Hunter S Thompson Signed (6 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Inscribed by the illustrator, Ralph Steadman, to the beat poet, Chris Challis, to the free front endpaper. Scarce signed. Many critics have hailed Steadman's illustrations as another main character of the novel and companion to Thompson's disjointed narrative. The New York Times noted that "Steadman's drawings were stark and crazed and captured Thompson's sensibility, his notion that below the plastic American surface lurked something chaotic and violent. The drawings are the plastic torn away and the people seen as monsters." Soft covers. A clean copy with some light wear. Signed by Illustrator(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Illustrations by Ralph Steadman, 2-page B/W Frontispiece,HBDJ, 1971, STATED 1ST EDITION ,with "97532468" number line, Dj With Correct Publication Code 6/72 On Rear Flap VG/VG , Light Wear FOX creases DJ, FADE TO EXTREMITIES BLACK EMBOSSE BOARDS WITH BLACK CLOTH AT SPINE CVR & TITLED IN WHITE, 206 pgs, Tiny chips tears DJ Extremities, 8.25 x 5.75 in. DJ mylar-protected, This book includes a signed bookplate by Hunter S. Thompson which was acquired during his book-signing tour for The Rum Diary. Basis for the acclaimed 1998 Terry Gilliam film starring Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro. Bound in dark grey cloth; woven black cloth spine; silver lettering to spine in original Steadman illustrated dust jacket has small DJ Spine tear at Base Thompson's classic second & most lauded book, launching his unique brand of stoned & intoxicated yet inspired "Gonzo journalism". the savagely comic account of what happened to the country in the 1960's -- told through the narration of a strange, drug-crazed journey to Las Vegas. based on two trips to Las Vegas, Nevada, that Hunter S. Thompson took with attorney and Chicano activist Oscar Zeta Acosta in March and April 1971. Thompson wrote that he concluded their March trip by spending some 36 hours alone in a hotel room "feverishly writing in my notebook" about his experiences. Ralph Steadman (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 3rd Printing. Shelf 546 Clean and tight; signed by Hunter S. Thompson with the words "good luck"; and there appears to be a first name written at the top of the page containing the signature with " Washington 1976". DJ has light corner and edge wear including a half inch closed tear at bottom of front corner, an inch and a half closed tear at bottom front, seven one-eighth inch light creases at foot of spine, very small areas of rubbing at corners;DJ covered by mylar; Not a book club (BC) copy. Not ex library, not price clipped, not a remainder. Ralph Steadman (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

First edition. DOUBLE SIGNED. SIGNED by Thompson ("HST") in black ink on the recto of the front free endpaper, below the Summit Books logo. SIGNED by Ralph Steadman in black ink on the verso of this page, dated 3 May 95. Below his signature, Steadman has written "Lawrence Kansas / Room 304 / Eldridge Hotel". Steadman signed this when he was in Kansas visiting William S. Burroughs. Black paper-covered boards, black cloth-covered spine, 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches, 602 pp. Book VG+ (mild edgewear; mild soiling, edges of book block). Dustcover VG (mild sunning; mild edgewear; small, faint, inconspicuous damp stain, bottom edge near spine). Defects described in detail. A very attractive copy, quite scare double-signed. ISBN 0671400460 (3214005). …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Advance uncorrected proof. DECORATED, INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Ralph Steadman on the title page in black ink. Steadman has drawn a full-page caricature of Hunter Thompson, with a cigarette holder hanging out of his mouth. Curving over Thompson's head, Steadman has written: "On behalf of the Good Doctor". Signed by Steadman, dated 9-10-95. Blue wraps, 9 x 5 3/4 inches, 601 pp. Very good plus (moderate sunning, spine; small, inconspicuous crease, front cover, fore-edge). ISBN 0671400460 (3214004). Signed by Author(s). …

First edition. DECORATED and SIGNED by Ralph Steadman on the half-title page. Steadman has drawn a profile of the Good Doctor in ink, with a cigarette holder hanging out of his mouth, and at the bottom, signed/dated it (Nov 95). Black cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering, gilt front board decoration, 8 5/8 x 5 3/4 inches, 278 pp. Book near fine: 3/16 inch horizontal band of tan discoloration of the black cloth at the base of the spine; slight tan discoloration, top edges of boards; a few minute spots, fore-edge of book block; red lettering and gilt on spine bright; gilt on front board bright; Dustcover near fine: mild edgewear, most noticeable at the upper anterior tip, where there is a small erosion measuring about 3/8 inch horizontally and 1/16 inch vertically; very subtle (equivocal) fading of red lettering, spine. Defects described in detail; a beautiful copy. (3214017).…