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William S. Burroughs: A Bibliography, 1953-73.
Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1978. First edition. 8vo. 242pp.
SIGNED by Miles on the title page.
Foreword by William Burroughs (in which he mentions the talk on cut-ups he gave at the Writers Conference in Edinburgh in 1962: “Stephen Spender said it sounded like some medieval superstition to him”). Introduction by Allen Ginsberg. Preface by the compilers. Illustrated throughout.
Fine, without dw., as issued.
Together with: a 4pp. Typed Letter Signed from Miles to Carl Weissner, dated January 13, 1972. In it, Miles informs Weissner of his activities since their last communication, including details of Indica’s closure and his subsequent collaborations with Allen Ginsberg on poetry recordings in America, before mentioning his current work on a Burroughs bibliography: “I visited William the other day and he is giving me all the help and support I need”.
Miles, who compiled the sections on anthologies, periodicals, foreign editions and interviews, requests information on a number of magazines Weissner was involved with, and various other German publications, before signing off: “Towards the total cut-up then… Best, Miles” (embellished with a ‘pataphysical spiral).
Accompanied by the original mailing envelope.