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Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72. With Illlustrations by Ralph Steadman.
by THOMPSON, Hunter S
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0879320532
- ISBN 13
- 9780879320539
- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Straight Arrow Books, San Francisco. 1973. First Edition. Second state wrapper with $7.95 price. 505pp. Illus. Skull motif to upper board which is very lightly water stained. Small Tipex mark to top corner of front endpaper. Wrapper sl chipped to edges with small tear to upper edge and lower spine end. Internally a very nice copy. VG+/VG. ISBN: 0879320532
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.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Addyman Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32913
- Title
- Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72. With Illlustrations by Ralph Steadman.
- Author
- THOMPSON, Hunter S
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0879320532
- ISBN 13
- 9780879320539
- Publisher
- Straight Arrow Books
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- Straight Arrow Books, San Franci
- Keywords
- HISTORY America journalism McGovern Mankiewicz Hubert Nixon Peter Sheridan Florida Primary
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About the Seller
Addyman Books
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About Addyman Books
Addyman Books is based in Hay-on-Wye, the book capital of the world, with almost 30 bookshops in the town, nestled in the Black Mountains of Wales. We have been established since 1986 and have three shops, Addyman Books, Addyman Annexe and Murder & Mayhem. Large general stock. Murder & Mayhem specialises in Detective Fiction, True Crime and Horror.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Second State
- used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
- 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....
- VG+/VG
- A book in slightly better than Very Good Condition with a Very Good Condition dust jacket. Very Good Condition indicates a used...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...