Allen Ginsberg's copy of Burroughs' "Doctor Benway", inscribed to him (1979)

Santa Barbara, California, US: Bradford Morrow (book, numbered, primary), 1979.
9.375" x 6.25" x 0.25", 46 pages, softcover, no ISBN.

Doctor Benway, a "variant passage from The Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs" as published in three editions by Bradford Morrow (Santa Barbara, California, US) in 1979: 324 numbered copies in wrappers [as shown], 150 numbered hardcover copies signed by the author, and 26 lettered hardcover hors commerce copies.  Designed by Patrick Reagh. Frontispiece by K. Anders after Egon Schiele's Kummernis. Introduction also by William S. Burroughs.

This copy is #455 of the 324 numbered copies (#177-500), and was Allen Ginsberg's personal copy, with his signature and date of receipt (Feb 8, 1984) on the first free page. William S. Burroughs inscribed this on the same page to Ginsberg, dating it with the date of Burroughs' birth: "For Allen / who made / everthing [sic] / possible / William S. Burroughs / Feb 5, 1914".   

This copy was acquired from Caliban Books (Oakland, California, US).

Shoaf I.48b.
Schottlaender v4.A42.