Queer
by Burroughs, William S
For more than three decades, while its writer's world fame increased, Queer remained unpublished because of its forthright depiction of homosexual longings.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.
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Queer
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London: Picador, 1986. Written between 1951 and 1953, published in 1985, it is partially a sequel to his earlier novel, Junkie. CONDITION Nice crisp copy, 122 pages. Only fault in one page near has cnr turned down.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
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New York: Viking, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 134pp. Cloth. A fine copy in near fine dustjacket with mild toning to the edges. ; Octavo.
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QUEER
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Queer: A Novel Burroughs, William S
by Burroughs, William S
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New York: Viking. Fine in Near Fine dj. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. [nice clean book with no discernible wear; jacket shows just the tiniest bit of wear along the top edge]. (B&W photo frontispiece) Burroughs's long-unpublished novel of drug addiction and romantic agony, set in "the corrupt and spectral Mexico City of the nineteen-forties," finally in… Read more about this item Item Price
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First Edition, First Printing. Fine in a fine dustjacket. Signed by Burroughs on the title page. With a black and white photographic frontispiece of Burroughs taken by Allen Ginsberg. Slightest touch of sunning to the edges of the powder blue boards, otherwise fine in a fine dust pictorial dust jacket. Small octavo. 5.25 x 8 in. 134 pp. A fantastic… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Picador Pan Books, 1985. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9" by 5.5". None. A superb first U.K. edition, of William Burroughs' short novel, set in Mexico City, an important work of the Beat Generation. The first U.K. edition, first impression, of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper. An early short novel by William S. Burroughs, following the… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Viking Press. Near Fine 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 . Item Price
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Queer: A Novel
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Queer
by William S. Burroughs
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New York: The Viking Press, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo. Georg Baselitz dj art. States 'First Published by The Viking Press in 1985' on copyright page. A semi-autobiographical love story set in the corrupt Mexico City of the 1940s. Book is fine and unmarked but for a small remainder line on the bottom foreedge. Jacket… Read more about this item Item Price
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Queer: A Novel
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G P Putnam's Sons, 1987-01-05. paperback. Very Good. 5x0x8. Has moderate shelf and/or corner wear. Great used condition. A portion of your purchase of this book will be donated to non-profit organizations.Over 1,000,000 satisfied customers since 1997! Choose expedited shipping (if available) for much faster delivery. Delivery confirmation on all US orders.… Read more about this item Item Price
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QUEER.
by Burroughs, William S.
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VIKING. NY 1985. Near Fine. 1985. First Edition. Softcover. UNCORRECTED PROOF. Near fine in plain dark green printed wrappers. (Couple of tiny staple holes at head of front cover) . Item Price
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