Viking/Penguin "The Letters of William S. Burroughs, 1945-1959" (1993)

May 12, 2026

Viking/Penguin "The Letters of William S. Burroughs, 1945-1959" (1993)

New York City: Viking Penguin (book, correspondence), 1993.
9.375" x 6.375" x 1.5", 472 pages, hardcover with dust jacket, ISBN 0-670-81348-6.

The Letters of William S. Burroughs, 1945-1959 by William S. Burroughs, edited and with an introduction by Oliver Harris, as published in a hardcover first edition by Viking (New York City) in 1993. Book designed by Kate Nichols. Jacket designed by Paul Buckley, with a cover photograph of Burroughs by Allen Ginsberg and collage work by Mary Ann Smith.

This contains over 180 letters from William S. Burroughs to his friends. Allen Ginsberg was the recipient of many of these letters – and there is some overlap with Letters to Allen Ginsberg – but also to Jack Kerouac, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Paul Bowles, Brion Gysin, Neal Cassady, Alan Ansen, Lucien Carr, and Bill Gillmore.

Shoaf I.81.
Schottlaender v4.H11.A.

Contents:

Oliver Harris: Acknowledgments
Oliver Harris: Introduction
William S. Burroughs: letters:

1945:

to Allen Ginsberg, 24 July

1946:

to Allen Ginsberg, 1 September
to Allen Ginsberg, 10 October

1947:

to Allen Ginsberg, 19 February
to Allen Ginsberg, 11 March
to Allen Ginsberg, 8 August

1948:

to Allen Ginsberg, 20 February
to Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, 5 June
to Allen Ginsberg, 14 October
to Allen Ginsberg, 9 November
to Allen Ginsberg, 30 November
to Jack Kerouac, 30 November
to Allen Ginsberg, 2 December

1949:

to Allen Ginsberg, 10 January
to Allen Ginsberg, 16 January
to Allen Ginsberg, 30 January
to Allen Ginsberg, 7 February
to Jack Kerouac, 15 March
to Allen Ginsberg, 18 March
to Allen Ginsberg, 16 April
to Jack Kerouac, 27 May
to Jack Kerouac, 24 June
to Jack Kerouac, 26 September
to Allen Ginsberg, 13 October
to Jack Kerouac, 2 November
to Allen Ginsberg, 24 December

1950:

to Jack Kerouac, 1 January
to Jack Kerouac, 22 January
to Jack Kerouac, 10 March
to Allen Ginsberg, 1 May
to Jack Kerouac, 18 September

1951:

to Allen Ginsberg, 1 January
to Allen Ginsberg, 11 January
to Jack Kerouac, 28 January
to Lucien Carr, 5 March
to Jack Kerouac, 24 April
to Allen Ginsberg, 5 May
to Allen Ginsberg, May
to Jack Kerouac, May
to Jack Kerouac, 20 May
to Allen Ginsberg, 5 November
to Allen Ginsberg, 20 Deceember

1952:

to Allen Ginsberg, 19 January
to Allen Ginsberg, 5 March
to Allen Ginsberg, 20 March
to Jack Kerouac, 26 March
to Jack Kerouac, 3 April
to Allen Ginsberg, 5 April
to Jack Kerouac, April
to Allen Ginsberg, 14 April
to Allen Ginsberg, 22 April
to Allen Ginsberg, 26 April
to Allen Ginsberg, 15 May
to Allen Ginsberg, 23 May
to Allen Ginsberg, 4 June
to Allen Ginsberg, 23 June
to Allen Ginsberg, Early July
to Allen Ginsberg, 13 July
to Allen Ginsberg, 18 September
to Allen Ginsberg, 6 and 14 October
to Allen Ginsberg, 5 November
to Allen Ginsberg, 15 December
to Allen Ginsberg, 23 December
to Allen Ginsberg, 24 December

1953:

to Allen Ginsberg, 10 January
to Allen Ginsberg, 1 and 3 March
to Allen Ginsberg, 5 March
to Allen Ginsberg, 12 April
to Allen Ginsberg, 22 April
to Allen Ginsberg, 5 May
to Allen Ginsberg, 12 May
to Allen Ginsberg, 23-24 May
to Allen Ginsberg, 30 May
to Allen Ginsberg, 5 June
to Allen Ginsberg, 6 June
to Allen Ginsberg, 18 June
to Allen Ginsberg, Early July
to Allen Ginsberg, 8 July
to Allen Ginsberg, 10 July
to Allen Ginsberg, 3 August
to Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, 17 August
to Jack Kerouac, 14 December
to Allen Ginsberg, 24 December

1954:

to Allen Ginsberg, 2 January
to Allen Ginsberg, 26 January
to Allen Ginsberg, 9 February
to Allen Ginsberg, 1 March
to Neal Cassady, 12 March
to Allen Ginsberg, 7 April
to Jack Kerouac, 22 April
to Neal Cassady, 2 May
to Jack Kerouac, 4 May
to Allen Ginsberg, 11 May
to Jack Kerouac, 24 May
to Allen Ginsberg, 16 June
to Allen Ginsberg, 24 June
to Allen Ginsberg, 3-4 July
to Allen Ginsberg, 15-16 and 22 July
to Jack Kerouac, 18 August
to Allen Ginsberg, 26 August
to Jack Kerouac, 3 September
to Allen Ginsberg, Early October
to Allen Ginsberg, 13 October
to Allen Ginsberg, 12-13 November
to Jack Kerouac, 7 December
to Allen Ginsberg, 13 December
to Allen Ginsberg, 30 December

1955:

to Allen Ginsberg, 6 January
to Allen Ginsberg, 9 January
to Allen Ginsberg, 12 January
to Allen Ginsberg, 21 January
to Allen Ginsberg, 7 February
to Jack Kerouac, 12 February
to Allen Ginsberg, 19 February
to Allen Ginsberg, 20 April
to Jack Kerouac, 9 June
to Allen Ginsberg, 5 July
to Allen Ginsberg, 10 August
to Allen Ginsberg, 21 September
to Allen Ginsberg, 6-7 October
to Allen Ginsberg, 10-11 October
to Allen Ginsberg, 21 October
to Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, 23 October
to Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, 1 November
to Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, 2 November

1956:

to Allen Ginsberg, 17 February
to Allen Ginsberg, 26-27 Feburary
to Allen Ginsberg, 14 March
to Allen Ginsberg, 16 April
to Allen Ginsberg, 8 May
to Allen Ginsberg, 15 May
to Allen Ginsberg, 18 June
to Bill Gilmore, 26 July
to Allen Ginsberg, 16 September
to Allen Ginsberg, 13 October
to Allen Ginsberg, 29 October
to Allen Ginsberg, 20 December

1957:

to Allen Ginsberg, 23 January
to Allen Ginsberg, 28 January
to Allen Ginsberg, 31 January-1 February
to Allen Ginsberg, 14 February
to Bill Gilmore, 25 March
to Allen Ginsberg, 15 June
to Alan Ansen, 18 July
to Alan Ansen, 30 July
to Allen Ginsberg, 20 August
to Allen Ginsberg, 28 August
to Allen Ginsberg, 20 September
to Allen Ginsberg, 8 October
to Allen Ginsberg, 19 October
to Allen Ginsberg, 28 October
to Allen Ginsberg, 10 November
to Allen Ginsberg, 26 November
to Jack Kerouac, 4 December
to Allen Ginsberg, 8 December

1958:

to Allen Ginsberg, 9 January
to Allen Ginsberg, 16 February
to Lawrence Ferlinghetti, 18 April
to Paul Bowles, 20 July
to Allen Ginsberg, July
to Allen Ginsberg, 24 July
to Allen Ginsberg, 25 August
to Allen Ginsberg, 28 September
to Allen Ginsberg, 10 October
to Paul Bowles, 19 October

1959:

to Allen Ginsberg, 2 January
to Brion Gysin, 17 January
to Paul Bowles, 17 January
to Paul Bowles, 20 February
to Allen Ginsberg, 2 April
to Allen Ginsberg, 21 April
to Allen Ginsberg, 18 May
to Allen Ginsberg, 8 June
to Allen Ginsberg, Late July
to Allen Ginsberg, 24 August
to Allen Ginsberg, 5 September
to Allen Ginsberg, 11 September
to Allen Ginsberg, 25 September
to Allen Ginsberg, 7 October
to Allen Ginsberg, 27 October
to Allen Ginsberg, 29 October

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