# Is "Minutes to Go" by Gregory Corso, William S. Burroughs, Brion Gysin, Sinclair Beiles a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Minutes to Go by Gregory Corso, William S. Burroughs, Brion Gysin, Sinclair Beiles (Two Cities Editions, 1960) is identified by: Cut-up anthology by Beiles, Burroughs, Corso, and Gysin, issued as a sewn softcover in original blue-and-white printed wrappers designed by Brion Gysin, with the spine lettered in blue. The true first is the 1960 Two Cities Editions Paris wrappered original, issued in April 1960; the Beach Books (San Francisco) US issue of 1968 is a later first-thus reprint.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Cut-up anthology by Beiles, Burroughs, Corso, and Gysin, issued as a sewn softcover in original blue-and-white printed wrappers designed by Brion Gysin, with the spine lettered in blue
- First printing of roughly one thousand copies with no statement of later printings, conforming to the points in Maynard & Miles A3(a)
- Publisher imprint reads Two Cities Editions
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Gregory Corso, William S. Burroughs, Brion Gysin, Sinclair Beiles |
| Publisher | Two Cities Editions |
| Year | 1960 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Cut-up anthology by Beiles, Burroughs, Corso, and Gysin, issued as a sewn softcover in… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Cut-up anthology by Beiles, Burroughs, Corso, and Gysin, issued as a sewn softcover in original blue-and-white printed wrappers designed by Brion Gysin, with the spine lettered in blue. First printing of roughly one thousand copies with no statement of later printings, conforming to the points in Maynard & Miles A3(a).

## Is this the true first?
The true first is the 1960 Two Cities Editions Paris wrappered original, issued in April 1960; the Beach Books (San Francisco) US issue of 1968 is a later first-thus reprint.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition. A small deluxe issue of ten signed and numbered copies on fine paper was also made, but the standard first is the wrappered Two Cities printing.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Minutes to Go* by Gregory Corso, William S. Burroughs, Brion Gysin, Sinclair Beiles a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/minutes-to-go-gregory-corso
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.