, else very near fine.

[London]: Picador, [1995].. Softbound. Uncorrected proof of the first British edition. Features Charles Burn's excellent illustration of Burroughs on the front cover. Very fine.

n.p.:n.p., [1965].. Burroughs is standing on a fire escape in NYC in the sixties. He's wearing a suit, tie, and fedora, and is holding a cigarette at waist level. He's looking directly into the camera with a deadpan, classic Burroughsian look. One of the best shots of Burroughs we've seen. Fine (10" x 8").

Providence, RI: Brown University, 2000.. Softbound. First edition. Catalog for an exhibition of Burroughs material at the John Hay Library, Brown University. Illustrated throughout. Essays by Jennie Skerl, John Tytell, and Robert Jackson. Near fine.

n.p.:n.p., [1965].. Burroughs, wearing a black turtleneck and Army jacket, is standing at the end of a cobblestone street in Paris in the mid-sixties. Burroughs is in the foreground looking directly at the camera, with the street stretching off behind him. Never published. Fine (8" x 10").

n.p.:n.p., [1965].. Burroughs is standing next to a ladder in the hallway of a cavernous English mansion. He's wearing a suit and tie, holding his umbrella in one hand, and clutching his fedora to his chest with the other. He's looking at a painting that's out of the frame, creating the appearance of Burroughs staring mysteriously off into the distance. Taken by a friend of Burroughs using Burroughs' camera, ca. 1965. Never published. Fine (10" x 8").

n.p.:n.p., [1965].. Burroughs is standing in the hallway of a cavernous English mansion. He's standing in suit and tie, holding his umbrella, with his fedora clutched to his chest, looking at the camera with a sombre expression. Behind him there are two young men standing in front of a tapestry that covers the wall. Taken by a friend of Burroughs using Burroughs' camera, ca. 1965. Never published. Fine (10" x 8").

n.p.:n.p., [1965].. Burroughs is standing in suit and tie, holding his umbrella, looking sombre. There are 19th Century paintings on the walls around him. Taken by a friend of Burroughs using Burroughs' camera, ca. 1965. Never published. Fine (8" x 10").

n.p.:n.p., [1965].. Burroughs, in a suit, is holding his umbrella, his hat is perched on a torso sculpture on the floor next to him. Taken by a friend of Burroughs using Burroughs' camera, ca. 1965. Never published. Fine (8" x 10").

n.p.:n.p., [1966].. Ian Sommerville is standing by the window holding a joint. Taken by a friend of Burroughs using Burroughs' camera, ca. 1965. Never published. Fine (8" x 10").