The Great Shark Hunt
by Thompson, Hunter S
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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SANTA BARBARA, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Summit Books, 1979. Very nice copy in its first printing. His first collection of his shorter pieces and longer ones that had not previously appeared in book form and represent him at his peak. Unmarked, tight and square but for small, neatly printed last name on front endpaper . Textblock, endpapers white and fresh. All four tips sharp. Tiny concavity to top edge of spine which is common with heavy books, which this one is at 602 pages. Price intact jacket has two tiny nicks but is white and bright. In mylar. . First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
The Great Shark Hunt is a book by Hunter S. Thompson. Originally published in 1979 as Gonzo Papers, Vol. 1: The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time, the book is a roughly 600-page collection of Thompson's essays from 1956 to the end of the 1970s, following the rise of the author's own gonzo journalism style as he moved from Air Force and sports beat-writing to straight-ahead political commentary. It is the first of four volumes in the Gonzo Papers series.
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- Bookseller
- Timothy Norlen Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015904
- Title
- The Great Shark Hunt
- Author
- Thompson, Hunter S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Summit Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Biblio member since 2019
SANTA BARBARA, California
About Timothy Norlen Bookseller
I am a internet based bookstore that specializes in Modern First Editions, film sources, Mystery and Detective fiction and Western Americana. I have approximately 10,000 books, primarily first editions with about 1300 of them signed by the author. I try and stock only books that are sound, clean and attractive.
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