July 2015 Auction Ends Thursday, July 30th, 5pm Pacific

Lot #201:

William S. Burroughs Signed First Printing of ''The Ticket That Exploded''

First American edition, first printing of William S. Burroughs' ''The Ticket That Exploded''. Burroughs signs ''For Douglas / William S Burroughs'' to title page of novel, originally published in 1962 in Europe, but not published in the U.S. until 1967. Published by Grove Press: New York: 1967, copy features original white, brown, black and orange dustjacket with photograph of Burroughs to verso. Book is bound in orange cloth boards with black titling. Measures 5.75'' x 8.25''. Light soiling to dustjacket. Book is near fine.