by Hunter S. Thompson
Uncommon poetry appearance in a Bay Area radical magazine by the author of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Oakland: Spider, 1965. First edition. Includes the poem "Collect Telegram from a Mad Dog" by Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas author Hunter S. Thompson, the only example of his poetry published during his lifetime that we are aware of. Printed a year before the publication of his debut, Hell's Angels, when he was still researching the book. He made contact with the staff of Spider for a September 1965 article for The Nation. 24 pp. Bound in stapled wraps. Very Good+ with toning along spine, age toning as well. Uncommon. Shoaf C15.