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Charles and Pam Plymell's Copy of Ted Morgan's "Literary Outlaw: The Life and Times of William Burroughs", with ephemera (1988)

New York City: Henry Holt and Company (book, biography), 1988. 9.25" x 6.375" x 2.125", 659 pages, hardcover with dust jacket, ISBN 0-8050-0901-9. Literary Outlaw: The Life and Times of William S. Burroughs  by Ted Morgan (born Sanche de Gramont, "Ted Morgan" being an anagram of "de Gramont"), as published in hardcover by Henry Holt and Company (New York City) in 1988. Jacket design by Robert Anthony with a photograph of William S. Burroughs by Bill Belli. Back cover photo of Burroughs at the Los Alamos Boys Ranch School. Book design by Victoria Hartman. This is the primary biography of William S. Burroughs, completed with Burroughs' participation. This covers his years up to 1988.  This copy belonged to Charles and Pam Plymell and was a gift from Ted Morgan to them. This uninscribed book includes the letter sent with the book, signed by Ted Morgan; three photographs of Ted and Charles Plymell at an exhibition of Claude Pélieu's collages; a...

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