Part Five: Books from the Catalogue of the William S. Burroughs
Archive
“I didn’t like Harvard at all, I don’t like Boston, I didn’t like Cambridge. I didn’t like the whole atmosphere. But I learned how to use a library. I think it’s very valuable for a writer to do a lot of reading. You’ll find that most writers at one time or another have done a great deal of reading. I’m not talking about research, I’m talking about reading; the English classics and the French.”
-Burroughs from El Hombre Invisible by Barry Miles
“After all, the work of other writers is one of a writer’s main sources of input, so don’t hesitate to use it; (...) Adaptions may become quite legitimate adoptions.”
-Burroughs at Naropa Institute, Boulder, Colorado
“For to follow Coleridge through his reading is to re trace the obliterated vestiges of creation.”
-John Livingston Lowes, The Road To Xanadu
Allen, Don and Robert Creeley. New American Story. Grove 1965. Pb ed. P. 332.
Ansen, Alan. The Ghosts of the Neighborhood. Signed and dedicated copy to WSB dated April 71. Good to Vg. P. 333.
Ansen, Alan. Day By Day. Poems. Athens, 1966. Good to vg. P. 334.
Ansen, Alan. Believe and Tremble - Alan Ansen Poems. NP (Athens?), ND. A signed and dedicated copy dated May 1963. Addenda has been annotated. Good to vg. Nice association copy. P. 341.
Ansen, Alan. Field Report - Alan Ansen Poems. NP (Athens?) ND. Companion format to Believe and Tremble. Signed and dedicated copy dated May 1963. Very good copy. P. 341.
Arlen, Michael. The Green Hat. Used in cut-ups. P. 163. p, 310 (cheap hardback)
Baker, Carlos. Ernest Hemingway. Collins, London. 1969. Good. P. 335.
Ballard, J. G. The Atrocity Exhibition. Cape, London. Some marginal indications as WSB wrote preface for the US edition. P. 333.
Ballard, J. G. Love and Napalm: Export USA. WSB intro. Grove Press. 1972. Mint copy. P. 332.
Barnes, Hazel E. An Existential Ethics. Knopf. NYC. 1967. Contains many WSB quotes. P. 335.
Barnes, Keith. The Thick Skin. TS. Poems. P. 336.
Barragan, Jorge. Apuntamientos Recogidos Pore El Cuidadano Columbiano Sobre La Maravillosa Planta A Del Yage. 1928. Tipped in auto note. Signed in full. p. 314.
Berkson, Bill. Shining Leaves. Signed and dedicated copy to WSB NYC. 1969. Good. P. 334.
Boucher, Anthony (Ed.). Best Detective Stories. Dutton, 1967. Vg. P. 332.
Bowles, Paul. A Hundred Camels in the Courtyard. City Lights, 1962. Signed and dedicated copy. Good. P. 336.
Boyars, A. & Pamela Lyon (Ed.) International Literary Annual 3. Includes "Thing Police Keep All Board Room Reports" by WSB. Signed by WSB on TP & BG has cancelled a picture of Stuart Gordon and tipped in a photo of himself. Both initialled. P. 332.
Budd, David. Stadler Galerie Catalogue. 10 April, 1964. P. 314.
Budd, David. David Budd at Galerie Stadler. Paris. 10 April 1964. Signed by David Budd, WSB, and Earle Brown. Mint. P. 333.
Budge, E. A. Wallis. The Egyptian Language. P. 211.
Burroughs Jr., William. Speed. Olympia Press, NYC. 1970. Good. P. 336.
Burroughs Jr., William. Speed. Xerox of mss in folder. P. 336.
Charters, Ann (Ed.) Scenes Along the Road. NYC. 1970. 2nd ed. Pb. Signed. Mint. P. 332.
Comfort, Max. Drugs. P. 230.
Cooke, John & Rosalind Sharpe. The New Tarot. "Signed copy of 'The New Tarot' by John Cooke and Rosalind Sharpe and a set of his tarot cards. + TS: "The Breaking Bough" by John Cooke. P. 15.
Cooper, David. The Death of the Family. Penguin, 1971. Signed and dedicated to WSB. Vg. P. 335.
Cox, Martha (Ed.) A Reading Approach to College Writing. 1971 Has WSB. P. 335.
Dommergues, Pierre. Les USA. Grasset, 1967. Paris. Signed & dedicated copy. Back copyright page torn, otherwise Vg. P. 335.
Dowden, George. He or Genesis. Paradox Press. Cleveland. Signed dedicated copy. With tipped in TLs dated 1.11.69. P. 334.
Elliot, David. Listen to the Silence. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, NYC. Proof copy. WSB says on TP: 'Used in cut-ups'. Signed WSB. Vg. P. 334.
Fauser, Jorg. Aqua Lungs. Gottingen, 1971. A cut-up text. Quote from WSB on inside cover. P. 333.
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Bodley Head F. Scott Fitzgerald Vol 5. 2nd impression. London. 1968. Mint. P. 335.
Fleisher, M. C. Attendant Must Be Present When Box is Opened. Xerox pages of mss in a ring binder. 171 pages. Carbon TS. Introduction by WSB. P. 237.
Genet, Jean. The Gutter in the Sky. Andre Levy, Phil., Pa. 1955. A long explanation regarding the ownership of this book by WSB on 1/2 TP. About good copy. P. 335.
Genet, Jean. May Day Speech. City Lights, 1970. Tearsheets of an interview from a French magazine tipped in. P. 335.
Gette, P. A. Editions Du Mirroir. Paris, Nov 1966. Signed and dedicated copy. Mint. P. 334.
Gette, P. A. Arc Mussee D'Art Moderne. Paris 1972. Loose pages in folder. Vg. P. 334.
Gilbert, Joseph. William Burroughs Image One of 2 layout books in folders with William Burroughs Word and Image. P. 336.
Gilbert, Joseph. William Burroughs Word and Image One of 2 layout books in folders with William Burroughs Image. P. 336.
Gilbert, Joseph. William Burroughs-An Episolary Short Story 1968-1971. Spiral bound TS. P. 336.
Ginsberg, Allen. "Documents on Police Bureaucracy's Conspiracy Against Human Rights of Opium Addicts and Constitutional Rights of Medical Profession Causing Mass Breakdown of Urban Law and Order". Signed dedicated copy to WSB. One of 300 copies. Xmas 1970. 18pp (5 line inscription) P. 43.
Ginsberg, Allen. "Open Head". Sun Books, Melbourne Australia, 1972. Signed dedicated copy AG to WSB with 6 line inscription. P. 43.
Giorno, John. Poetry Events Program. Sept 1968. P. 21.
Giorno, John. Johnny Guitar. NYC April 1969. One of 500 copies.
Giorno, John. Cum. NYC 1971.
Giorno, John. Balling Buddha. Kulchur Press. NYC 1970. P. 21.
Giorno, John. Poems. Mother Press. NYC 1967. P. 21.
Giorno, John. Airport and other poems. TS. Mss. 20 pp. P. 21.
Giorno, John. Subway Sound and other poems. TS. Mss 34 pp. P. 21.
Giorno, John. Word and other poems. TS. 24 pp.
Goodman, Richard. William Burroughs - An Introduction. Wayne State University. 1970. Also contains TLS by WSB and Richard Goodman. P. 336.
Gysin, Brion. The Process. Cape, London. 1971. Signed and dedicated copy. Mint condition. P. 336.
Hamalian, Leo and Fred R. Karl (Ed.'s.) The Radical Vision. Crowell, NYC. 1971. School text book. Contains WSB. Vg. P. 334.
Harris, Nancy C. Consciousness and the Word: William Burroughs - Prophet of the Present. Xerox of thesis. Tulane University. May 1971. P. 336.
Hernandez, Jose. Exhibition Catalogue 1966 Madrid. Signed and dedicated copy to WSB. P. 335.
Hubbard, L. Ron. Bulletins, books, articles pp. 319-24. Includes all of SCIENTOLOGY FILE "A"-"K".
Kerouac, Jack. The Vanity of Duluoz. Coward McCann, NYC. 1968. Good. P. 335.
Kornbluth, Jesse (Ed.) Note from the New Underground. Viking Press, NYC. Pb ed. Vg. P. 332.
Laing, Ronald. Philladelphia Association Report 1965-1969. Signed and dedicated copy. Mint. P. 334.
Lee, James S. Underworld of the East. 142pp. xerox copy + WSB's foreword.
Lingeman, Richard R. Drugs from A-Z: A Dictionary. McGraw Hill Pb. Contains many WSB quotes. Good copy. P. 332.
Loach, Allen de. Buffalo Cold Spring Precinct 23 Bulletin. Buffalo June 1971. Signed & dedicated copy to WSB. P. 334.
Masterton, Graham. "Rules of Duel" mss. P. 229.
Masterton, Graham. Crying Kicking Under Birds. London, ND. Very good. P. 341.
Merril, Judith (Ed.) SF12. Delacorte Press. NYC. 1968. Vg. Contains "They Do Not Always Remember" by WSB. P. 334.
Mottram, Eric. William Burroughs The Algebra of Need. Signed & dedicated copy. Dated July 1971. Has a dry leaf tipped in. Mint. P. 334.
Nic, Peachie le. Spreads. Xerox of TS in binder. P. 336.
Nuttall, Jeff. "International Monetary Fund Directory". Signed by JN with note. P. 34.
Nuttall, Jeff. Isobel. London, 1967. Signed dedicated copy to WSB. Introduction by WSB. p. 331.
Nuttall, Jeff. Poems I Want To Forget. Turret Press, London. 1965. One of 150 copies. Signed and dedicated. Good. P. 336.
Nuttall, Jeff. Come Back Sweet Prince. London. ND. Signed and dedicated copy. Good. P. 336.
Nuttall, Jeff. Boy With a Face of Sour Apples. 109pp mss typewritten in hardback ring-binder. Has coloured calligraphic TP. Signed. As yet unpublished. Very good condition. P. 341.
Nuttall, Jeff. Songs Sacred and Secular. Signed and dedicated copy. A very good copy of this rare, long OP 1st edition. P. 341.
Orlovitz, Gil (Ed.) Award Avant Garde Reader. Award Books. New York. Very good copy. P. 343.
Osmond and Aarenson. Psychedelics. London, 1971. Review copy. WSB reviewed this book for "New Society". P. 325.
Page, Bruce. Drugs: The Synthetic Crisis. P. 230.
Parkinson, Thomas. A Casebook on the Beats. Signed on TP by WSB. Crowell. 1961. 1st ed. Good. P. 332.
Pelieu, Claude. Diary Letters Sketches for a Visa for a Bone. NYC. May, 1966. 25 pp signed dedicated mss. P. 19.
Pelieu, Claude. With Revolvers Aimed, Finger Bowls. 1967. Wraps. Introduction by WSB. Vg. p. 331.
Pelieu, Claude. Opal USA. Signed and dedicated copy with drawing on TP. Dated Hawaii 1969. Mint. P. 333.
Pelieu, Claude. Jukeboxes. ed 10/18. Signed and dedicated copy. Vg. P. 335.
Pelieu, Claude. Automatic Pilot. City Lights/Fug Press. Nov 1964. The front page (TP in this case) is mostly missing o/wise good. P. 341.
Pelieu, Claude. “Claude Pelieu: Diapositives. 22pp mss / Throbs. 8pp mss / Tempo. 20pp. mss in folder / 86. 15pp mss / Background of Reality 1963/64. 56pp mss. Signed and dedicated in a document folder the cover of which is damaged, text very good. / Dislocated Sketches 2. 34pp mss. May 1965. Annotated. / Bulletin for Nothing. p1-2 in xylograph of collage, pages 3-14 are carbon TS. Signed. / Swift Scripts After Effects & Notes. 32pp mss. Carbon. / Scripts Scripts Scripts...March 1969. 17pp mss. / Notes & Intersection. 10pp mss. / The Cosmonauts Have Returned. 965. 3 pp mss. Info Bulletin. 4pp mss signed.” P. 341.
Phillips, Tom. A Human Document. (A Humument) P. 218.
Plymell, Charles. The Last of the Moccassins. City Lights, 1971. Signed & dedicated copy. P. 336. Roux, Dominique de. La Mort De L. F. Celine. Christian Bourgois, Paris. 1966. Signed and dedicated copy. Wraps a little dusty. P. 336.
Sanders, Ed. Poem from Jail. City Lights, San Francisco. 1963. The correct 1st edition but in poor shape, cover taped together. A signed and dedicated copy. P. 341.
Solomon, David (Ed.). The Marijuana Papers. Bobbs Merrill, NYC. 1966. Lacks dg. Good copy. P. 334.
Southern, Terry. Blue Movie. N.A.L., 1970. Has a carbon TS of a review by WSB tipped in. 1pp. P. 335.
Southern, Terry. The Magic Christian. Filmscript. Xerox of mss in folder. 1965.
Stansill, Peter & David Mairowitz (Ed.'s.) Bamn. Penguin, 1971. Has WSB. Vg. P. 334.
Stern, Jacques. Fluke. Carbon TX - p. 2 and 4 missing. 3-150. 148pp. P. 141.
Stern, Stewart. The Fish. Xerox of TS. P. 336.
Takis. Galerie Schwarz Milano. 14 April 1962. Has WSB statement. Mint. P. 333.
Takis. L'Impossible. Takis at Iris Clert Paris. Signed by Takis, 2 times by Brion Gysin and once by WSB. Mint. P. 333.
Takis. Takis At Indica Gallery. London 1966. Has WSB statement on Takis. Mint. P. 333.
Tavel, Ron. Street of Stairs. Gally proofs. Olympia edition. P. 336.
Thompson, Earl. A Garden of Sand. London, 1971. Signed & dedicated by Earl Thompson to Timothy Leary. Signed and dedicated by Timothy Leary to William Burroughs. Signed and dedicated by WSB to the archives. 3 colour photographs of WSB in Switzerland at the time Leary gave him the book have been dated and placed in the book in a small envelope. TP has a description of how WSB received the book written in. Vg.” P. 335.
Trocchi, Alexander. Cains Book. Grove. 1970. Wraps. Signed and dedicated copy. Good to Vg. P. 335.
Unknown. "Use of the Relaxometer" booklet. P. 303.
Unknown. Ole 5. Bensonville, Ill. 1965. Vg. WSB on Harold Norse. p. 327.
Unknown. The World of Scientology (has picture of WSB). p. 327.
Unknown. Gette’s Crystals. Signed Special edition. Vg. p. 331.
Unknown. Gette’s Crystals. Trade edition. Vg. p. 331.
Unknown. The Olympia Reader. Grove Press, NYC. Pb Vg. P. 332.
Unknown. The Best of Olympia (Magazine). Olympia Press, London. Vg. P. 332.
Unknown. Authors Take Sides on Vietnam. Simon & Shuster. 1967. Vg. P. 332.
Unknown. In Their Own Behalf. Appleton Centuary Crofts. 1968. Wraps. Vg. P. 332.
Unknown. L' Iinternational Hallucinex. Paris, 1970. Good copy. (rare). P. 332.
Unknown. New Writing in the USA. Penguin Books, London. 1967. Vg. P. 332.
Unknown. Paris Review 35. Includes "St. Louis Return" by WSB. Paris 65. Some small anno. Worn. P. 332.
Unknown. Big Table 4. Contains "But Is All Back Seat Dreaming" by WSB. Chicago, 1960. Worn/good. P. 332.
Veitch, Tom. Literary Days. “C” Press. NYC, 1964. One of 200 signed copies. 49 lines udl. in blue and green crayon by WSB + 39 lines in auto inserted in purple, blue and green ink. Vg. 10 line 3/4pp auto description signed and noted Sept. 28,1972.” P. 326.
Weissner, Carl. Braille Film. 1970. Introduction by WSB. Mint. P. 331.