Description
For sale: a Rare first edition, first printing hardcover copy of The Rum Diary: The Long Lost Novel by Hunter S. Thompson in a new archival wrap. First Edition unstated, 1998 Simon and Schuster. First Printing with full number line, 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong silver title gilt on a straight spine, light soiling on the top page block, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly bumped corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Very Good condition with mild surface wear, heavy edge wear and two 1″ tears repaired wih acid-free tape. First state jacket with the $24.00 price on the front flap and an inventory tag and pencil marks on the inside. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Paul Kemp has moved from New York to the steamy heat of Puerto Rico to work at the Daily News. He starts hanging out at Al’s Backyard, a local den selling booze and hamburgers to vagrant journalists who are mostly crazy drunks on the verge of quitting. Then he meets Yeamon, whose delectable girlfriend has Kemp stewing in his own lust. But the idle tension that builds up in places where men sweat twenty-four hours a day is reaching a violent breaking point.
Ships promptly in a corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
