Thompson Ralph S Illus (6 results)

Imperial octavo, hardcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Paperback. Condition: Very good(+). Ralph Steadman (illustrator). Paperback black octavo. 506 pages: illustrations; 18 cm. Pocket book (mass market paperback). A very crisp copy. Surprisingly scarce in this format. Illustrated by Steadman, Ralph. Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1972. Very mild rubbing to edges and corners. Otherwise clean and tight copy. Very good(+) to near fine. First pocketbook printing presumed (no subsequent printings noted on copyright page).

1st edition thus. 1st ed. thus, large quarto, colour and b&w illus, pp 208. Colour and b&w plates, many double-page. First edition in this format. Near fine condition in like now protected d.j. Lavishly illustrated gozo journalism account of Hunter S. Thompson's trip to Hawaii. :The Curse of Lono is to Hawaii what 'Fear and Loathing' was to Las Vegas". Originally published in 1983 and for a long time out of print.

stiff wraps. 1st UK Edition. 1st ed., true first issue (copyright page showing 0 to 1). Royal octavo, stiff illustrated wraps, many colour and b&w illus, pp 160. Light creases to corners, clean, near-fine condition. Gonzo journalism account of Hunter S. Thompson's escapades in Hawaii, copiously illustrated with Ralph Steadman's inimitable art. The first printing of the UK edition (with the full number line). "The Curse of Lono" was published in the US and the UK in paperback in 1983: there was no hardcover edition until 2005.

Full page color illustrations by Ralph Steadman. (illustrator). Limited edition. 195, [5]. 17.25" x 13" RELEASED INTO A POST-THOMPSON WORLD The Curse of Lono almost never saw the light of day. In the throes of drugs, alcohol, and writer's block, Hunter S. Thompson couldn't form his experiences at the 1980 Hawaii Marathon into something cohesive. He and editor Alan Rinzler eventually pieced his tale together through taped interviews and notes scrawled on napkins. Rinzler stole the stray notes, padded the manuscript with quotes to create some semblance of coherence, and released Thompson's hallucinogenic experience with Ralph Steadman's spattered illustrations. Wildly unpopular upon its 1983 publication and long out of print, Taschen published this limited edition, signed by both Thompson and Steadman in 2005, just a month after Thompson's death. Limited to 1000 numbered copies, of which this is 703, signed on the limitation page. Lightly soiled front board's fore edge, very slightly bowed front board, still fine, in fine publisher's slipcase. Publisher's full white cloth, illustratively stamped in black, red, and blue, housed in publisher's orange cloth slipcase. Includes publisher's shipping box. Signed.

First Taschen edition, number 829 of 1000 copies signed by Thompson and Steadman. For this adventure in Hawaii, Thompson brought along his long-time collaborator Ralph Steadman, whose accompanying illustrations are more urgent than ever. Steadman called it his favourite project with the Gonzo journalist. This title was originally published as a quarto edition in 1983. This edition is in a larger format with full colour illustrations. Folio. Full-page and double-page illustrations throughout, some in colour, 7 leaves of facsimile letters tipped in. Original illustrated cloth, spine lettered in black. With the publisher's orange cloth slipcase. In the original shrink-wrap and printed packing box. In fine condition.