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1971 Speed
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Description
First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper
The first U.K. edition, first impression.
In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.
'Speed' is the first novel of William Burroughs Jr., the son of the beat novelist William S. Burroughs Jr.
This is a semi-autobiographical novel, detailing Burrough's life as a methamphetamine addict, set across Florida and New York.
With an introduction by Allen Ginsberg, who was a friend of the author's father.
Condition
In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, generally smart, with a dampstain to the head of the boards, paste downs, and endpapers. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Very light edge wear and marks to the dust wrapper. Spine is sunned. Dampstain to the reverse of the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with a tidemark to the head of the text.
Good
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