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[McMURTRY, Larry (1936-2021), his copy]. THOMPSON, Hunter S. (1937-2005). Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail ’72. [San Francisco:] Straight Arrow Books, [1973].
8vo. Illustrated from photographs. Original black cloth, white lettered spine; original unclipped dust jacket (booksellers’ ticket on front flap, some minor stains, light rubbing at extremities). Provenance: Larry McMurtry (his bookplate, which he designed, features the horseshoe-shaped brand his father and grandfather used on the McMurtry cattle), from his personal library at his home in Archer City.
FIRST EDITION in a second issue dust jacket. McMurtry was hired by Hollywood producers to write screenplays, including Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, of which was never produced.