The 1962 Olympia Press Catalogue








Paris, France: The Olympia Press (book catalogue), 1962.
8.25" x 3.625", 20 pages, stapled wraps.

A catalogue with listings of books from Maurice Girodias’ Olympia Press. This advertises Johnny’s so Long at the Fair, the working title for Burroughs’ The Ticket That Exploded, which was published by Olympia later that year.

This additionally contains an excerpt of Kenneth Allsop’s Spectator essay "El Hombre Invisible" on Burroughs, in the entry for The Naked Lunch.

An excerpt from Allen Ginsberg on Burroughs’ The Soft Machine is under the listing for that book.

An order form is on the last page, also listing Johnny's so Long at the Fair.

An advertisement for Olympia magazine appears on the back cover, mentioning Burroughs.

This copy was acquired from Supervert (New York City).

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