Santa Fe: Casa Sin Nombre 1987, broadside print with a photo by Allen Ginsberg, measures 12 x 24 inches. Text is from The Western Lands. Printed in an edition of 750 copies as noted on obverse. This bibliography of A-List publications by William S. Burroughs derives from Eric C. Shoaf’s Collecting William S. Burroughs in…
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A Spiritual Exercise
Naropa, CO: Kavyayantra Press 1998, Broadside measuring 12×8 inches reproduces text written on July 21, 1997, just two weeks before Burroughs’ death. Printed in an edition of 200 copies in December 1998. This bibliography of A-List publications by William S. Burroughs derives from Eric C. Shoaf’s Collecting William S. Burroughs in Print: A Checklist and…
X-Ray Man
New York: Water Row/Lococo Mulder 1991, untitled three-color broadside (red, blue & purple on white background). Generally referred to as “X-Ray Man,” it is a figure that repeats in a number of Burroughs art pieces. 9.5 x 13 inches silkscreen print with small embossed lizard figure in lower right corner, edition limited to 178 numbered…
Wouldn’t You Polish Pine Floors…
West Branch IA: Toothpaste Press 1979, a broadside published for Bookslinger in an edition of 26 lettered copies signed by Burroughs. Black print on red paper. _____ an edition of 125 copies signed and numbered by Burroughs. This bibliography of A-List publications by William S. Burroughs derives from Eric C. Shoaf’s Collecting William S. Burroughs…
Where Naked Troubadours Shoot Snotty Baboons
Northridge CA: Lord John Press 1978, limited edition broadside prints a piece from Cities of the Red Night and was designed and illustrated by James R. Silke. An edition of 26 lettered copies signed by Burroughs and Silke. _____ an edition 100 numbered copies each signed by Burroughs and Silke. This bibliography of A-List publications…
Broadsides
Reports from the Bibliographic Bunker Jed Birmingham on William S. Burroughs Collecting Recently, I got into a conversation with a book collector friend of mine about collectible broadsides. This discussion forced me to realize that I did not really know what a broadside technically was. I knew one when I saw one. In bibliographic terms,…