Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VG. 8vo, 128pp, printed wrappers. Includes an excerpt from Naked Lunch (Schottlaender C21), plus work by Robert Duncan (Bertholf C108), Gregory Corso, et al. Unmarked copy, minor spine crack and light general wear.
Seller: Philip Smith, Bookseller, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
. Olympia monthly review from Paris number one. Olympia Press, 1961.
Price: US$32.02 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Avant garde magazine .Issue 1 includes ten episodes from Soft Machine by William Burroughs, a suppressed chapter from J.P Donleavy's The Ginger Man , two poems by Lawrence Durrell, latest information on chastity belts and Paris Tramps etc. Large format , illustrated Internally clean with light wear to the binding.
Seller: Zimnol Arts Books, Middx, United Kingdom
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Paris 1961. In English. Contents: The Paris Scene by Sanche de Gramont; Ten Episodes from the Soft Machine by William Burroughs; One Suppressed Chapter from the Ginger Man by J. .P Donleavy and much more including photographs by Robert Doisneau. Sm.4to., 80pp., wraps. in red lettering with male hobo sitting in tiny wagon on front cover. VG light cover toning and wear.
Seller: Xerxes Fine and Rare Books and Documents, Glen Head, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The first monthly review from the infamous publisher of erotica and avant-garde literature. Printed in December of 1961, it notably features scenes from William Burroughs' The Soft Machine, published earlier that year, and so offers glimpses of the novel in its original form that Burroughs so detested and would revise heavily for the 1966 second edition. With contributions from J.P. Donleavy, Henry Crannach, Lawrence Durrell, Ann Federman, Robert Doisneau, Maxwell Kenton, Richard McBride, Harriet Daimler, and Terry Southern. This copy from the collection of a tobacco smoker, with traces of tanning to spine and covers, and a very faint aroma of smoke within. Binding sound if a tad free to open at inside cover, pages crisp and unmarked. Moderate rubbing to covers, else fairly minimal shelfwear. Very good+. Seller is also offering examples of the second and fourth issues of this Journal.
Seller: Aeon Bookstore, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Burroughs, William. The Soft Machine.. Paris, Olympia Press 1961. 1961, 1961.
Price: US$183.47 + shipping
Description: First edition. 182 pp. Original green printed covers. Price stamp NF 18 to lower cover with original price scored through. A very good copy. (The Traveller's Companion Series 88). Kearney 163.
Seller: Rönnells Antikvariat AB, Stockholm, Sweden
William B Burroughs. The Soft Machine. Olympia press, 1961.
Price: US$192.13 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. third printing Book in very good condition. Clean contents , no inscriptions. Touch foxing to block edges. Back soft cover and spine unstuck from binding.Loose binding between sections but all sections strongly held together Tiny wear and split on top spine and negligible wear on base spine Images available on request
Seller: Barney's books, Beer, DEVON, United Kingdom
BURROUGHS, William S.. The Soft Machine.. Paris Olympia Press Traveller's Companion Series, 1961.
Price: US$199.65 + shipping
Description: First edition; 8vo; neat bookplate to front free endpaper, tape reinforcement to rear hinge; publisher's green printed wrappers, spine slightly dulled, price stamp NF 18 to lower cover with original price scored through. In Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs revealed his dark genius. In The Soft Machine he takes the reader on a surreal space odyssey delving even further into the dark recesses of his imagination. The first book in Burroughs' 'cut-up' trilogy, followed by Nova Express and The Ticket That Exploded.
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: soft cover in green covers with black and white title decoration, 1-88 code on FEP, 182 pages, 15 N.F. not to be sold in U.S.A. & U.K. printed on lower outside corner of rear cover with NEW PRICE NF 18 stamped above, no handwriting or wrinkles to covers, fade to spine edges
Seller: Philosopher's Stone Books, Kingston, NY, U.S.A.
William Burroughs. The Soft Machine. The Olympia Press, Paris, 1961.
Price: US$268.98 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Slight bumping on top of spine
Seller: The Bookshop on the Heath Ltd, London, United Kingdom
Burroughs, William. The Soft Machine. The Olympia Press 1961, Paris, 1961.
Price: US$320.22 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First issue with the 15 N.F. price on the back cover. 182 pp. Publisher's original green paper wrappers. Clean copy. No ownership marks. No. 88 in the Traveller's Companion Series. 12mo.
Seller: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, United Kingdom
BURROUGHS, William S.. THE SOFT MACHINE. Paris: The Olympia Press., 1961.
Price: US$384.26 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing. Original green card covers with titles in black, in the the Brion Gysin illustrated dustwrapper. A better than very good copy, the binding square and firm, with bumping and a small nick to the spine tips. The contents, with some toning to the text block edges, are otherwise clean throughout and free from inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed, nicked and creased dustwrapper that is a little toned to the spine edges. Not price-clipped (15,00) to the front flap of the dustwrapper, but with the second state NF 18 overstamp to the lower cover of the book. A very attractive example of Burroughs' third (published) novel, and the first part of 'The Nova Trilogy'. No. 88 in the Olympia Press 'Traveller's Companion' series, and the second Burroughs novel to appear in the iconic green livery of the Parisian press, following 'The Naked Lunch' (No. 76) two years earlier. This, the first version of 'The Soft Machine', is a notably more fragmentary and radical text than the two subsequent revisions published respectively by Grove Press in 1966 and John Calder in 1968. 5000 copies were printed. (Maynard & Miles A5a; Shoaf 5). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom
William S. Burroughs. The Soft Machine. Olympia Press, 1961.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Publisher: Olympia Press, Paris, 1961. VERY GOOD softcover in VERY GOOD Dust-jacket. First Edition, First Printing (Has 'New Francs: 15,00' on the front flap of the Brion Gysin illustrated dust-jacket). DJ hows minor wear and the extremities.
Seller: Glands of Destiny First Edition Books, Sedro Woolley, WA, U.S.A.
Burroughs, William. THE SOFT MACHINE. The Olympia Press (1961), Paris, 1961.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: First edition with June 1961 on copyright page (opposite the title page); second issue with "new price"-stamp over printed price on rear cover. No. 88 in the Travellers' Companion Series. The first novel in Burroughs "Nova Trilogy" and using his experimental "cut-up" technique created with Brion Gysin. Near fine in green printed wraps. In very good to near fine dust jacket with spine a little tanned, light rubbing to folds and edges, and tiny tear at head of spine. SECOND ISSUE
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
BURROUGHS, William S.. The Soft Machine. Olympia Press, Paris, 1961.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Wrappers. Pinhead sized rubbed spot on the front wrap (with "New Franc" price on the rear wrap), else about fine lacking the dustwrapper.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
William Burroughs. The Soft Machine. Olympia Press, 1961.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition/First Printing. Soft cover original. True first edition. Very good book in a good priced (15 Francs) dust jacket. The book has some wear to the upper spine and front panel edge with a new price (NF 18) stamped to the back panel. The complete jacket has edge wear to the spine and interior spotting with a tear to the top of the front panel and tears along the front flap joint. The first book in the Nova Trilogy, published five years before the heavily revised American Edition by Grove Press.
Seller: MDS BOOKS, Mississauga, ON, Canada
BURROUGHS, William S.. THE SOFT MACHINE. Paris: The Olympia Press., 1961.
Price: US$480.32 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing. Original green card covers with black lettering and black and white trim, complete with the Brion Gysin illustrated dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the wraps clean and bright, the contents lacking inscriptions or stamps. The upper portion of the later page-gatherings are detached a little from the inside of the spine panel, although the binding remains square and true. The top edge of the page block is a little dusty. There is a small, white, round label affixed to the rear panel, with a hand-written price covering the original printed price. The dustwrapper, with some mild toning to the spine and a little rubbing to edges and folds, remains sharp and clean. Not price-clipped and correctly priced (15,00-) to the front flap. A very attractive example of the first issue of Burroughs' third (published) novel, and the first part of 'The Nova Trilogy'. No. 88 in the Olympia Press 'Traveller's Companion' series, and the second Burroughs novel to appear in the iconic green livery of the Parisian press, following 'The Naked Lunch' (No. 76) two years earlier. This, the first version of 'The Soft Machine', is a notably more fragmentary and radical text than the two subsequent revisions published respectively by Grove Press in 1966 and John Calder in 1968. 5000 copies were printed. (Maynard & Miles A5a; Shoaf 5). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom
William Burroughs. The Soft Machine. Olympia Press, 1961.
Price: US$768.52 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: An excellent copy of the next in the series (after Naked Lunch) of Burroughs works issued by Olympia Press in 1961. Near fine in the Brion Gysin-designed dustwrapper with just a hint of toning to the spine. Pictured here with a copy of the Ticket that Exploded, available separately.
Seller: CASSIUS&Co., London, United Kingdom
Price: US$862.50 + shipping
Description: 7 x 4.25, wraps, 182 pp, San Francisco hand stamp on fep, lacks dw, extremities a bit worn. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
BURROUGHS, William S.. The Soft Machine. Olympia, Paris, 1961.
Price: US$1750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The true first edition, published in Paris by Maurice Girodias' press five years before it came out in the U.S. This copy is inscribed by Burroughs: "For Bob Jackson/ all the best/ William Burroughs/ for Brion Gysin." Gysin designed the dust jacket. Modest foxing to pages edges and endpages; near fine in a near fine, mildly tanned dust jacket with rubbing to the folds. The first issue, with the 15 New Franc price on both the rear cover of the book and the front flap of the dust jacket. An influential book, part of the sequence that includes The Naked Lunch and The Ticket That Exploded. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings.
Seller: Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA (Lopezbooks), Hadley, MA, U.S.A.