Publication: Naked Lunch: The Restored Text

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Publication: Naked Lunch: The Restored TextPublication Record # 524436
Author: William Burroughs
Date: date unknown
ISBN: 978-0-00-734190-0 [0-00-734190-3]
Publisher: Harper Perennial (UK)
Price:
£9.99^?£: UK pound
Pages: 289+20
Format:
tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
Type: NOVEL
Cover: Naked Lunch: The Restored Text by Owen Freeman
Notes:
- 5th printing of the 2005 Harper Perennial edition from "5" on copyright page, no date provided for this printing.
- A "4th" logo of Fourth Estate appears on the spine, however no mention is made of Fourth Estate on the copyright page, only Harper Perennial.
- "The Restored Text" (over) "edited by James Grauerholz and Barry Miles" stated on the title page.
- J.G. Ballard's introduction appears on an unnumbered page immediately after the copyright page.
- Contains a "PS" section of 20 pages at the rear, with essays credited to Jon Butler on the copyright page only. Only essays of bibliographic interest have been indexed.

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Contents (view Concise Listing)

Introduction (Naked Lunch) • (2009) • essay by J. G. Ballard
1 • Naked Lunch • (2005) • novel by William S. Burroughs [as by William Burroughs]
199 • Deposition: Testimony Concerning a Sickness • (1960) • essay by William S. Burroughs
207 • Post Script ... Wouldn't You? • (1960) • essay by William S. Burroughs
211 • Afterthoughts on a Deposition • (1992) • essay by William S. Burroughs
213 • Letter from a Master Addict to Dangerous Drugs • (1956) • essay by William S. Burroughs
233 • Editors' Note (Naked Lunch: The Restored Text) • (2001) • essay by James Grauerholz and Barry Miles
249 • Letter to Irving Rosenthal • (1960) • essay by William S. Burroughs
252 • The Death of Mel the Waiter • (1953) • essay by William S. Burroughs
254 • Naked Lunch (Outtakes) • (2001) • short fiction by William S. Burroughs
2 • Biography (William Burroughs) • (2005) • essay by Jon Butler
4 • A Tale of Two Wives • (2005) • essay by Jon Butler
6 • Obituary (William Burroughs) • (2005) • essay by Jon Butler
7 • Critical Verdict (Naked Lunch) • (2005) • essay by Jon Butler
9 • Social Context (Naked Lunch) • (2005) • essay by Jon Butler
12 • Influences (William Burroughs) • (2005) • essay by Jon Butler
13 • Adaptation (Naked Lunch) • (2005) • essay by Jon Butler

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