New York: Random House, 1971. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾' - 9¾' tall.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas film Wikipedia Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a 1998 American psychedelic satirical road film adapted from Hunter S Thompsons novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Wikipedia The novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is based on two trips to Las Vegas Nevada that Hunter S Thompson took with attorney and Chicano activist Oscar Zeta. You can still read the original text of Hunter S. Thompson’s gonzo-epic “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” as it appeared in Rolling Stone in November 1971. I wish that I could say they had.
Ralph Steadman. I could go on and on about Hunter, this book, and the impact each has left on our society.
In life, Hunter S Thompson was a force o be reckoned with, and this books is a great example of the powers he wielded. Ralph Steadman has signed book on the title page. Additionally, included with this volume is a bookplate signed by both Hunter S. Thompson AND Johnny Depp. The HST signature is starting to fade, but still fully visible (I have another HST signed bookplate with a vibrant signature, and can include after discussing pricing).
Signed by the author, illustrator, and main actor in the movie, this is a one of a kind copy! The book shows moderate shelfwear (no fraying), and bumping at the spine ends. There is sunning to the top/bottom edges of the front & rear boards. The binding is slightly cocked, but still firm. Minor spotting to the page edges, and a few spots to the first few pages (see images). The dust jacket is rubbed, with light sunning to the spine, and overall faint hint of yellowing. However, it is NOT price-clipped, and still free of chips rips & tears, covered with a brodart.
All things considered, this is still a very nice copy. I'm just clear in noting the flaws to the book. Preserved in an acid-free archival bag. IMO, gift or collection quality.
Random House, New York, 1971 First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Hunter S. Thompson on the third page of the book above the Steadman illustration. A magnificent copy. This beautiful dustjacket is bright white without the normal fading to the red lettering. This ORIGINAL First Issue dustjacket has the $5.95 printed price present on the front flap with NO chips or tears.
The book is in nice condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning.
The boards are crisp with minor wear to the panels. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a wonderful copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION SIGNED by the author in collector's condition. Includes a custom clamshell slipcase to protect the book. Signed by Author(s). New York: Random House, 1971. First Edition.
Very Good/Very Good. First edition, first printing. Signed by Hunter S. Thompson on the front free endpaper.
Bound in publisher's black cloth spine over black paper covered boards decorated in blind, with titles in silver on the spine. Very Good, with light lean to spine, heavy soiling to textblock edge, and the customary sunning to edges of boards. In a Very Good dust jacket, with toning, and soiling to spine and front panel. A drugged-out mixture of travel writing, journalism and literature set to boil against the desert heat. A lovely copy of Thompson's vivid and wild journey, which seems inseparable from Steadman's iconic, perfectly paired illustrations; signed by Thompson.
New York: Random House, 1971. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Lightly cocked and sunning to the edges of the boards, near fine in near fine dustwrapper lightly sunned to the spine, with modest wear at the edges and tape reinforcement inside the jacket at the crown. Inscribed to a longtime friend: 'Jack / here's This: Thank for keeping me posted on my buddies over the yrs.
A nicer than usual copy of the Gonzo manifesto and how-to travel book, basis for the Terry Gilliam film featuring Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro. Random House, 1971 First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Hunter S. Thompson on a laid in signature. A stunning dustjacket that is rich in color with slight wear to the edges. This ORIGINAL First Printing dustjacket has the price present on the front flap. The book is in excellent condition.
The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with slight wear to the edges. The pages are clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book.
Overall, a superb copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION SIGNED by the author. Includes a photograph of Hunter S. Thompson at the signing event. We buy SIGNED Hunter S. Thompson First Editions.
Signed by Author(s). New York: Random House, 1971. By Steadman, Ralph. Signed by Illustrator(s).
SIGNED and dated by Ralph Steadman on the pre title page with a small original illustration (self portrait). The original, unclipped ($5.95) dust jacket is vibrant in color with light toning to upper edges and a crease to the lower corner of the end flap. The book is in near fine condition. The half-cloth binding is firm and square with sharp corners and only a touch of sunning to upper board edges. An inscription in pencil on the front end paper is erased but still faintly visible. Pages are clean and bright, no marks or inscriptions.
Dust jacket now protected in mylar cover. A very collectible copy. Random House, 1971 First Edition, First Printing.
A magnificent dustjacket that is vibrant in color with no chips or tears. This original First Issue dustjacket has the price present on the front flap with only a hint of wear to the edges. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with slight wear to the edges. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a stunning copy seldom seen in this nice condition. New York: Random House, 1971.
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Original black cloth-backed grey boards, spine lettered in silver, Ralph Steadman design decoration to front board in blind. With the pictorial dust jacket.
Illustrated title page and 19 line drawings by Ralph Steadman. Board edges faded, a couple faint marks to endpapers; a near-fine copy in the faintly soiled jacket with slight creasing to edges. First edition in book form, first printing. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was first published in November 1971 as a two part series in Rolling Stone magazine, for which Thompson wrote until his death in 2005.
It was adapted into a film of the same name by Terry Gilliam in 1998, featuring Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro in the lead roles. New York: Random House, 1971. By Steadman, Ralph. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾' tall. FINE, stated First Edition below number line 97532468 and price $5.95 printed on inside front flap.
Stamped illustration on gray cover hardcover with silver font on spine. Cover and interior pages are flawless, no writing, no marks, doesn't appear to be read. Dust jacket is also FINE with only noted flaw being a small penned number 5 next to the price on the flap, very minor crease near top - almost imperceptible and this is noted on other copies offered.Dust wrapper is now under mylar wraps. A quality copy for the most discrimination collector, GIFT quality.' Thompson's second book, epitomizing the 'Gonzo journalism' that the author invented and which, by a surprisingly universal consensus, he elevated to the status of art. A classic of the freewheeling, drug-ingesting Sixties era, illustrated with hilarious and scary pen-and-ink drawings by Ralph Steadman.
' Book will be shipped insured. New York: Random House, 1972. First Edition stated below number line 97532468 There is a hint of fading at the top and bottom of the gray boards. Otherwise this book is in Brand New condition.
Dust jacket has been protected with Gaylord vlnyl covering and 5.95 flap price is unclipped. Heralded as the best book on the dope decade, Hunter Thompson's documented drug orgy through Las Vegas would no doubt leave Nancy Reagan blushing. Under the pseudonym of Raoul Duke, Thompson travels with his Samoan attorney, Dr.
Gonzo, in a souped-up convertible dubbed the Great Red Shark. In the trunk, they hide two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half-full of cocaine and a whole galaxy of multicolored uppers, downers, and screamers. A quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser and a pint of raw ether which they manage to consume during their short tour.
On assignment from a sports magazine to cover the fabulous Mint 400-a free-for-all biker's race in the heart of the Nevada desert-the drug-a-delic duo stumbles through Vegas in hallucinatory hopes of finding the American dream. Two truck-stop waitresses tell them it's nearby, but can't remember if it's on the right or the left. They of course never get the story, but they do commit the only sins in Vegas: burning the locals, abusing the tourists, terrifying the help. For Thompson to remember and pen his experiences with such clarity and wit is nothing short of a miracle; an impressive feat no matter how one feels about the subject matter.
This book is a pop-culture classic, an icon of an era past and a nugget of pure comedic genius. First appeared in Rolling Stone magazine, issue 95, November 11, 1971 and 96, November 25, 1971. Illustrations appeared in same issues. First Edition Stated. As New/As New. By Steadman, Ralph - Drawings.
5 3/4' x 8 1/2'. New York: Random House, 1971.
Original black cloth-backed grey boards, spine lettered in silver, Ralph Steadman design decoration to front cover in blind. With the pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated title page and 19 line drawings by Ralph Steadman. Head and foot of covers very slightly faded, minor foxing to edges and first prelims.
A very good copy in the lightly toned dust jacket, very slight marking and minor discolouration to the bottom fore-corner of front panel and inner flap. First edition in book-form, first printing. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was first published in November 1971 as a two part series in Rolling Stone magazine, for which Thompson wrote until his death in 2005. It was adapted into a film of the same name by Terry Gilliam in 1998, featuring Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro in the lead roles. New York: Random House, 1971.
First Edition. Near fine/near fine. Octavo, 206pp. Gray boards, black cloth spine with title printed in silver, blind stamped with illustration on front panel, light wear along top edge of front board from tape removal, light fading to top and bottom edge of panels.
Stated 'first edition' on copyright page with '97532468' number line. Illustrated endpaper.
First state dust jacket, with $5.95 on front flap, light blemish at top edge of spine above authors name, otherwise bright and colorful illustrations. An excellent copy. Fear and Loathing first appeared in Rolling Stone Magazine in 1971 and was published as a novel in 1972.
It was adapted into a film in 1998, which quickly became a cult classic, starring Benicio del Toro and Johnny Depp. New York: Random House, 1972. Stated First edition. Very good/very good. Illustrations by Ralph Steadman.
Quarter black cloth and gray boards, with silver spine tiles and blind-stamp Steadman image on front cover. Light sunning to edges. A Random House 'With the Compliments of the Author' card (3.5' X 2.5') is (clear) taped to Front FEP. Prior owner's circular blind-stamp at bottom of title page. No other names or marks. Illustrated dust-jacket (with '$5.95' price intact, and '6/72' code at bottom of rear flap) is crisp and bright, with very slight edge wear, and a crease on top corner of inside front flap.
New York:: Random House, 1971. First Edition. Octavo, about 8.5 inches tall, in black cloth spine stamped in silver on gray blind stamped paper covered boards.
The iconic book of the 1970's, the beginning of gonzo journalism. Very nice copy.
Clean, bright and sound inside but for a previous owner's name in ink on front endpaper. The covers have the ubiquitous top edge fading, but otherwise just very light extremity wear. The jacket is price clipped and it has very shallow chipping to the head of the spine. The top of the front panel is ever so slightly toned. Otherwise just modest rubbing.
New York: Random House, (1971). First Edition. His most famous work and first book illustrated by Ralph Steadman who would work with him for the rest of Thompson's life. Very good to near fine with age toning on top edges of boards, foxing on textblock edges, minor age toning on end papers and paste downs, apart from that, binding strong, corners sharp, blight lettering on spine. Dust jacket has foxing, age toning on spine, slightly soiled, crease lines on spine, otherwise, still very good, free of tears and chipping.PLEASE INQUIRE BEFORE PURCHASE.
DESCRIPTION NOT FULLY VETTED. Random House, 1972-01-01.
8.4000 inches 5.5000 inches. New York: Random House, 1971. Book condition: Very good thought it may have once been in a library, evidence being a slight abrasion of paper boards where something was taped and a sizable glue stain on the front free endsheet. Edges show slight soiling and a few small spots.
Dust jacket condition: Unclipped and very good with slight yellowing. No evidence of having been tabed. Really a very presentable copy despite the foregoing.
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