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Doctor Benway : a passage from The naked lunch

Title: Doctor Benway : a passage from The naked lunch / by William S. Burroughs ; with a new introduction by the author.
Author: Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997.
Publication: Santa Barbara [Calif.] : B. Morrow, 1979

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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	Restricted use	Rare Books 04-143	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328
Request Appointment Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320	Text	Permit needed	Berg Coll Burroughs D63 1979	Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320

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Description

41 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Alternative Title

Naked lunch.

Genre/Form

Note

Title within ornamental border.
Frontispiece by K. Anders after Egon Schiele's Kümmernis.
"This edition of Doctor Benway, published by Bradford Morrow on the 20th anniversary of the original appearance of The naked lunch, consists of 324 numbered copies in wrappers, 150 numbered copies signed by the author & bound in cloth & boards, & 26 lettered copies that are hors commerce."--Colophon.
"Cast in Monotype Baskerville & designed & printed letterpress by Patrick Reagh in August 1979."--Colophon.

Call Number

JFE 87-2434

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Author

Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997.

Title

Doctor Benway : a passage from The naked lunch / by William S. Burroughs ; with a new introduction by the author.

Imprint

Santa Barbara [Calif.] : B. Morrow, 1979 ([California] : Patrick Reagh).

Local Note

JFE copy is no. 190.

Berg Coll. copy is no. 302; bound in wrappers.

Berg Coll. copy contains "ADC" embossed stamp on t.p.

Rare Books copy is no. 61; signed by author.

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Added Author

Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997. Naked lunch.

Reagh, Patrick. Book designer. Printer

Charters, Ann. Former owner

Added Title

Naked lunch.

Research Call Number

JFE 87-2434

Berg Coll Burroughs D63 1979

Rare Books 04-143