The first Steadman slice of fear and loathing in 1971

Sold for $28,000 (£20,820) by Christie’s New York (25/20/12.5% buyer’s premium) on December 5 was this original drawing by Ralph Steadman for the 1971 first appearance of Hunter Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

This famous classic of counter-culture literature was first published in two consecutive issues of R…

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