William S. Burroughs
69 copies for sale · $30–$10,000 · 39 first editions · 19 signed
Notable copies for sale
NAKED LUNCH; Signed 1st (first edition, signed) — Rare Book Cellar$3,498
White Subway (first edition, signed) — B & B Rare Books$300
Sidetripping (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$300
The Paris Trilogy: The Naked Lunch, The Soft Machine, The Ticket That Exploded (first edition) — Biblioctopus$10,000
Naked Lunch Inscribed (signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$1,250
Naked Lunch (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$1,500
Nova Express (signed) — B & B Rare Books$300
The Ticket That Exploded The Traveller's Companion Series No 91 (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$300
Nova Express Signed (first edition, signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$375
Interzone Review Copy (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$100
CONCRETE AND BUCKSHOT / WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS PAINTINGS: 1987-1996 (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$55
THE ADDING MACHINE: Selected Essays (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$45
Works on the market
The Ticket That Exploded3 copies · $275–$2,000
NAKED LUNCH3 copies · $350–$600
Interzone3 copies · $35–$250
Naked Lunch3 copies · £30–£250
The Naked Lunch2 copies · $500–$1,500
The Yage Letters, William S. Burroughs 1st 19862 copies · $150
Naked Lunch; The Restored Text2 copies · $35
Nova Express2 copies · $30–$35
NAKED LUNCH; Signed 1st1 copy · $3,498
Naked Lunch1 copy · $1,500
Naked Lunch Inscribed1 copy · $1,250
Minutes to Go1 copy · $1,000
The Book of Breething1 copy · $850
Tornado Alley1 copy · $500
Broadside: The Invisible Generation1 copy · $450
Nova Express Signed1 copy · $375
White Subway1 copy · $375
Market context
40 copies of William S. Burroughs's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $54 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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