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

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Minutes to Go by William S. Burroughs, Brion Gysin, Gregory Corso, Sinclair Beiles (Two Cities Editions, 1960) is identified by: Perfect-bound in stiff light-blue pictorial wrappers, cover and rear calligraph by Brion Gysin; the first published gathering of cut-up writing. True first is the 1960 Two Cities Editions Paris wrappered original; the later Beach Books reprint (1968) is a first-thus US issue.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Perfect-bound in stiff light-blue pictorial wrappers, cover and rear calligraph by Brion Gysin; the first published gathering of cut-up writing
- A trade issue of roughly 1,000 copies plus a small signed limited issue of ten
- No later printings stated
- Also filed under Corso
- Publisher imprint reads Two Cities Editions
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | William S. Burroughs, Brion Gysin, Gregory Corso, Sinclair Beiles |
| Publisher | Two Cities Editions |
| Year | 1960 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Perfect-bound in stiff light-blue pictorial wrappers, cover and rear calligraph by Brion… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Perfect-bound in stiff light-blue pictorial wrappers, cover and rear calligraph by Brion Gysin; the first published gathering of cut-up writing. A trade issue of roughly 1,000 copies plus a small signed limited issue of ten. No later printings stated. Also filed under Corso.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the 1960 Two Cities Editions Paris wrappered original; the later Beach Books reprint (1968) is a first-thus US issue.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Minutes to Go* by William S. Burroughs, Brion Gysin, Gregory Corso, Sinclair Beiles a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/minutes-to-go
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.