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GENERATION OF SWINE: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the 80's
by Thompson, Hunter S
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good to Good Plus
- ISBN 10
- 0679722378
- ISBN 13
- 9780679722373
- Seller
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Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Vintage Books, 1989. First Printing, First Edition Thus. . Trade Paperback. Good to Good Plus. Vintage Books 72237; a collection of Thompson's essays and journalism from the 1980s or, as he puts it, the "Gonzo Papers, Vol.2," detailing what he finds deeply disturbing in America: "Huge brains, small necks, weak muscles and fat wallets" as he keeps a running tally on such figures as George Bush, Ed Meese, Gary Hart and Oliver North; First Printing of the First Vintage Edition; small waters stain at bottom edge of first part of book, lower corners slightly rolled, o/w text is clean, tight, square; pictorial wrappers show minor surface and edgewear. A reading copy.
Synopsis
Gonzo Papers, Vol. 2: Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the '80s is a book by the American writer and journalist Hunter S. Thompson, originally published in 1988. The book contains 100 of Thompson's columns from the San Francisco Examiner, which discuss the politics and culture of the 1980s, with significant coverage of the Iran-Contra Affair. He predicts that the Democrats will self-destruct in the 1988 presidential campaign.
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- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003052
- Title
- GENERATION OF SWINE: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the 80's
- Author
- Thompson, Hunter S
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good to Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing, First Edition Thus.
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0679722378
- ISBN 13
- 9780679722373
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- 1980S, FIRST EDITION, POLITICS, SOCIETY, CRITICISM, OPINION, ESSAYS, JOURNALISM
- Bookseller catalogs
- Humor; Essays; Politics;
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
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Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Reading Copy
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- O/W
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- First Edition
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- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...
- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
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