Generation of Swine Thompson, Hunter S. Literature

First edition, first printing, advance copy with promotional materials, including an extra image of Annie Leibovitz's cover photograph. 8vo. In September 1985, Thompson began writing a weekly column for the San Francisco Examiner, which focused primarily on cultural and political issues. This type of regular, deadline-oriented assignment was new for Thompson, and the quality of his texts could be mixed; David McCumber, his editor there, later stated, "One week it would be acid-soaked gibberish with a charm of its own. The next week it would be incisive political analysis of the highest order." This book is a compilation of 100 of those published pieces, which includes his essays on the Iran-Contra affair and Gary Hart's doomed 1988 presidential campaign. From the personal collection of James Silberman, who first edited Thompson at Random House, and then later published him at Summit Books, his own imprint at Simon & Schuster. Quarter-bound blue cloth and red paper; stamped in silver on cover and spine; red endpapers; fine dust jacket First edition, first printing, advance copy with promotional materials, including an extra image of Annie Leibovitz's cover photograph.