The Soft Machine
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Olympia Press, 1961
- Worth
- Not yet valued
- Series
- The Nova Trilogy
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First edition
- 1st Olympia Press1961 Hardback · The Nova Trilogy Not yet valued I own The Soft Machine, Olympia Press 1961 Log in to want this
Later and other editions
- Calder and Boyars1968 Hardback · The Nova Trilogy Not yet valued I own The Soft Machine, Calder and Boyars 1968 Log in to want this
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Who published the first edition of The Soft Machine?
The first edition of The Soft Machine by William S. Burroughs was published in Paris [France by Olympia Press in 1961.
How many editions of The Soft Machine are there?
We track 2 editions of The Soft Machine, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
How can I tell if my copy of The Soft Machine is a first edition?
Check the title page and its reverse (the copyright page) against the edition: publisher, place and date should match, with no later printing or edition stated. Where we know the issue points, they are listed on the edition's page.