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One of only 26 lettered copies, the deluxe issue, signed in full by Hunter S Thompson on the colophon page. A small book, 38pp, containing three pieces by the Doctor of Gonzo: Mescalito, Death of a Poet, and Screwjack. Bound in brown leather with gilt decoration (HST's monster), issued without dust jacket.
SCREWJACK.
Thompson, Hunter S
Santa Barbara: Neville, 1991.
Price: $3,000.00
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Author's first book. Laid in (loose) is a bookplate that has been signed by the author (HST, early bookplate Hunter made up on his computer then signed). In 1965, Carey McWilliams, editor of The Nation, offered Thompson the opportunity to write a story based on his experience with the California-based Hells Angels motorcycle club. After The Nation published the article (May 17, 1965), Thompson received several book offers and spent the next year living and riding with the Hell's Angels. The relationship broke down when the bikers concluded that Thompson was exploiting them for his personal gain. The gang demanded a share of the profits from his writings and after an argument at a party Thompson ended up with a savage beating, or "stomping" as the Angels referred to it. When this book was published "....Mr. Thompson was twenty-nine years old and was known as an avid reader, a relentless drinker and a fine hand with a .44 Magnum."
HELL'S ANGELS. The Strange And Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs.
Thompson, Hunter S
New York: Random House, (1967).
Price: $2,250.00
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POLAROID 35-mm Photo Album. 3 Volumes.
Ueda, Shoji
Tokyo: Self-Published, 1986.
Price: $1,850.00
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BATAVIA: Photographs by Joel Gardner / Essay by Raymond Carver
Carver, Raymond
Lunenburg (VT): Meriden-Stinehour Press, (1986).
Price: $1,750.00
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SCREWJACK.
Thompson, Hunter S
Santa Barbara: Neville, 1991.
Price: $1,350.00
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Signed by Robbins in green ink on the half-title page. His second, and most famous book. Basis for the big screen film (1993). Tells the tale of Sissy Hankshaw, a woman born with a mutation (she would not call it a defect) giving her enormously large thumbs. This novel is a transgressive romp, covering topics from homosexuality and free love to drug use and political rebellion to animal rights and body odor and religions. Sissy makes the most of her thumbs by becoming a hitchhiker.
EVEN COWGIRLS GET THE BLUES.
Robbins, Tom
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1976.
Price: $1,250.00
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SCREWJACK.
Thompson, Hunter S
Santa Barbara: Neville, 1991.
Price: $1,250.00
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SON OF THE MORNING STAR.
Connell, Evan (1924-2013)
San Francisco: North Point, 1984.
Price: $1,000.00
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First edition of the author's second book. With a bookplate that is signed by O'Brien laid in. This poorly made book is actually a perfect bound hardback with the pages glued into the boards, as issued, a great copy of a poorly designed and manufactured book.
NORTHERN LIGHTS.
O'Brien, Tim
New York: Delacorte/Seymour Lawrence, 1975.
Price: $950.00
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This copy is boldly signed by Avedon on the title page. Folio. 162 images. In 1946, Avedon had set up his own studio and began providing images for magazines including Vogue and Life. He soon became the chief photographer for Harper's Bazaar. Avedon did not conform to the standard technique of taking fashion photographs (showing no emotion), instead he showed models full of emotion, smiling, laughing and many times in action. In 1966 he left Harper's to work as a staff photographer for Vogue, he then proceeded to become the lead photographer there and shot most of the covers from 1973 (until 1988). Notable among his fashion advertisement photograph series are the recurring assignments for Gianni Versace (starting in 1980). He then started branching out, photographing mental patients, the Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam War protestors, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and, of course, his two famous shoots of The Beatles. Then the cowboys and miners. In short, Avedon was always interested in how portraiture captures the personality and soul of its subjects. Then he was being distinguished by the use of his large prints. He became a staff photographer for The New Yorker in 1992 and has won many awards for his work. He died in 2004, at 81.
PHOTOGRAPHS: 1947-1977
Avedon, Richard
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1978.
Price: $750.00
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JUMPERS. A Play.
Stoppard, Tom
London: Faber & Faber, (1972).
Price: $600.00
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First edition of the author's first book. Complete with the blue '$5.00 Consumer Rebate!' wrap-around band. An important debut, of not only the writer, but also the lead character, Harry Bosch. Crisp copy.
THE BLACK ECHO.
Connelly, Michael
Boston: Little Brown, 1992.
Price: $500.00
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THE PROUD HIGHWAY. The Fear & Loathing Letters, Vol. 1. Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman.
Thompson, Hunter S
New York: Villard, (1997).
Price: $500.00
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WILD ANIMALS I HAVE KNOWN. With Over 200 Drawings by the Author
Seton, Ernest Thompson
New York: Grossett & Dunlap (by arrangement with Chas Scribner), (1926).
Price: $475.00
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TRUST.
Ozick, Cynthia
New York: New American Library, 1966.
Price: $450.00
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This copy bears Murakami's inscription to the owner of Book Soup in West Hollywood; "To Glenn Goldman / Haruki Murakami", with the author's typical rubberstamp of Japanese characters below his name. A signed publisher's letter presenting the book is laid in.
DANCE DANCE DANCE. Translated from the Japanese by Alfred Birnbaum
Murakami, Haruki
Tokyo/New York: Kodansha International., 1994.
Price: $450.00
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SUMMER AND SMOKE. A Play
Williams, Tennessee
London: John Lehmann, (1952).
Price: $450.00
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THE CORRECTIONS.
Franzen, Jonathan
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2001.
Price: $400.00
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BOOKS OF BLOOD. Volumes 1-3
Barker, Clive
London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, (1984).
Price: $400.00
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MARILYN. A Biography. With Pictures By The World's Foremost Photographers.
Mailer, Norman
New York: Grossett & Dunlap, (1973).
Price: $400.00
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