A William Burroughs Birthday Book
Price: $50.00
Original Wrappers. [Brighton, England]: Temple Press Limited, 1994. First Edition. Very Good.
First edition. Publisher's pale green stapled wrappers, printed in black. Very good, with light spotting to spine, light spotting to wrappers, and a small puncture to front wrapper. Overall, a wonderful tribute to the great experimental American author and Beat guru. In editor Paul Cecil's note at the beginning of the book he writes, "The pieces that make up this book were prepared for the 'Burroughsday' celebrations that took place at the Phoenix Gallery, Brighton on 5th February 1994, the occasion of the 80th birthday of William S. Burroughs. The event itself in many ways mirrored Burroughs' own approach to literature and art, being a random coming together of discrete connections that were collaged into a 'whole'. Alongside video and soundbites, numerous artists, writers and performers presented their work, some of which is included here." The book's contributors include Burroughs himself, Paul Cecil, Robert Hill, Catherine Lupton, Genesis P-Orridge, Naomi Riches, Simon Strong, and Caspar Williams. Item #WB053
