Special Signed Leather Bound Edition. Fear and Loathing in America. Thompson autograph, as this edition is well documented. Hand Signed in black in on tipped-in front end paper. Reportedly 300 copies in this special edition. Maroon leather boards with and gold Gonzo insignia on front board; title and author stamped in gold on spine. All edges gilt with silk ribbon page marker. Brazen, incisive, and outrageous as ever, this second volume of Thompson’s private correspondence is the highly anticipated follow-up to. When that first book of letters appeared in 1997, Time pronounced it “deliriously entertaining”; Rolling Stone called it “brilliant beyond description”; and. The New York Times. Celebrated its wicked humor and bracing political conviction. Spanning the years between 1968 and 1976, these never-before-published letters show Thompson building his legend: running for sheriff in Aspen, Colorado; creating the seminal road book. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Twisting political reporting to new heights for. And making sense of it all in the landmark. Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail’72. To read Thompson’s dispatches from these years-addressed to the author’s friends, enemies, editors, and creditors, and such notables as Jimmy Carter, Tom Wolfe, and Kurt Vonnegut-is to read a raw, revolutionary eyewitness account of one of the most exciting and pivotal eras in American history. This item is in the category “Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “ckovac” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Binding: Leather
- Origin: American
- Place of Publication: New York
- Special Attributes: 1st Printing, Signed, 1st Edition, Limited Edition
- Country of Manufacture: United States
- Author: Hunter S. Thompson
- Publisher: Simon and Schuster
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Topic: Journalism
- Printing Year: 2000
- Subject: Biography & Autobiography
- Year Printed: 2000