Hell's Angels : The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs
by Thompson, Hunter S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good
- Seller
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Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1967. First Printing. VGood/VGood. Author's scarce first book. Book has some spotting to top edge that has slightly bled into pages and spine is lightly cocked. Jacket has edge wear with some small chips and a 3/4" tear to top rear edge of spine. Jacket is not price clipped and book is not remainder marked.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good.
Synopsis
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Reviews
On Jan 13 2017, a reader said:
I made a trip to Manhattan to purchase this book at a used book store on Broadway and 13th Street. I had searched high and low to find it. I was not disappointed. Though I purchased the book for about $7 or $8 it is now worth over $700, but I will never part with it. It is an inside look at what it is like to ride with the Hells Angels back in the 60s. That has always been my dream, both asleep and awake. The part I remembered most about the book was Hunter Thompson telling one of the Angels that only a coward would hit his wife. This triggered an attack upon Thompson, which ultimately ended his saga with the group. I remember that the book itself took me about 2 or 3 days to read. Once you pick it up, you cannot put it down. Of all the books I have ever read, it is up there with Dale Carnegie's "How To Stop Worrying and Start Living" and "Alive" the story of the Andes' plane crash survivors.
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Details
- Bookseller
- HK Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0981
- Title
- Hell's Angels : The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs
- Author
- Thompson, Hunter S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- Hunter Thompson Gonzo Hells Angels Motorcycle Gang American Social History Culture
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction and Literature; Journalism;
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