Random House, New York, 1971
First Edition, First Printing, Signed by Ralph Steadman who included a stunning original Full page color drawing/painting of Hunter Thompson: A FINE book with a vibrant original FINE first printing dust jacket. Steadman both signed and annotated the art “Damn the good DOKTOR / Ralph Steadman” The book is accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity by James Spence, LLC.
First Edition, First Printing, Signed and Annotated by Ralph Steadman who included an original Full page color painting/drawing of Hunter Thompson “The Good Doctor”. The art is rendered in ink, and Steadman’s iconic ink splash effects, and further embellished in watercolors. Fine book with a Fine dust jacket. Steadman both signed and annotated the art “Damn the good DOKTOR / Ralph Steadman”. Thompson was an American journalist and author, and the founder of the gonzo journalism movement, a style of writing that blurs distinctions between fiction and nonfiction. The book is equally famous of the highly detailed crazed illustrations by Ralph Steadman. This stunning example has an extremely rare full page original painting/drawing by Steadman. The book is housed in a custom red cloth clamshell.
The book is in beautiful condition, internally appearing crisp and unread. The book has grey paper boards with black quarter cloth and bright unfaded silver titles to the spine. The book has sharp corners, a tight square binding, and no edgewear. The end papers are clean with no owner names, no inscriptions, and no book plates. The stunning, boldly signed Steadman art is located on the first blank page of the book. The internal pages are clean, bright and flat with No marks, No writing, No stains, No smudges, No bent pages and No foxing. Beautiful clean, crisp book internally appearing as unread. Please see detailed images.
The original dust jacket is in Fine condition with strong vibrant colors. The jacket has No edgewear, No rips, No chips, No tears, No rubbing, No fading and No foxing. The jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of $5.95. The jacket is now protected in a new clear removable archival cover. Please see detailed images.
Accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity by James Spence, LLC. And accompanied with an additional signed Lizard Lounge post card.
A stunning one-of-a-kind example of this scarce title! An important copy with a large original Ralph Steadman drawing. Steadman has refused to sell his original art, so any original sketches by him are extremely rare.
