Reports from the Bibliographic Bunker Jed Birmingham on William S. Burroughs Collecting This piece may be old news as the Groff Auction of Bukowski and the Ronan Sale of Beat Literature took place roughly a month ago, but a look at the financial pages highlights that auctions and collectibles are very much a breaking story….
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The Edwin Blair Auction of Beat Literature
Reports from the Bibliographic Bunker Jed Birmingham on William S. Burroughs Collecting The Edwin Blair sale is over and the results highlight issues raised in posts to RealityStudio. Manuscripts, the Olympia Press Naked Lunch, vinyl and even the Olympia Ticket That Exploded are all headline stories in the Burroughs items up for sale. Without a…
William S. Burroughs’ Cabin
Reports from the Bibliographic Bunker Jed Birmingham on William S. Burroughs Collecting As mentioned in the forum, a cabin owned by William Burroughs ten minutes outside of Lawrence Kansas is on eBay for $159,950. (PDF) The property is on Lone Star Lake and includes 4500 square feet of land. Apparently Burroughs mentioned the cabin in…
Beatnik Vinyl at Auction
Reports from the Bibliographic Bunker Jed Birmingham on William S. Burroughs Collecting EBay is a fantastic place isn’t it, if place is the right word for it. For example, the vinyl fanatic or budding fanatic can supplement or create an entire collection of some note in just a click of the mouse. Just Kids Nostalgia…