Three Novels: The Soft Machine / Nova Express / The Wild Boys

Overview:

  • Title: Three Novels: The Soft Machine / Nova Express / The Wild Boys
  • Author: William S. Burroughs
  • Year: 1988
  • ISBN-10: 0802130844
  • Publisher: Grove Press
  • Price: $8.95
  • Pages: 548
  • Binding: Trade Paperback
  • Type: Omnibus
  • Title Reference: Nova Express
  • Notes: An Evergreen Book
    • "First Black Cat Edition 1980" (over) "First Evergreen Edition 1988" stated on the copyright page with a complete number line: "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1".
    • The copyright page contains the complete Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data including the year of publication (1988), the ISBN (0-8021-3084-4), and the LCCN (87-31629).
    • Title page gives the title as Three Novels, below which is given the names of each novel. This is reversed on the cover.
    • Month of publication printed on the back cover as "3/88".
    • "Cover design by Cindy LaBreacht" (over) "Cover illustration: Hands Up, 1984, by Gilbert and George" printed on the back cover.
    • The Wild Boys is given the subtitle A Book of the Dead on the contents page and on it's own title page, but not on the book's title page.
    • Unlike the Black Cat edition, this Evergreen edition has continuous pagination.