Thompson, Hunter; Brinkley, Douglas (Editor); Kennedy, William J. (Foreword). The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman 1955-1967 - The Fear and Loathing Letters, Volume I [Signed]. Villard Books - Random House, New York, 1997.

Price: US$650.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Stated first edition at copyright page. Signed by Hunter Thompson on decorative bookplate adhered at half-title page: "HST". Very attractive. Dk. grey boards, black spine wrap, red metallic spine titles and cover initials, lt. shelf wear. Deckled pages fine, no writing. Deep red endpapers. Dust wrapper, fine; unclipped 29.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Classic vintage snapshots decorate wrapper of Hunter crouching roadside with pack, in the USAF at spine panel, and having fit of early psychosis at back panel. A collection of early letters and articles by the progenitor of "gonzo journalism." This volume covers the years 1955-1967 and offers a vivid portrait of Thompson at the start of his career. Presents a lively collection of HST's correspondence, beginning with a high school essay written in 1955 and continuing through 1967, when the publication of Hell's Angels made Thompson an international celebrity. Includes letters written to Charles Kuralt, Norman Mailer, Tom Wolfe, Carey McWilliams, Lyndon B. Johnson, Joan Baez, and his mother, Virginia. Edited by Douglas Brinkley, with a foreword by William J. Kennedy. 685 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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