Signed Typescript Page for "Dead on Arrival", from The Soft Machine

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

Undated typescript page for "Dead on Arrival", the first chapter of The Soft Machine, on water-marked typing paper. Recto only. 

Neatly signed at the bottom of 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.