STEADMAN, Ralph.. America.. Straight Arrow Books, San Francisco., 1974.

Price: US$612.02 + shipping

Description: First edition. Quarto. Unpaginated. Packed with his scabrous drawings, some of which are from his jaunts with Dr Hunter S. Thompson but most of which appear here for the first time. Each section (''New York'', ''Money'', ''Las Vegas'', ''Miami'', etc) has an introductory note by the artist. There is also an interview with Thompson about working with Steadman. On the title-page is printed a somewhat disingenuous Warning Note by Steadman: ''What you see in these drawings, of course, is not you Americans. They are only cartoons - not to be taken seriously - disregard them. They are terrible propaganda and obviously the ravings of a demented scribbler!''Presentation copy from the artist, boldly inscribed across two pages: ''To Michael ffolkes from an admirer - from in fact Ralph Steadman - 31.5.75''. The recipient was a fellow cartoonist and contributor to the satirical magazine Private Eye in the days when its stable of graphic artists was outstanding.Tail of spine slightly bumped and showing signs of damp. Very good in very good dustwrapper nicked and rubbed at the edges.

Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom

Steadman, Ralph. AMERICA. S.F. Straight Arrow, 1974.

Price: US$750.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Folio, First Ed., about Fine in an about Fine d.j., intro Hunter Thompson, two page magic marker INSCRIPTION by Steadman dated 1976, his masterpiece (H11)

Seller: NUDEL BOOKS, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Steadman, Ralph. America. Straight Arrow Books, San Francisco, 1974.

Price: US$900.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: A collection of drawings made by Steadman, a British artist, during his peak period, where he commented on American scenes and cultures. These are both published and previously unpublished works from his Rolling Stone assignments with Hunter S. Thompson, as well as works commissioned on Disneyland, the Kentucky Derby, Dallas, Miami, etc. Some of the drawings are thematic, classified under the chapter titles Money, Vietnam, and Police. With an introduction, in the form of an interview with the editor, by Hunter S. Thompson, with whom Steadman collaborated on the books Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72. Unpaginated, but about 176 pages. 9-1/8 by 12-1/4 inches. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. Signed "HST" and "Hunter" by Thompson, and dated 10/12/79 on the introduction. This copy with a previous owner's bookplate and blindstamp on the front endpapers. The jacket has several tears, a missing a chip from one corner, and a couple of old tape repairs on the back (verso) at the top of the spine. Not the greatest copy, but for some reason this book doesn't turn up often in nicer shape, let alone signed by Hunter S. Thompson.

Seller: Downtown Brown Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.