Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson [FIRST EDITION / FOURTH PRINTING] 1967 • Random House

Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga by Hunter S. Thompson

FIRST EDITION / 4TH PRINTING [1967] RANDOM HOUSE N.Y. 

Hardcover.  Missing dust jacket. 

Cloth cover shows some scuffing and general wear.   

Four pages toward the end of the book have heavy staining [pgs. 193-196 -- see last 3 photos.   The rest of the contents looks great; pages have very little wear.  9780394428192

In the mid-60s, Thompson spent almost two years living with the controversial Angels, cycling up & down the coast, reveling in the anarchic spirit of their clan, and, as befits their name, raising hell. His book successfully captures a singular moment in American history, when the biker lifestyle was 1st defined, & when such countercultural movements were electrifying & horrifying America. Thompson, the creator of Gonzo journalism, writes with his usual bravado, energy & brutal honesty, & with a nuanced & incisive eye; as The New Yorker pointed out, "For all its uninhibited & sardonic humor, Thompson's book is a thoughtful piece of work." As illuminating now as when originally published in '67, Hell's Angels is a gripping portrait, the best account we have of the truth behind an American legend.  - Bookshop Apocalypse