Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas and Other American Stories (The Modern Library) by Thompson, Dr. Hunter S - 1996

The Modern Library, New York, 1996. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good/Good. Illustrator: Ralph Steadman . Illustrated end pages – being the Modern Library's logo reproduced in a brown coloured ink. The text is illustrated with the original Ralph Steadman drawings. Gray coloured cloth covered boards with self embossed series logo to the front panel and gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Photographic dustwrapper with black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. This book is the 25th anniversary of the author's seminal work Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, along with two other pieces that he selected. Quoting Edward Abbey from the rear dustwrapper panel: – "Among journalists I have but one hero, and that is Doctor Hunter S. Thompson. I honour him because he reports the simple facts, in plain language, of what he sees around him. His style is mistaken for fantastic, drug-crazed exaggeration, but that was to be expected. As always in this country, they only laugh at you when you tell the truth."  Softening and rubbing of the backstrip edges with bumping of the book corners. Fading to the extreme edges of the book with a little age toning of the textblock edges and pages. Chipping of the dustwrapper corners and backstrip edges. Creasing of the dustwrapper edges and there are a couple of small tears to the lower dustwrapper edge. Rubbing of the dustwrapper.  Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [5], VI - VII, [13], 3 - 283, [3] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Ralph Steadman . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Politics & Government; Journalism; United States; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 0679602313. ISBN/EAN: 9780679602316. Inventory No: 0129718. . 9780679602316