Description
For sale is a rare and exceptional second paperback edition, later printing of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman. Second Vintage Books Edition stated, June 1998 Vintage. Twenty-fifth Printing with partial number line 25 26 27 28 29. Movie tie-in edition with cover art from the studio media.
The exterior of this paperback edition is in Near Fine condition, with clean, illustrated covers with no creases, clean page blocks, mild surface wear, strong title on a square spine, a tight binding with no spine cracks, lightly rubbed spine ends, mild edge wear and lightly rounded corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the half title page. No other marks, inscriptions, or signs of ownership inside. The inside covers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
This cult classic of gonzo journalism is the best chronicle of drug-soaked, addle-brained, rollicking good times ever committed to the printed page. It is also the tale of a long weekend road trip that has gone down in the annals of American pop culture as one of the strangest journeys ever undertaken.