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The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo
de Acosta, Oscar Zeta
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Librería
-
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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Sobre este artículo
San Francisco: Straight Arrow Books [1972], 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 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 book with a tiny mark to the top textblock in a Very Good dust jacket with significant rubbing.
Sinopsis
Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo is the first novel by Oscar Zeta Acosta and it focuses on his own self-discovery in a fictionalized manner. An autobiography, the plot presents an alienated lawyer of Mexican descent, who works in an Oakland, California antipoverty agency, without any sense of purpose or identity.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 00008044
- Título
- The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo
- Autor
- Acosta, Oscar Zeta
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Editorial
- Straight Arrow Books [1972]
- Lugar de publicación
- San Francisco
- Fecha de publicación
- 1972
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Sobre el vendedor
Evening Star Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
Madison, Wisconsin
Sobre Evening Star Books
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
