Red Shark by Ralph Steadman *SIGNED, Limited
Red Shark by Ralph Steadman *SIGNED, Limited
$500.00
Tucson: Sylph Publishing, (2003). First edition, 1st printing. 8vo. 29 pp. 88 of 100 numbered, limited edition copies signed by the author, Ralph Steadman. This book is also signed by Anna Steadman, Joe Petro III and Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., who wrote the forward. Half metallic burgundy cloth over marbled boards, spine title in a strip of leather with gilding, text with illustrations by Ralph Steadman throughout. Complete, issued without a dust jacket. An unread, firm and stiff copy. Scarce.
Hardcover: Fine
“This is the recounting of a journey in 'The Red Shark' which was the Chevrolet Caprice driven by Hunter S. Thompson with Dr. Gonzo (aka Oscar Zeta Acosta) in Thompson's novel, Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas, which Steadman also illustrated.”