Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson; Ralph Steadman [Illustrator] - 1972-01-01

CollectibleGood. 1971, full number line. Text block firm and clean, binding tight, boards straight, no highlights or underlining. Without DJ. Previous army copy with a few stamps and tape mark to front boards. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. US veteran operated.

US orders ship with signature confirmation . June 1972 Random House hardcover stated 1st edition 1st printing with full number line (which started with 2 at that time for this publisher) and dj protected in mylar. Light soil/tanning on dj, small fold on front flap, sunning on edges and small tear on cover, soil/foxing on edge, small stain on ffep , else text clean, binding tight .

* * * * * : RANDOM HOUSE , 1973. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Ralph STEADMAN, Illustrated by. . B00K: Fine/ $2295.92, Reduced from O394464354 FEAR and L0ATHING in LAS VEGAS - a SAVAGE J0URNEY to the HEART of the AMERICAN DREAM * TH0MPS0N, Hunter S. Ralph STEADMAN, Illustrated by. RAND0M H0USE 1973 1sT Edition, 2nD Printing White Spine With Title In Black, Red And Blue Letters, Dust Jacket: Fine/, Shelf, Slight Edge Stretching And Corner Wear. Hard Cover Book: Fine/, 206 Numbered Pages That Are In As New/ Condition, Appear To Be Lightly Viewed Or Not Read At All, And Are Clean And Tight To The Spine, Printed On Off White Paper, Slightest Shelf, Edge And Corner Wear. = SYNOPSIS: "Equipped With A Veritable Arsenal Of Heinous Chemicals, Thompson And Steadman Confront Casino Operators, Bartenders, And Assorted Members Of The Silent Majority With A Hallucinatory Humour And Nightmare Terror. This Edition Celebrates The 25Th Anniversary Of The Book'S British… Read More

NY: Random House, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. Bookplate on front paste-down, else near fine, clean & tight condition / near fine bright price clipped dust jacket which is now in a clear protective mylar sleeve.. 206pp.

New York: Random House, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illustrations by Ralph Steadman. Near Fine in an about Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($5.95), creased near the price, lightly bumped at the edges, closed tear at the top edge. Quarter black cloth with grey paper on the boards, toned at the top edge. Firmly bound with a slight forward lean, blindstamp on the front endpaper, clean otherwise. Thompson's classic gonzo novel about his drug-fueled trip out to Las Vegas with his attorney to cover the Mint 400, adapted into the film of the same title starring Johnny Depp.

New York: Random House, 1972. First Edition Stated . Hard Back. As New/As New. 5 3/4" x 8 1/2. Steadman, Ralph - Drawings. 206 Pages. 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… Read More

New York:: Random House,, 1971.. First Printing of the First Edition. A Near Fine copy with the usual touch of sunning to board edges in a Near Fine bright unclipped dust jacket with a short closed edge tear to the top edge of the front panel and a crease to the front flap. No names, writing, tears or chips to the jacket. The book is a roman ŕ 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, all the while ruminating on the failure of the 1960s countercultural movement. The work is Thompson's most famous, and is noted for its lurid descriptions of illegal drug use, its early retrospective on the culture of the 1960s, and its popularization of Thompson's highly subjective blend of fact and fiction that has become known as gonzo journalism.

New York: Random House, 1971. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First edition, first printing. Signed by illustrator Ralph Steadman with a small sketch on the half-title page. Bound in publisher's original paper-covered boards over black cloth spine lettered in silver. Very Good with lean to binding, light sunning to edges and toning to pages. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with rubbing, toning, edge wear, creasing to flaps and chipping at the foot of the spine. 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 the illustrator.