Deceased hard-living writer who inserted himself into his accounts of America's underbelly and popularized a first-person form of journalism in books such as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Signed book: The Great Shark Hunt. NY: Rolling Stone Press, 1979. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 602 pages. Signed on the first free end page in black ink by Thompson. Scattered light page toning, a small spot above portion of signature and some mild toning to dustjacket, otherwise fine condition. R&R COA.