Item #00008044 The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo. Oscar Zeta Acosta.

The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo

San Francisco: Straight Arrow Books [1972], 1972. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [6], 11-199, [1] pp. Bound in brown cloth with gold lettering on the front board and the spine, gold endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $7.00 on the front flap of the jacket. Illustrated with a few drawings of American bison. Acosta was a well-known Chicano activist and lawyer, perhaps best known for his fictionalized portrayal as Hunter S. Thompson's lawyer in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. This is his first book, a semi-autobiographical story in which the protagonist becomes committed to Chicano activism. A presentable copy of this sought-after book, uncommon in the first edition. Near Fine / Very Good. Item #00008044

Near Fine book with a tiny mark to the top textblock in a Very Good dust jacket with significant rubbing.

Price: $300.00

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