1st Dell Paperback edition of "The Wild Boys" (1971)



New York City: Dell and New York City: Grove Press (book, primary), 1971.
7" x 4.25" x 0.5", 184 pages, softcover, "9734".

The Wild Boys by William S. Burroughs, as presented in a first softcover printing by Dell (New York City, US). Despite the cover noting Dell, this used the text block of the Grove edition, and notes Grove Press at the title page. 

The chapter "'Mother and I Would Like to Know'" appears first in Evergreen Review, issue 67, June 1969. According to the copyright page, an earlier version appears in Mayfair and later was included in The Job.

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Contents:

  • "Tío Mate Smiles"
  • "The Chief Smiles"
  • "Old Sarge Smiles"
  • "And Bury the Bread Deep in a Sty"
  • "The Penny Arcade Peep Show"
  • "Le Gran Luxe"
  • "The Miracle of the Rose"
  • "A Silver Smile"
  • "The Frisco Kid"
  • "The Penny Arcade Peep Show"
  • "The Dead Child"
  • "'Just Call Me Joe'"
  • "'Mother and I Would Like to Know'"
  • "The Wild Boys"
  • "The Penny Arcade Peep Show"
  • "The Penny Arcade Peep Show"
  • "The Wild Boys Smile"

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