A Fold-in Universe
BURROUGHS, William The Soft Machine. New York: Grove Press, Inc.1966.
8vo. Original publisher's red cloth with silver lettering to spine; Illustrated dustwrapper with a design from a drawing by Burroughs with black and white photograph of author to rear panel; pp. [viii], 182, [2]; slight bumping to head and tail of spine; otherwise near fine.
First edition, first printing. Reworked by Burroughs from the original publication in 1961
The first part of the Nova Trilogy, (which also includes Nova Express and The Ticket That Exploded), The Soft Machine was composed using Burrough's famous cut up method, using material from his manuscript, The Word Hoard, also the basis for The Naked Lunch.
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