Description
First edition, first printing of Fear and Loathing: On The Campaign Trail ’72 by Hunter S. Thompson.
Octavo, 505pp, [3]. Black cloth, title stamped in white on the spine. Embossed skull on front cover. Stated “First Printing” on copyright page. Appears unread. In the publisher’s second state dust jacket, $7.95 retail price on the front flap, small points of wear to spine and edges, a bright, near fine example. The first state dust jacket had a retail price of $6.95 on the front flap.
An attractive example.
Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72 is his month-by-month chronicle of the 1972 presidential race, drawn from the dispatches he filed for Rolling Stone and later expanded into book form. He offers a firsthand account of the Democratic primaries, George McGovern’s rise and collapse, and Richard Nixon’s reelection.
