Items by or about William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs. The Book of Breething.
Ingatestone, Essex, UK: OU Henri Chopin, 1973. First. The publisher’s archive for The Book of Breething. Set in a four-ring binder, it contains: 1) the typescript of the book, with corrections in Burroughs’ hand; 2) the contract between Burroughs, Verbrugghen and the publisher, Henri Chopin (in French), signed by Burroughs; 3) signed correspondence from Burroughs to Verbrugghen about the contract and completion of the book; 4) typescripts of French and Dutch translations of the text, by Jean Chopin and Verbrugghen, respectively; 5) a manuscript of the French translation by Jean Chopin; and 6) some of the original drawings by the artist, Bob Gale, being that on the cover and on pages 20, 22 and 28 of the first edition. Schottlaender A31a.
