William Burroughs
19 copies for sale · $40–$3,000 · 11 first editions · 2 signed
Notable copies for sale
Naked Lunch Signed first American edition (signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$1,950
The Seven Deadly Sins (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$400
THE TICKET THAT EXPLODED (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$65
THE JOHN BURROUGHS REVIEW — Bartleby's Books$2,000
The Naked Lunch (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$3,000
Naked Lunch (first edition) — Good Books in the Woods$325
THE NAKED LUNCH (first edition) — Johnnycake Books$295
The Naked Lunch (first edition) — John Windle Antiquarian$625
Early Routines (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$150
The Naked Lunch (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$1,250
EARLY ROUTINES (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$125
Naked Lunch — Back Creek Books$1,000
What these are worth
Junkie4 copies from 3 sellers
Naked Lunch (first edition, first printing)4 copies from 4 sellers
THE NAKED LUNCH (first edition)4 copies from 4 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
Naked Lunch5 copies · $450–$3,000
Naked Lunch3 copies · $325–$1,250
EARLY ROUTINES2 copies · $125–$150
THE JOHN BURROUGHS REVIEW1 copy · $2,000
Naked Lunch Signed1 copy · $2,000
Naked Lunch Signed first American edition1 copy · $1,950
Dead Fingers Talk Signed1 copy · $1,800
The Seven Deadly Sins1 copy · $400
THE NAKED LUNCH1 copy · $295
THE TICKET THAT EXPLODED1 copy · $65
Junkie1 copy · $40
Market context
18 copies of William Burroughs's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $74 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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