Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72
Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
First edition, first printing of Thompson's Gonzo classic, "the least factual and most accurate account" of the 1972 presidential election. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman. In the first state dust jacket with the white border around the photograph on the rear panel.
San Francisco, CA: Straight Arrow Books, 1973. Publisher's black boards, white skull embossed to front cover, spine lettered in white; pp. 506. A near fine copy in a very good or better, unclipped dust jacket. Binding sturdy, minor wear to boards with a scratch to front, traces of rubbing to spine. Internally clean. Jacket shows light general shelfwear with tidy color touch up at spine crown. A nice copy, protected in archival mylar.