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New York: Random House, 1971. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by both Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman on the title page. Bound in publisher's black cloth spine over black paper covered boards decorated in blind, with titles in silver on the spine. Near Fine with light lean to binding, fading to edges, former owner inked notations to preliminary, terminal pages and to several textual pages throughout. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light edge wear and light tanning. A drugged-out mixture of travel writing, journalism and literature set to boil against the desert heat. A lovely copy of Thompson's vivid and wild journey, which seems inseparable from Steadman's iconic, perfectly paired illustrations; uncommon signed by Thompson and Steadman.

Ralph Steadman's iconic illustrations complement Hunter S. Thompson's infamous tale of bat country and the American Dream.