Calder Softcover Edition of "The Place of Dead Roads" (1984)
London, England: John Calder (book, primary), 1984. 9" x 6" x 0.875", 306 pages, softcover, ISBN 0-7175-4032-3, "CB 410". The Place of Dead Roads by William S. Burroughs as published as a softcover edition by John Calder (London, England) in 1984. Released simultaneously with a hardcover edition. Cover. photo, which is clipped in this rather generic edition, was supplied by the Colorado State Historical Society Library. Rear cover photograph of Burroughs is by Jerry Bauer. Book design by Lucy Albanese. Shoaf II.60e. Schottlaender v4.A56.B (for both the hardcover and softcover). Contents: William S. Burroughs: The Place of Dead Roads : preface I. Stranger Who Was Passing: "Shoot-out in Boulder" "For three days Kim had camped on the mesa top..." "Kim is a slimy, morbid youth..." "The Baron Says These Things" "Kim considers these imaginary space trips to other worlds..." "No mistaking that gray shadow......
