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Hunter S. Thompson autograph letter signed ''Balls'', written from Big Sur sometime in late spring, 1961. Thompson writes his friend Paul Semonin, in punchy sentences, starting with a jocular greeting, ''Where are my negatives, you scum? You've had plenty of time to do the deed...No loot - also problem of needing car to haul stuff back...Any cars to be driven Denver to SF? Look in paper. Find out how much it would cost to ship all stuff RR Exp. COD. Let me know. Big work here. Alla time write. Sandy in SF for 3 weeks work. Must pay bills & rent, eh?...I am thinking of digging in here. First big money will go for acres. Land is wealth. Come on out. This place is the nuts...Balls''. Two page letter on a single sheet of stationery measures 5'' x 8''. Folds and a bit of ink smudging, overall near fine.
Hunter S. Thompson Autograph Letter From Big Sur -- ''...First big money will go for acres. Land is wealth...''Hunter S. Thompson Autograph Letter From Big Sur -- ''...First big money will go for acres. Land is wealth...''Hunter S. Thompson Autograph Letter From Big Sur -- ''...First big money will go for acres. Land is wealth...''
Hunter S. Thompson Autograph Letter From Big Sur -- ''...First big money will go for acres. Land is wealth...''
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Auction closed on Thursday, April 25, 2019.
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