The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo by Acosta, Oscar Zeta - 1972

San Francisco, CA: Straight Arrow Books, 1972. Later printing. Hardcover. 199 pages. An autobiographical work from this Mexican American lawyer who was friends with Hunter S. Thompson. A tight near fine copy in cloth boards with with a small sticker shadow to the front free endpaper and in a near fine dust jacket with some light wear.

Straight Arrow Books, 1972 First edition/first printing (stated first printing). Brown boards, gilt spine and front board lettering, 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches, 199 pp. Remainder mark, top edge of book block. Book and dustcover very good. Moderate rubbing and edgewear, dustcover. Although the production values of this hardcover printing are inferior to those of the apparent second hardcover printing, this printing was probably produced from the same sheets as the first paperback printing and thus represents the true first hardcover printing. The first paperback and hardcover printings are stated first printings (as is the uncorrected proof of this title). (1722RO006). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Straight Arrow, San Francisco, 1972 The very rare UNCORRECTED PROOF of this book, accompanied by a great letter from a vice president of Straight Arrow books to Nina Finkestein at Ms. Magazine. Tan printed wraps, 10 5/8 x 5 3/8 inches, 163 pp. (Note: "First Printing" stated on the copyright page.) Very good (pencil mark through the printed title and "Uncorrected Proof" on front cover; round brown stain on the middle of the front cover, probably where a sheet of promotional material was pasted; slight edgewear; pages clean and binding tight). The letter is typed, on 8 1/2 x 11 inch Straight Arrow Books letterhead. Besides the characteristic trademark of Straight Arrow Books (a small image of a boyscout in brown) near the top of the page, the boyscout image covers the entire page in light yellow. The vice president of Straight Arrow Books says, "Mary said that you are buying first serial for Ms., so I am sending you bound galleys of one of our fall titles, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A BROWN BUFFALO, on the… Read More