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The Revolt of the Cockroach People
by Acosta, Oscar Zeta
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Near Fine
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: Straight Arrow Books, 1973. First Edition. Very Good+/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by Oscar Zeta Acosta on the front pastedown and inscribed, "For Norm from Oscar of the Old S.F. Ex. Oct' '73 S.F." 258 pp. Bound in publisher's beige cloth decorated in blind and lettered in white on the spine. Very Good+ with light soiling to cloth and minor foxing to bottom edge. Trivial waviness to gatherings throughout. In a Near Fine price-clipped dust jacket with slight wear at extremities and minor rubbing. Small tear to front panel at top edge.
The scarce semi-autobiographical Chicano Movement-themed novel signed by Acosta -- familiar to many as Hunter S. Thompson's close friend and attorney in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, "Dr. Gonzo," played by Benicio del Toro in the 1998 film.
Synopsis
The Revolt of the Cockroach People is a novel by Oscar Zeta Acosta. The novel is a semi-autobiographical fictionalized account of the August 29, 1970 Chicano Moratorium, a mass protest of the Vietnam War. In addition to political protest, the characters engage in insurrection against religious, educational, and legal systems. During the Moratorium, demonstrations are held while buildings are bombed and people die.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140946408
- Title
- The Revolt of the Cockroach People
- Author
- Acosta, Oscar Zeta
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Straight Arrow Books
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- signed
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Fine
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- Good+
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Inscribed
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- Cloth
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