Edité par Bantam Books, Toronto, Canada, 1983
ISBN 10 : 0553013874 ISBN 13 : 9780553013870
Vendeur : Lost Books, AUSTIN, TX, Etats-Unis
Trade paperback. Etat : Good. Ralph Steadman (illustrateur). Trade paperback (US).
Edité par Bantam November 1983, 1983
ISBN 10 : 0553013874 ISBN 13 : 9780553013870
Vendeur : A Cappella Books, Inc., Atlanta, GA, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Trade Paperback. Etat : Fair. Ralph Steadman (illustrateur). First Edition. First printing; dampstained and a bit tender, but a decent, intact copy of a scarce Thompson title.
Edité par Bantam, New York, 1983
ISBN 10 : 0553013874 ISBN 13 : 9780553013870
Vendeur : Peryton Books, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Edition originale
Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. Ralph Steadman (illustrateur). 1st Edition. A Near Fine copy, with light wear to the extremities. This is the 1st Edition with number line at 7. Binding tight and square. Unmarked. Robust shipping.
Edité par Bantam, 1983
ISBN 10 : 0553013874 ISBN 13 : 9780553013870
Vendeur : The Book Chaser (FABA), Gainesville, FL, Etats-Unis
Membre d'association : FABA
Edition originale
Softcover. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. Ralph Steadman (illustrateur). First Edition. Pictorial cardstock cover with glued binding;; no bent corners, creases, underlining or; top spine gutter repaired, one page corner bent; has; bookstore stamp on title page; 160 pages Good+ edges lightly rubbed highlightling bookstore stamp on title page;
Edité par Bantam Books, 1983
ISBN 10 : 0553013874 ISBN 13 : 9780553013870
Vendeur : Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, Etats-Unis
Soft Cover. Etat : Very Good. Ralph Steadman (illustrateur). 3rd Printing. Third printing. Faintly musty. 1983 Soft Cover. 158 pp. Color illustrations by Ralph Steadman throughout. The Curse of Lono is to Hawaii what Fear and Loathing was to Las Vegas: the crazy tales of a journalist's "coverage" of a news event that ends up being a wild ride to the dark side of Americana. Originally published in 1983, Curse features all of the zany, hallucinogenic wordplay and feral artwork for which the Hunter S. Thompson/Ralph Steadman duo have become known and loved. This curious book, considered an oddity among Hunter's oeuvre, has been long out of print, prompting collectors to search high and low for an original copy.
Edité par Bantam Books, 1983
ISBN 10 : 0553013874 ISBN 13 : 9780553013870
Vendeur : Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, Etats-Unis
softcover. Etat : very good. no jacket. Ralph Steadman (illustrateur). Front cover slightly scratched.
Edité par Bantam, New York, 1983
ISBN 10 : 0553013874 ISBN 13 : 9780553013870
Vendeur : Ethan Daniel Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. Ralph Steadman (illustrateur). Second paperback printing. Light age-toning and wear to covers. No marks or fading to inside pages. Binding is sound. 160 pages. s200.
Edité par Bantam Books, Toronto, Canada, 1983
ISBN 10 : 0553013874 ISBN 13 : 9780553013870
Vendeur : Lost Books, AUSTIN, TX, Etats-Unis
Trade paperback. Etat : Very good. Ralph Steadman (illustrateur). Trade paperback (US). Audience: General/trade.
Edité par Bantam 1983-11-01, 1983
ISBN 10 : 0553013874 ISBN 13 : 9780553013870
Vendeur : Lost Books, AUSTIN, TX, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Paperback. Etat : Good. Ralph Steadman (illustrateur). 1st. 0553013874.
Edité par Bantam Books, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A., 1983
ISBN 10 : 0553013874 ISBN 13 : 9780553013870
Vendeur : Great Books&Cafe @ The Williamsford Mill, Williamsford, ON, Canada
Illustrated Wraps. Etat : Very Good+. Ralph Steadman (illustrateur). Very light edgewear; a few barely perceptible surface scratches, else an excellent copy.
Edité par Bantam, 1983
ISBN 10 : 0553013874 ISBN 13 : 9780553013870
Vendeur : A Book Preserve, Columbus, OH, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. Ralph Steadman (illustrateur). 1st Edition. First Edition; First Printing. VG+ softcover (there was no hardcover first edition; first hardcover edition was published in 2005). Tall 8vo. 160 pp. Illus. (line drawings; duo-tone, and color throughout). Color photo of Thompson on dock on p. 151. Trivial edge-wear and surface crease to lower cover. Ships fast with tracking.
Edité par Bantam, 1983
ISBN 10 : 0553013874 ISBN 13 : 9780553013870
Vendeur : Barnes & Nooyen Books, Spring, TX, Etats-Unis
paperback. Etat : Very Good. Ralph Steadman (illustrateur). Some cover wear to book, Paperback book,
Edité par Bantam, 1983
ISBN 10 : 0553013874 ISBN 13 : 9780553013870
Vendeur : Grey Matter Books, Hadley, MA, Etats-Unis
Membre d'association : SNEAB
Signé
Soft cover. Etat : Collectible-Very Good. Ralph Steadman (illustrateur). Signed and inscribed by Ralph Steadman on the half title page, with a little pen drawing by him above the signature. Text and images are unmarked; pages are bright, though the page edges are age toned. Binding is sturdy. Covers show some light wear around the edges. 160pp. Inscribed by Author.
Edité par Bantam Books, Toronto, 1983
ISBN 10 : 0553013874 ISBN 13 : 9780553013870
Vendeur : Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, Etats-Unis
Trade paperback. Etat : Very good. Ralph Steadman (illustrateur). Third printing [stated]. The format is approximately 7 inches by 10 inches. 158, [2] pages. Illustrated cover. Illustrations (some in color). Minor front cover weakness at spine (gently restrengthened with glue). Name of previous owner (John Schwab) in ink on half-title page. Hunter Stockton Thompson (July 18, 1937 - February 20, 2005) was a journalist and author who founded the gonzo journalism movement. He rose to prominence with the publication of Hell's Angels, a book for which he spent a year living and riding with the Hells Angels motorcycle club to write a first-hand account of their lives and experiences. In 1970, he wrote an unconventional magazine feature titled "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved" for Scanlan's Monthly, which established his counterculture credibility. It also set him on the path to establishing his own subgenre of New Journalism that he called "Gonzo", a journalistic style in which the writer becomes a central figure and participant in the events of the narrative. Thompson remains best known for Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, a book first serialized in Rolling Stone in which he grapples with the implications of what he considered the failure of the 1960s counterculture movement. In 1980, Thompson relocated to Hawaii to research and write The Curse of Lono, a Gonzo-style account of the 1980 Honolulu Marathon. Extensively illustrated by Ralph Steadman, the piece first appeared in Running in 1981 as "The Charge of the Weird Brigade" and was later excerpted in Playboy in 1983. The book was reprinted in 2005 in a signed, limited edition, then more widely re-released in 2014. Ralph Idris Steadman (born 15 May 1936) is a British illustrator best known for his collaboration with the American writer Hunter S. Thompson. Steadman is renowned for his political and social caricatures, cartoons and picture books. He was voted Illustrator of the Year by the American Institute of Graphic Arts in 1979. The Curse of Lono is to Hawaii what Fear and Loathing was to Las Vegas: the crazy tales of a journalist's "coverage" of a news event that ends up being a wild ride to the dark side of Americana. Curse features all of the zany, hallucinogenic wordplay and feral artwork for which the Hunter S. Thompson/Ralph Steadman duo have become known and loved. This curious book, considered a rarity among Hunter's oeuvre, prompting collectors to search high and low for an original copy such as this is. The Curse of Lono is a book by Hunter S. Thompson describing his experiences in Hawaii in 1980. Originally published in 1983, the book was only in print for a short while. Hunter S. Thompson receives a letter from the editor of Running magazine, asking him to cover the 1980 Honolulu Marathon, which the editor says should be "a good chance for a vacation". Thompson asks the illustrator Ralph Steadman to accompany him. On the flight over, he meets a man named Ackerman, who seems to have connections to the drug trade in Hawaii. Thompson covers the marathon with his characteristic gonzo style, weaving his own experiences into the coverage of the story. After the marathon, Thompson along with Steadman and his family move to a rented beach side compound on Hawaii's Kona coast. The weather is miserable and they are trapped indoors, besieged by huge waves. Steadman and his family, upset about the terrible conditions of their vacation, return to England. Later, Thompson reunites with Ackerman to go fishing. Thompson eventually catches a huge Marlin, which he beats to death with a Samoan war club. The fishing boat returns to the dock, with Thompson screaming triumphantly, "I am Lono!", referring to the ancient Hawaiian god which upsets the locals, and he goes into hiding in the City of Refuge. It is possible that this copy was owned by the renowned member of the rock band McGuffey Lane, one of the most popular and successful bands to come out of Ohio, which was still playing in 2022, nearly a half century after it was formed.
Edité par NY, Bantam, 1983, 1983
ISBN 10 : 0553013874 ISBN 13 : 9780553013870
Vendeur : NUDEL BOOKS, New York, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale Signé
Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. Ralph Steadman (illustrateur). 1st Edition. Stiff decorated wrappers.as issued.1st Edition.about Fine.SIGNED by Steadman only with a multicolor drawing .(Hthompson). Signed by Illustrator(s).
Edité par Bantam Books, Toronto, New York, London, Sydney, 1983
ISBN 10 : 0553013874 ISBN 13 : 9780553013870
Vendeur : The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, Etats-Unis
Edition originale Signé
Soft Cover. Etat : Good. Steadman, Ralph (illustrateur). First Edition. Stated at copyright: A Bantam Book/November, 1983; number-line beginning w/6. Signed by Dr. Hunter S. Thompson at half-title page: "H. S. T." with what appears to be some additional doodles, symbology, of possibly arrow pointing to heart around palms, etc. Includes original ticket and envelope for appearance on Friday, September 21, 1990 at Zellerbach Auditorium on the U. C. Berkeley campus. White pictorial wraps, some shelf, corner wear. Front, back wraps feature several Steadman illustrations of 'Lono's Marlin Mask'. Large 7" x 10" design. Pages good; moderate discoloration. Vintage inscription inside cover: "Merry Christmas '88, Dave". Bind fine. Profusely illustated in black and white and blazing color by Ralph Steadman. Near good signed example of this uniquely signed rarity. Hunter Thompson, the king of Gonzo returns in The Curse of LONO when a seemingly absurd assignment is proposed by 'Running' magazine to cover the Honolulu Marathon. A hilarious, brain-curdling south Sea adventure ensues, the story of HST's epic escapades in Hawai'i. Weird tales from a Weird World by the quintessential outlaw journalist and best-selling author. The Curse of Lono is to Hawaii what Fear and Loathing was to Las Vegas: the crazy tales of a journalist's 'coverage' of a news event that ends up being a wild ride to the dark side of Americana. Originally published in 1983, Curse features all of the zany, hallucinogenic wordplay and feral artwork for which the Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman duo have become known and loved. This curious book featuring marathon reportage and big game fishing, is considered rather an oddity among Hunter's oeuvre. Includes vignettes by such icons as Mark Twain, Rudyard Kipling, and Ralph Emerson along with Steadman's slight doctoring of several more classical illustrations. 160 pages. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed by Author.