Revolt of the Cockroach PeopleAcosta, Oscar Zeta
9780879320355
The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo
Oscar Zeta Acosta
ISBN 10: 0879320354 / 0-87932-035-4
ISBN 13: 9780879320355
Publisher: Straight Arrow Books
Publication Date: 1972
ISBN 13: 9780879320355
Publisher: Straight Arrow Books
Publication Date: 1972
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Review:"The most straightforward account of a Chicano's journey in search of a dream."
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The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo (ISBN: 0879320354 / 0-87932-035-4) Acosta, Oscar Zeta Quantity Available: 1
Book Description: Straight Arrow Books, 1972. Paperback. Book Condition: Good. Bookseller Inventory # mon0000052743 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo, (ISBN: 9780879320355) Acosta, Oscar Zeta Quantity Available: 1
Book Description: San Francisco: Straight Arrow Books, 1972. First Edition. Octavo. The autobiography of Oscar Acosta; Hunter S. Thompson's infamous attorney in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, portrayed by Benicio Del Toro in the Terry Gilliam film adaptation. A wild life that traversed the psychedelic sixties. Cloth slightly mottled, light foxing to the edges, else very good in a near fine jacket. Bookseller Inventory # 15750 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo (ISBN: 0879320354 / 0-87932-035-4) Acosta, Oscar Zeta Quantity Available: 1
Book Description: Straight Arrow Books., San Francisco CA., 1972. Hard cover. First edition. 1st printing. Brown cloth over boards. Gold-toned titles. 199 p. Audience: General/trade. Autobiography of 'a Chicano by ancestry and a Brown Buffalo by choice' who has had varied self-identities: Samoan, Astec and Mongol prince, Mexican-American, welfare lawyer, Baptist missionary, and a knife-wielding 'dangerous man'. He describes his floundering in chasing the American dream. He was a character in Hunter S Thompson's 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'. His language is frank, and so are his stories. Very good in fair dust jacket. Remainder mark across bottom page block. Book has light edge soiling. Interior clean. Ink-stamped prior bookstore price on end paper. Edge tears abnd chips to jacket, repaired from inside w/ clear tape. Bookseller Inventory # Alibris.97890003027 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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Book Description: Straight Arrow Books, 1972. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. Mended dust jacket. - Meets or exceeds the guidelines for GOOD condition. May have minimal wear or damage; may have previous owner's signature. **Please feel free to contact us for exact postage pricing on multiple-item orders.** *Note that large or heavy items may incur additional shipping charges.*. Bookseller Inventory # mon0000724338 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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Book Description: Straight Arrow Books 1972, 1972. first printing ed. hardback very good condition (pen gift inscription) in a somewhat worn and rubbed dust jacket. Bookseller Inventory # 57095 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo (ISBN: 0879320354 / 0-87932-035-4) Acosta, Oscar Zeta Quantity Available: 1
Book Description: Straight Arrow Books, 1972. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Minor moisture ripple to pages throughout. Bookseller Inventory # 0407423 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo (ISBN: 0879320354 / 0-87932-035-4) Acosta, Oscar Zeta Quantity Available: 1
Book Description: Straight Arrow Books, San Francisco, 1972. Hard Cover. Book Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. presumed First. Pristine, unmarked copy has no marks, tears, appears unread. Some signs of human handling when tilted to the light, now covered in a fresh Brodart Protector. A Great Collectible, the autobiography of character made famous in Hunter S. Thompson's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas". Presumed first, there is no indication on copyright page of date. Bookseller Inventory # 002263 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo (ISBN: 9780879320355) Acosta, Oscar Zeta Quantity Available: 1
Book Description: Straight Arrow Books, San Francisco, 1972. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A nice copy of the first edition, first printing. Fine -. Text is tight and clean. Appears unread or barely so. Lettering to spine is bright and unflaked. In a Very Good dust jacket w/shallow chipping to spine ends, a couple of short closed edge tears, light rubbing throughout. No previous owners' names. No remainder mark or spray. No tears. Not Price Clipped. Not ex-lib. Not a Book Club Edition. This is a nice copy at a very good price. Compare and see. Photos sent upon request. Accurate Descriptions/Quality Books/Unmatched Prices. Bookseller Inventory # 4259 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A BROWN BUFFALO. (ISBN: 0879320354 / 0-87932-035-4) Acosta, Oscar Zeta Quantity Available: 1
Book Description: Straight Arrow Books,, San Francisco:, 1972. Hardcover. Book Condition: As new. Dust Jacket Condition: As new. 1st ed. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. 11-199 pp. After publishing two books (his second was "Revolt of the Cockroach People," Straight Arrow, 1973) were published, the Acosta apparently 'vanished' in the early 1970s. Acosta called himself a 'brown buffalo' while known as an alcoholic and drug abusing 'Chicano' welfare lawyer. Hunter Thompson wrote about Acosta in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas." Dust jacket photographs by Annie Leibovitz. Enclosed in clear protector. This is A PRISTINE COPY IN A FINE DUST JACKET. The First Printing has smooth laminate boards; this is a later printing with cloth boards. See additional image provided. Bookseller Inventory # 0126 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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The Autobiography of A Brown Buffalo (ISBN: 9780879320355) Acosta, Oscar Zeta Quantity Available: 1
Book Description: Straight Arrow Books, 1972. Book Condition: Very Good. First Edition. San Francisco, California: Straight Arrow Books, 1972. First edition. 199 pp. 8vo. Brown cloth with gilt stamping to spine and front cover. Book Condition: Very good with a very light bump to head of spine. Biography. Bookseller Inventory # RACOAUT00rjb Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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