Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 -- First State
by Thompson, Hunter S
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Sacramento, California, United States
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About This Item
Straight Arrow Books, 1973. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Scarce first state with white border around photograph on rear of dust jacket. Near-fine with a touch of shelf wear, otherwise clean and tight. In a very good price-clipped dust jacket with some rubbing at the spine ends and corners (with very slight loss) and a couple of small closed tears. An attractive copy.
Synopsis
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream is a novel by Hunter S. Thompson, illustrated by Ralph Steadman. The book is a roman à clef, rooted in autobiographical incidents. The story follows its protagonist, Raoul Duke, and his attorney, Dr. Gonzo, as they descend on Las Vegas to chase the American Dream through a drug-induced haze. The novel first appeared as a two-part series in Rolling Stone magazine in 1971, was printed as a book the same year, and was later adapted into a film of the same name in 1998 starring Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro. According to The New York Times, Fear and Loathing "cemented Mr. Thompson's place as a singular presence in American journalism or, as he once called himself, 'a connoisseur of edge work.'"
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Details
- Bookseller
- Magus Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5407
- Title
- Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 -- First State
- Author
- Thompson, Hunter S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Straight Arrow Books
- Date Published
- 1973
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Jacket
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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