Signed Typescript Page for "The Soft Machine: Dead on Arrival" (n.d.)

William S. Burroughs (typescript, signed), n.d.

Undated typescript page for "Dead on Arrival", the first chapter of The Soft Machine, on watermarked typing paper. Recto only, typed, not printed. 

Neatly signed at the bottom of the page by William S. Burroughs with a ballpoint pen.

Acquired from B&B Rare Books (NYC). Aside from this background, its history as an object is unknown.