NMLP P-033662 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04
Junkie: Confessions of an Unredeemed Drug Addict
William Lee (pseudonym of William S. Burroughs) · Ace Books (New York), Ace Double D-15 · 1953
The Ace Double (1953, as by 'William Lee') is the true first — Burroughs's first published book. Later editions appear under his own name as 'Junky' (Penguin, 1977, restored text — a 'first thus'). The fragile pulp paperback in collectible condition is genuinely scarce.
Full identification guide for this title →
New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-033662 for "Junkie: Confessions of an Unredeemed Drug Addict" by William Lee (pseudonym of William S. Burroughs) (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-033662, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).