The Rum Diary by Hunter S Thompson, First Edition (51 results)

paperback. Condition: Used-Good. First Edition. pp224; Paperback in good condition; Clean pages; Uncreased spine; Light edgewear; 2" strip of clear tape runs parallel to the spine over front and inside of front cover; first 5 pages are creased.

Jenet Perr (illustrator). New York: Simon & Schuster:, 1998. First edition, Hardcover, Fine in Fine dust jacket, 204 pp. Cover artwork by: Jenet Perr The novel that Thompson began in 1959. Set in Puerto Rico, this too is ". . . an exuberant and mad. . . drunken romp in the spirit of Thompson's FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS. . . " First edition, Hardcover, Fine in Fine dust jacket,

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. uk1st.edition.1st.printing/near fine hardback in near fine dustrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: FIRST / VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. first printing of this edition with a number line to the 1. used hardcover in a dust jacket. jacket is slightly worn about the edges and not price clipped. very faint coffee ring to ffep that's hard to see but on the verso. only minor tears to the dust jacket, 2 very small to headcap and fore corner tips due to additional wear to the areas. some slight shelfwear to bottom edges of boards. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. one page dogeared and flattened. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 204 pages. pages. An advance reader's excerpt of this novel from the author of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" and "Hell's Angels." A near fine copy with some slight bumping to the spine ends and in a near fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. 204 pp. Quarter-bound in black on black boards; lettered in gilt on the spine; headband; endpaper maps. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. Size: 8vo. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1st US edition 1st printing hardback in unclipped dustjacket. Book and dustjacket both in fine condition with no inscriptions. Not a book club edition, ex library or a remainder.I am happy to supply scans.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. used hardcover in a dust jacket. jacket is slightly worn about the edges, but with no tears and not price clipped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws. stated first edition with a number line to the 1.

Hardcover, 204 pages. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition with full number line. Light rubbing to extremities of dust jacket. Damp stain to interior near head of spine, inconspicuous from exterior. Light wear to edges of boards, head of spine slightly bumped. Pages clean.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stated "First Scribner Paperback Fiction edition 1999", first printing with full print number line on copyright page. Book in Very Good+ condition. Some light handling wear including light rubbing to corners and a few very minor blemishes to back cover. Bottom page edge has remainder mark and previous price written faintly in pink pencil to top corner of front end paper. Otherwise a bright, clean cover with a tight, solid binding and clean, unmarked pages. Book will arrive in protective 2 mil. polypropylene sleeve. See photos.

Trade Paperback. Condition: N-Fine. First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight carefully read copy. This copy has some very light cover soil, minor edgewear. Nice copy. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First Printing. This is a true first edition, first printing (first impression) with the number "1" and a full number line to the copyright page to indicate a true first print in a near fine unclipped jacket. Unread with light toning as always with the UK edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight very carefully read copy. This copy has some light pagedge soil else fine. The 24.00 jacket has some very minor edgewear else fine. Here is the rub.I will sell Thompson books but I am not a Thompson scholar. There is no indication that this book was published before the above date although it does state that it was started in 1959. If you were looking for a copy for your collection this is a pretty nice one. Basis for the Johnny Depp flick. Not an easy book to find in a first printing. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good. 1st Edition. Hard cover with dust jacket. First edition. Bookis in very good condition with light shelf wear to edges, top/bottom of spine; front board with a couple light dings to edges; otherwise the book is vg+, very clean and tight, overall very lightly used. The jacket is in near very good condition with heavy wrinkling to front wrap at bottom; light shelf wear to edges; wraps are very lightly rubbed with a few small dings front and back; back wrap has a razor slice; otherwise the jacket is vg, overall lightly used, protected by mylar cover.

DEA, 324 S., OPbd., gut erhalten Aufgrund der EPR-Regelung kann in folgende Länder KEIN Versand mehr erfolgen: Bulgarien, Finnland, Frankreich, Griechenland, Luxemburg, Österreich, Polen, Rumänien, Schweden, Slowakei, Spanien.

DEA, 284 S., OPbd., sehr gut erhalten Aufgrund der EPR-Regelung kann in folgende Länder KEIN Versand mehr erfolgen: Bulgarien, Finnland, Frankreich, Griechenland, Luxemburg, Österreich, Polen, Rumänien, Schweden, Slowakei, Spanien.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. 5 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 204 PP. First printing copy with full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $24.00 intact on front flap of DJ. A very attractive copy. No PO writing, plates etc.

First edition of Thompson's only published novel. Octavo, original black half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Janet Perr. The manuscript of The Rum Diary, begun in 1959, was later discovered amongst Thompson's papers by Johnny Depp. The story involves a journalist named Paul Kemp who, in the 1950s, moves from New York to work for a major newspaper, The Daily News, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was later adapted to film, directed by Bruce Robinson and starring Johnny Depp.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine UK first edition, first printing hardback (toning) - in a fine unclipped dustjacket - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR via an official bookplate - Pictures available upon request. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine+. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine+. 1st American Edition/1st Printing (complete number line). SIGNED by Thompson on a postcard affixed on third page (publishers imprint page-images at left--signature only). $24.00 price present on DJ flap; mylar protected. From the 2011 film version of the book: Laid-in is a card SIGNED by AARON ECKART (played 'Sanderson'); and a small phot card SIGNED by RICHARD JENKINS (played 'Ltterman'). (Bonus: Comes with a unsigned 1st Printing hardcover copy of Thompson's "Hey Rube: Modern History from the Sports Desk"). Note: No International orders for this book. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author & Cast.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. ***** This is the true first edition, first printing of the rare Advance Reader's Excerpt (with "1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2" stated on the copyright page. ***** This Advance Excerpt is 47 pages. ***** This book is SIGNED by the author ("H. S. Thompson") on the second page. The author has not inscribed this book to anyone; it is just signed by the author. ***** Very nice soft cover (as issued). There is NO writing, NO bookplates, and NO remainder marks. It is NOT a book club edition and NOT a former library book. ***** CONDITION: This book is in FINE condition. ***** OUR GUARANTEE TO YOU: All books are guaranteed to be as described. We believe that no sale is complete until you are happy. Any book is returnable for a full refund (including postage) if you're not 100% satisfied. ***** All books are packaged very carefully and shipped via USPS Mail with Delivery Confirmation. Thank you! Richard Vick, Modern First Editions (Buying and Selling Modern First Editions since 1982). Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First UK Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket, with only light age-toning to the page edges (common for the UK publication), else as new and unread. SIGNED by the author to a special Bloomsbury bookplate. A gorgeous copy of this novel, the "long lost novel", discovered by Johnny Depp among Thompson's papers, basis for the movie starring Depp and Amber Heard; the UK edition somewhat scarcer than the US, particularly in this condition and signed. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. New York, Simon Schuster, 1998. First edition. First printing (with full number line including 1). Hardbound. Very Fine in a very fine jacket. A pristine unread copy. Publisher's price intact on front jacket flap ($24.00). SIGNED BY AUTHOR on a special SIMON & SCHUSTER bookplate, affixed to half-titled page, as issued by published (name only). Comes with archival-quality mylar jacket protector. Smoke-free. Purchased new at THE BOOKSMITH in San Francisco, never opened since. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression, signed (in full, and scarce, thus) by Hunter S. Thompson opposite the title page. Fine: tight and square binding in sharp black boards; tiny abrasion to the upper board; else very bright, crisp and clean, presenting as unread. The unclipped dustwrapper is Fine: delightfully crisp and vibrant; minor wrinkle to the head of the spine. presented in a removable, archival-quality Brodart protective cover. All orders are sent very carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and sturdy cardboard. Signed by Author(s).

First Edition. Fine in a near fine dj. (Soil spot on interior of rear panel of dj. No affect on pictorial reverse.).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. 8vo. [11], 2-204, [6] pp. Quarter black cloth over black paper covered boards, with gold lettering on the spine. Maps on the endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $24.00 on the front flap of the dust jacket.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket.

First edition of Thompson's only published novel. Octavo, original black half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Boldly signed by Hunter S. Thompson. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Janet Perr. The manuscript of The Rum Diary, begun in 1959, was later discovered amongst Thompson's papers by Johnny Depp. The story involves a journalist named Paul Kemp who, in the 1950s, moves from New York to work for a major newspaper, The Daily News, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was later adapted to film, directed by Bruce Robinson and starring Johnny Depp.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Absolutely As New First Edition in its original equally pristine dust jacket of the good doctor's long lost novel. Basis for the Johnny Depp-starring film adaptation adapted for the screen and directed by Bruce Robinson. This thoroughly unique copy is inscribed, signed and with a drawn heart (all in green ink) on the title page and verso of the preceding one by Hunter Thompson as follows: Dear Mary Ann / Have some / fun with this book. I was / 22 years old when I wrote it. / Ho ho / Thanks for the letter / Hunter S. Thompson / Hunter / Dec. 1, '03 / Woody Creek, CO. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. The Rum Diary' by Hunter S Thompson. This book is a first edtion with full numberline published by Bloomsbury, UK, 1998. Hardback with dustjacket. A lovely copy of this book first written in the early 1960's and here, published for the first time by Bloomsbury in the UK. In the USA it was published by Simon and Schuster, 1998. A journalist in New York travels to Peurto Rico to work on a major newspaper. The dustjacket is clean and bright and unclipped. Very good edges and tips. Smart black boards with silver titles to spine. The contents are lightly age toned otherwise clean and unmarked. The book appears pretty much unread. Hunter S Thompson was an American writer and journalist and was an architect of the 'Gonzo' new journalist movement. He died from a self inflicted gunshot wound in 2005. Not exlib and packed and sent with care.