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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey into the Heart of the American Dream

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey into the Heart of the American Dream

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey into the Heart of the American Dream

by Thompson, Hunter S.; Ralph Steadman [Illustrator]

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New York: Random House, 1971. First edition. First edition. [x], 206 pp. Bound in publisher's gray blindstamped boards with black cloth backstrip, lettered in silver. Very Good+ with sunning along top edge of boards, name written on front free end paper, very slight lean, in a spine-sunned dust jacket, unclipped, lightly worn.

The first appearance in book form (following two 1971 issues of Rolling Stone) of Hunter S. Thompson's drugged-out travelogue to/rampage through Las Vegas, with its iconic splattered ink illustrations by Ralph Steadman. It inspired the 1998 Terry Gilliam film by the same name.

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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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Bookseller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
140944302
Title
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey into the Heart of the American Dream
Author
Thompson, Hunter S.; Ralph Steadman [Illustrator]
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First edition
Publisher
Random House
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1971
Keywords
first printing, Rolling Stone, Las Vegas, Nevada, drugs, use, abuse, peyote, mescaline, travelogues, gonzo journalism

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