A 1930s Underwood Standard Typewriter no 5 owned by William Burroughs — BURROUGHS, WILLIAM. 1914-1997.

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Estimate: $1,000–$1,500 hammer
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Sale: Bonhams — Fine Books and Manuscripts, New York · 13 June 2019
Record ID: TB-2026-838404
Record: first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Burroughs, William. 1914-1997., A 1930s Underwood Standard Typewriter no 5 owned by William Burroughs. Bonhams, 13 Jun 2019, lot 251. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-838404.

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Burroughs, William. 1914-1997., A 1930s Underwood Standard Typewriter no 5 owned by William Burroughs. Bonhams, 13 Jun 2019, lot 251. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-838404.

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From the same sale Fine Books and Manuscripts · Jun 2019

Lot	Artist	Estimate
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. London: John …	Darwin	$8,000–$12,000
BARRIE, JAMES MATTHEW. 1860-1937. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. Lo…	Arthur Rackham	$800–$1,200
The Complete Writings of Walt Whitman. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1902.	Whitman, Walt. 1819-1892.	$1,500–$2,500
An Ideal Husband. London: Elkin Mathews & John Lane, 1893.	Wilde, Oscar. 1854-1900.	$2,000–$3,000
6 Jeeves titles: 1. Carry On, Jeeves. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1925.	P.g. Wodehouse	$500–$700
The Caine Mutiny. New York: Doubleday & Company, 1951.	Wouk, Herman. 1915-2019.	$1,000–$2,000

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