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Title: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream Author: Thompson, Hunter S. Place: New York Publisher: Random House Date: [1971] Description: Illustrated by Ralph Steadman. Black cloth-backed boards, spine lettered in silver, pictorial blind-stamped front cover, pictorial jacket, housed in a custom drop-back box (black exterior with embossed illustration on front inspired from jacket cover and red leather interior). First Edition. Signed by the illustrator, Ralph Steadman with an original inked drawing of the Thompson-based character (smoking a long cigarette), dated 2006. Signature on half-title; drawing on page facing (list of books by Thompson). An incredible tale of a drug-crazed journey to Las Vegas in search of what Thompson ironically calls "the American Dream." Lot Amendments Condition: Just slight wear to jacket; slight fading to top and bottom edges of boards; near fine, jacket about fine. Item number: 181959