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Thompson, Hunter S.. The Curse of Lono. Bantam Books, New York, 1983.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed (without inscription) by the illustrator, Ralph Steadman on the first page. Very Good. Upper corners of paper cover with short crease. Unmarked but for illustrator's signature. 160 pages.
Seller: Brazos Bend Books, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$2950.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Stated at copyright: A Bantam Book/November, 1983; number-line beginning w/6. Signed by Dr. Hunter S. Thompson at half-title page: "H. S. T." with what appears to be some additional doodles, symbology, of possibly arrow pointing to heart around palms, etc. Includes original ticket and envelope for appearance on Friday, September 21, 1990 at Zellerbach Auditorium on the U. C. Berkeley campus. White pictorial wraps, some shelf, corner wear. Front, back wraps feature several Steadman illustrations of 'Lono's Marlin Mask'. Large 7" x 10" design. Pages good; moderate discoloration. Vintage inscription inside cover: "Merry Christmas '88, Dave". Bind fine. Profusely illustated in black and white and blazing color by Ralph Steadman. Near good signed example of this uniquely signed rarity. Hunter Thompson, the king of Gonzo returns in The Curse of LONO when a seemingly absurd assignment is proposed by 'Running' magazine to cover the Honolulu Marathon. A hilarious, brain-curdling south Sea adventure ensues, the story of HST's epic escapades in Hawai'i. Weird tales from a Weird World by the quintessential outlaw journalist and best-selling author. The Curse of Lono is to Hawaii what Fear and Loathing was to Las Vegas: the crazy tales of a journalist's 'coverage' of a news event that ends up being a wild ride to the dark side of Americana. Originally published in 1983, Curse features all of the zany, hallucinogenic wordplay and feral artwork for which the Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman duo have become known and loved. This curious book featuring marathon reportage and big game fishing, is considered rather an oddity among Hunter's oeuvre. Includes vignettes by such icons as Mark Twain, Rudyard Kipling, and Ralph Emerson along with Steadman's slight doctoring of several more classical illustrations. 160 pages. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Description: Steadman, Ralph. First edition, first printing. [ii] 158 pp. 8vo. Signed by Ralph Steadman. Illustrated wrappers with original price sticker on verso but overall near fine. Signed on half title and painted on cover by Ralph Steadman
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Thompson, Hunter S.; Steadman, Ralph [Illustrator]. The Curse of Lono. Bantam Books, New York, 1983.
Price: US$12500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first printing. An association copy signed by Hunter S. Thompson on the half-title page using his nickname "Flood" and inscribed to his neighbor and close friend for decades, Monty, "To the Admral for reasons that need not be disguised at this time. [signed] Flood / Owl Farm 1/25/84." At the top of the half-title page also inscribed by Monty, "New Year 1984 / It could be worse. / Jah Knows. / Pissgums." Monty was referred to by the nickname "Captain Pissgums" by Hunter S. Thompson and his friends. Laid in is a menu for luncheon and dinner dishes to be served at Monty's on Friday, August 19th, 2005, the day before HST's ashes were to be fired from a canon in a lavish, private funeral ceremony funded by actor Johnny Depp. Bound in publisher's original printed wraps. Near Fine with toning, light soiling and light wear to spine and extremities, short split at bottom of front spine joint. Tales of drugs, marathon running, real estate, greed, and fishing in the Aloha state from the legendary gonzo journalist, beautifully illustrated in vibrant color by his artistic collaborator on Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, signed and inscribed to a close friend shortly after publication.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.