America
by Steadman, Ralph; Thompson, Hunter S. (introduction by)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0879320796
- ISBN 13
- 9780879320799
- Seller
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Kanab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Straight Arrow Books; San Francisco, California, 1974 First edition/first printing. Hardcover with dustjacket. Black cloth-covered boards, 12 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches, unpaginated, b/w illustrations. Book very good plus--near fine (modest bump to upper edge of rear board). Dustcover very good plus (not price clipped; mild rubbing and edge wear; three short closed tears, the longest 7/8 inch). One of Steadman's best books. From the Introduction by Hunter S. Thompson: "There's a wild theme in Steadman's drawings: decadence, corruption, immorality. Obscenity in its broadest sense is another hallmark of the things that shock him. I think he sees all of America as a mockery of what it should be. He probably thinks it was doomed from the start. He has that King-George-III notion of America. A bunch of crude upstarts --- couldn't make it work. He works best when you put him in a situation where he's bordering on flipping out. During one of the intermissions [at the Watergate hearings], Ralph leaped up with a beer in his hand and knocked [Senator] Sam Ervin off his feet. When he comes over here and gets involved in these horrible scenes, Steadman has a way of becoming part of the story." (1722RO007). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Boojum and Snark Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3839
- Title
- America
- Author
- Steadman, Ralph; Thompson, Hunter S. (introduction by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0879320796
- ISBN 13
- 9780879320799
- Publisher
- Straight Arrow Books; San Francisco, California
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- RALPH STEADMAN, ART, ILLUSTRATION, CARICATURE, HUMOR, SATIRE, HUNTER THOMPSON, GONZO, AMERICA, UNITED STATES, ISBN 0879320796 WHAMBO
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