Comments on: Dead Fingers Talk http://realitystudio.org A William S. Burroughs Community Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:38:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mels http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/dead-fingers-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-156415 mels Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:00:07 +0000 http://pornosec.com/bibliographic-bunker/dead-fingers-talk/#comment-156415 I have a copy of Dead Fingers Talk it is a 1963 first edition hardback with the dust jacket intact . It is an ex library book and shows that it has been taken out almost constantly since 1972 (earlier tickets not in book) until nov 93 when it was sold off - the ticket is at the rear of the book. Despite this it is in amazing condition - all readers must have been very reverent with the book! I think it gives a feel of the importance of the text that it was constantly read. However , I am looking to sell it and I wondered what it's value might be? I have a copy of Dead Fingers Talk it is a 1963 first edition hardback with the dust jacket intact .
It is an ex library book and shows that it has been taken out almost constantly since 1972 (earlier tickets not in book) until nov 93 when it was sold off – the ticket is at the rear of the book.
Despite this it is in amazing condition – all readers must have been very reverent with the book! I think it gives a feel of the importance of the text that it was constantly read.

However , I am looking to sell it and I wondered what it’s value might be?

]]> By: Rob R http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/dead-fingers-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-150594 Rob R Sat, 19 Nov 2011 11:10:54 +0000 http://pornosec.com/bibliographic-bunker/dead-fingers-talk/#comment-150594 I have DFT 1963 hardback with a damaged dust jacket, signed, and dedicated to my dad, around 1965, also a paperback Junkie also sidned and dedicated, probably at the same time in London at a restraunt Burroughs frequented in chelsea. I have DFT 1963 hardback with a damaged dust jacket, signed, and dedicated to my dad, around 1965, also a paperback Junkie also sidned and dedicated, probably at the same time in London at a restraunt Burroughs frequented in chelsea.

]]> By: John http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/dead-fingers-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-119327 John Sat, 02 Oct 2010 02:07:05 +0000 http://pornosec.com/bibliographic-bunker/dead-fingers-talk/#comment-119327 I have DFT paperback Tandem Edition 1966 with a great cover - picture of junky shooting up, needle in arm, blood flowing. "The sensational novel of the nightmare world of the junky by the author of The Naked Lunch." 224 pages. I have DFT paperback Tandem Edition 1966 with a great cover – picture of junky shooting up, needle in arm, blood flowing. “The sensational novel of the nightmare world of the junky by the author of The Naked Lunch.” 224 pages.

]]> By: James http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/dead-fingers-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-77591 James Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:34:19 +0000 http://pornosec.com/bibliographic-bunker/dead-fingers-talk/#comment-77591 Is there any difference between to two, thanks Is there any difference between to two, thanks

]]> By: jed http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/dead-fingers-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-77585 jed Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:44:30 +0000 http://pornosec.com/bibliographic-bunker/dead-fingers-talk/#comment-77585 James, That copy for $100 is the 1968 Beach Books printing not the 1960 Two Cities version. If you want the 1968 version you can get it even cheaper than $100. See this list http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?kn=burroughs&sts=t&tn=minutes+to+go&x=0&y=0 You are going to pay about $200 or so for the 1960 version. Email me privately if you need more information. James,

That copy for $100 is the 1968 Beach Books printing not the 1960 Two Cities version. If you want the 1968 version you can get it even cheaper than $100. See this list http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?kn=burroughs&sts=t&tn=minutes+to+go&x=0&y=0

You are going to pay about $200 or so for the 1960 version. Email me privately if you need more information.

]]> By: James http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/dead-fingers-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-77584 James Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:31:37 +0000 http://pornosec.com/bibliographic-bunker/dead-fingers-talk/#comment-77584 I've been thinking of collecting rare books now for a little while, and am interested in Minutes to go, I don't think I have to money and the only sorce(other than a few people I know in Sanfrancisco)is Amazon.com which priced a copy of MTG at 100$... which I guess is OK but is it a scam? I heard bad things from friends and I don't want to be ripped off and be out a 100, let me know, thanks I’ve been thinking of collecting rare books now for a little while, and am interested in Minutes to go, I don’t think I have to money and the only sorce(other than a few people I know in Sanfrancisco)is Amazon.com which priced a copy of MTG at 100$… which I guess is OK but is it a scam? I heard bad things from friends and I don’t want to be ripped off and be out a 100, let me know, thanks

]]> By: porcupine imploded http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/dead-fingers-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-29380 porcupine imploded Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:24:44 +0000 http://pornosec.com/bibliographic-bunker/dead-fingers-talk/#comment-29380 many years ago, i happened upon a copy of DFT in a second- hand junk shop in Vancouver's Downtown East- side neighbourhood ( old hotels and bars, vintage neon, abandoned storefronts, alcoholics, crack- addicts, etc...) - the edition i found was an extremely garish, cheap paperback edition ( dell maybe ? ) for which i paid something like 25 cents. never read it. retained it for novelty's sake. truthis- i have never been able to complete a reading of a Burroughs ' novel '. anyway, my cheap edition eventually went out my front door in a cardboard box- along with hundreds of other titles- bound for, what else ? - second- hand stores ! naturally, i now regret parting with it- and wish i had kept it. i truly wonder where that little, cheap, garish edition now is !!! many years ago, i happened upon a copy of DFT in a second- hand junk shop in Vancouver’s Downtown East- side neighbourhood ( old hotels and bars, vintage neon, abandoned storefronts, alcoholics, crack- addicts, etc…) – the edition i found was an extremely garish, cheap paperback edition ( dell maybe ? ) for which i paid something like 25 cents. never read it. retained it for novelty’s sake. truthis- i have never been able to complete a reading of a Burroughs ‘ novel ‘. anyway, my cheap edition eventually went out my front door in a cardboard box- along with hundreds of other titles- bound for, what else ? – second- hand stores ! naturally, i now regret parting with it- and wish i had kept it. i truly wonder where that little, cheap, garish edition now is !!!

]]> By: Chris Hughes http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/dead-fingers-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-15081 Chris Hughes Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:48:22 +0000 http://pornosec.com/bibliographic-bunker/dead-fingers-talk/#comment-15081 Jed I'm new to the reality studio and this article caught my eye. I used to collect Burroughs avidly but over the last few years I seemed to have lost interest. I have a decent collection though, which includes a first edition of Dead Fingers Talk, published by John Calder 1963. Its not signed, but it still has the original plastic wrap over the dust jacket and is almost mint. I got it in London in 1998 and I think I paid about £30 for it. The image shown in your article is NOT the original front, which is actually black and white and not sepia brown. Ian Sommerville designed it and its easily the best jacket from the period. DFT is actually described by Calder on the jacket as a novel - ie it is comprised of edited excerpts from NL and the Nova Trilogy, assembled according to a linear (in a thematic sense) progression. It opens with 'I can feel the heat closing in'. In a curious way it is the definitive edited version of Burroughs early output, and I suspect that the condition of the copy that sold in ebay may not have been that great...? regards Chris Hughes Jed

I’m new to the reality studio and this article caught my eye. I used to collect Burroughs avidly but over the last few years I seemed to have lost interest.

I have a decent collection though, which includes a first edition of Dead Fingers Talk, published by John Calder 1963. Its not signed, but it still has the original plastic wrap over the dust jacket and is almost mint. I got it in London in 1998 and I think I paid about £30 for it.

The image shown in your article is NOT the original front, which is actually black and white and not sepia brown. Ian Sommerville designed it and its easily the best jacket from the period.

DFT is actually described by Calder on the jacket as a novel – ie it is comprised of edited excerpts from NL and the Nova Trilogy, assembled according to a linear (in a thematic sense) progression. It opens with ‘I can feel the heat closing in’. In a curious way it is the definitive edited version of Burroughs early output, and I suspect that the condition of the copy that sold in ebay may not have been that great…?

regards
Chris Hughes

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