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New York: Grove Press, 1959. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine/Near Fine Minus. 8vo., 255pp. Sharp First Edition, Third Printing of this landmark of modern literature. Bound in half black cloth over black paper-covered boards with titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a hint of softness to spine ends but quite minor. Spine gilt slightly faded. No interior toning or spotting. Very attractive unclipped First-State dust-jacket ($6.00, no zip code or Roman numerals on rear panel address), has a tiny nick at the heel and some mild wear to edges and tips. Light soiling on rear panel. Still fresh and bright with no creases or tears. Signed by Burroughs on the title page. A very pretty collectable copy at a great price.

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.