Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
New York: Random House, 1971.
First edition, first printing. Signed by Hunter S. Thompson on the title page and inscribed, "Jack /- here's This: thanks for keeping me posted on my buddies over the yrs. - HST." 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 binding, fading to top and bottom edges. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with light toning, soiling, light creasing and a tape repair to the crown made from the verso. 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. Item #140942349
Price: $8,500.00