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NY: Grove Press, 1959. First US edition, first prnt. (1962). Signed by Burroughs on the title page. Black cloth and black paper-covered boards. Topedge with black topstain. First issue dustjacket with correct price printed on front flap (six dollars) and no zip code on rear panel. Beginning page toning and spine cloth slightly pushed, spine gilt lettering intact; dustjacket with a quarter-inch closed tear and shallow crease at the front panel topedge, toning on the rear flap fold, touch of wear at the front panel upper corner and spine topedge. A clean, tight and bright copy. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover.Burroughs' most famous work and permanent entry in the Beat-era canon. Basis for the1991 David Cronenberg film with Peter Weller, Judy Davis and Ian Holm.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

The Naked Lunch (sometimes referred to as Naked Lunch) is a novel by American writer William S. Burroughs. The book is structured as a series of loosely connected vignettes, following the shifting and hallucinatory perspectives of a junkie protagonist.