first edition
1953
by [BURROUGHS, William S.]
New York: Ace Books, 1953. Tight binding, with minimal rubbing to vibrant illustrated wrappers; a near fine copy of the author's first novel.. First Edition. Duodecimo. A remarkably sharp copy of Burroughs' semi-autobiographical novel about the New York heroin scene of the early 1950s. Published under the pseudonym of William Lee and bound tĂȘte-beche with Maurice Helbrant's Narcotic Agent.
(Inventory #: 29204)