FREE APPRAISAL. To buy, auction, sell or consign your Hunter Thompson autograph that is for sale, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com).

Sell or Buy Your Hunter Thompson autograph

Here are some Hunter Thompson autographs we have sold in the past:

Hunter S. Thompson Letter Signed “HST” From 1960, Telling His Friend to Get Out of Their Hometown of Louisville — “I can smell that real estate– rotarian stench all the way down here. MOVE!”

Hunter S. Thompson typed letter boldly signed “HST”, and also with his hand-annotation to one word. Letter is dated 19 January 1960 when Thompson lived in San Juan, working under the novelist William Kennedy. He writes to his childhood friend Paul Semonin, urging him to come visit. Letter reads in part, “Horseshit! What are you doing in Louisville; I’ve written you two long, vital letters c/o [their mutual friend Floyd] Smith in New York, and I refuse to repeat them just because you’re bogged down in the old peat-bog. Man will bog. Anyway, get the hell up to NY, digest my letters, send me the material (art) I mentioned, and then get the hell down here. I’ve accomplished step one (beach house) and am now lukewarm on the trail of a scooter, (step two). Kramer will need illustrator (line drawings, cartoons, etc.) by March — if the magazine stays on its financial feet — and you can probably sell the same kind of stuff to the Star. All this is explained in my letters…But take them in the proper order, because things have been moving and shifting at a high rate of speed. But get off your ass and do something. I don’t give a damn what it is, but I can smell that real estate– rotarian stench all the way down here. MOVE! / Or, as they say in never-never land, man must wheel and deal. Also, thanks for the police news, but you had the wrong Dotson. Or was it Dodson? Who gives a goathump, anyway? Rum is $1.50 a bottle here. Sand is free. And when you come, BRING MONEY. / Contemptuously, [signed] HST”. The beach house that Thompson mentions is shown in the book “Gonzo”, page 62. Single page letter measures 8.5″ x 11″. Paperclip discoloration at upper left and uniform toning, overall very good. Sold for $2,500.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Exceptional Hunter S. Thompson Letter Signed That Reads Like a Short Story — “…lo and behold, a Nixon truck passes on Chesnut St. bellowing shit…now naked except for lies and patter…”

Hunter S. Thompson typed letter signed “HST”, with additional autograph note, full of poetic-prose that reads like a short story. — “…lo and behold, a Nixon truck passes on Chesnut St. bellowing shit…now naked except for lies and patter…” The letter was Dated 25 October 1960 and at the end, Thompson adds an autograph note, “If I wait long enough, I may be drafted into Fitz’s army.” Single page letter measures 8″ x 10.5″. Minute foxing and wear, overall near fine condition. Sold for $2,200.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Autograph Letter Signed “Sluggo” — “…Just came back from a six-day flip on the bike – booze, drugs, no mufflers, burglary, the works…I think maybe I am about to be snuffed…”

Hunter S. Thompson autograph letter signed “Sluggo”, where he hints at the dangerous break he had with the Hell’s Angeles. Postmarked 29 July 1966 on the aerogram letter, Thompson writes to his friend Paul Semonin in part, “Dear Whitey / Nothing to report here but increasing madness, desperation and poverty. Just coming back from a six-day flip on the bike – booze, drugs, no mufflers, burglary, the works…trying to stay alive – no time to work on new book or RD. Doing a piece for Nation: ‘Calif., the Progressive Penal Colony’…I think maybe I am about to be snuffed…I hear tales of violence down that way. What’s happening? / Sluggo”. Single page measures 7″ x 12″. Folds, and some chipping on right edge from opening; overall very good condition. Sold for  $2,000.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Autograph Letter Signed — “…I have now blooded and broken myself on the machine ‘Over the high side,’ as the Angels would say…”

Hunter S. Thompson autograph letter signed “H”, detailing his motorcycle accident while riding with the Hell’s Angels. Dated 10 November (1965), Thompson writes in thick pencil on four sheets of bright orange stationery, “I have now blooded and broken myself on the machine ‘Over the high side,’ as the Angels would say. 18 head stitches, broken rt hand, concussion, shoulder separation & a very raw back. I was hot after the Meaning on a wet highway in Richmond but it ditched me in a tight turn. The bike still runs, they say, but not for me until the cast comes off. 3-4 weeks. Since I can’t type I am now practicing my penmanship. This is my 1st try…H”. Pages measure 8.5″ x 11″. Folds, else near fine. Ideal for display. Sold for $2,000.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Autograph Letter Signed From San Francisco in 1960, “…$ dwindling, prospects 0…”

Hunter S. Thompson autograph letter signed with humorous hyperbolic content about his living situation. On a postcard postmarked 21 October 1960, Thompson writes to his friend Paul Semonin, “No dice so far…now wait…for big money fish to strike lure. Mail falling off, $ dwindling, prospects 0. Describe Aspen situation…Cheers Doc Jazz”. Thompson also signs the return address “HST”. At this time in October 1960, Thompson and Semonin had recently traveled cross country to San Francisco, and Seminon had moved on to Colorado while Thompson stayed in San Francisco. Postcard measures 5.5″ x 3.25″. Near fine condition. Sold for $1,957.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Autograph Letter Signed ”The Jew” — ”…am working fitfully on Great PR novel – The Rum Diary…Playboy bounced B.S. & it is now circulating for the booby prize…”

Hunter S. Thompson autograph letter signed ”The Jew”, sent to his friend Paul Semonin in early June 1961. From Big Sur, Thompson writes in part, ”…now midnight – up at 6:30 tomorrow for hard shot at $3.22 per hr. highway const. Job…am working fitfully on Great PR novel – The Rum Diary. Also building windows, skinning deer, scaling fish, raising one motherless fawn, building swimming pool, stalking boar & generally raising hell. Playboy bounced B.S. & it is now circulating for the booby prize…Anyway, pay your debts & come by for a visit. The Jew”. Two page letter on single lined sheet measures 8.5” x 11”. Folds and light toning, overall very good condition. Sold for $1,800.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter Thompson Letter Signed — “…After shooting a bottle of brandy off the table, blasting all the glasses & a head of lettuce, destroying the windows, I headed for the baths…”

Hunter Thompson Letter Signed — “…After shooting a bottle of brandy off the table, blasting all the glasses & a head of lettuce, destroying the windows, I headed for the baths…” Sold for $1,782

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Typed Letter, Famously Reacting to the Death of JFK — “I am trying now to compose a reaction to the heinous, stinking shit-filled thing that occurred today…”

Hunter S. Thompson Typed Letter, Famously Reacting to the Death of JFK — “I am trying now to compose a reaction to the heinous, stinking shit-filled thing that occurred today…” Sold for  $1,778.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Letter Signed “HST” From 1960 While Living in San Juan — “…Lightning-quick Thompsonesque coup shatters dwelling barrier!…”

Hunter S. Thompson typed letter signed boldly with his initials “HST”. Dated “Monday”, Thompson writes to his childhood friend Paul Semonin who identifies the letter as written on 18 January 1960 when Thompson was living in San Juan. Full of Thompson’s power-packed prose, letter reads in part, “Dear Bullroar: / Lightning-quick Thompsonesque coup shatters dwelling barrier!…” A photograph of Thompson’s small dwelling is shown in “Gonzo”, page 62. Single page measures 8.5″ x 11″. Paperclip discoloration at upper left, small chips to edges and uniform toning, overall very good condition. Sold for $1,714.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Letter Signed — “…GOT ANOTHER JOB……LECTURING ON THE BEAT GENERATION AT A NEARBY RESORT……$20 AN HOUR…”

Hunter S. Thompson typed letter signed “HST” in red crayon, a brief but amusing and effective letter. Dated only “TUESDAY”, Thompson writes to his high school friend Paul Semonin, circa 1959, likely when Thompson was living in his cabin in the town of Cuddebackville, New York. Hunter S. Thompson Letter Signed — “…GOT ANOTHER JOB……LECTURING ON THE BEAT GENERATION AT A NEARBY RESORT……$20 AN HOUR…” Single page letter measures 8.5″ x 11″, on the verso of a sheet of stationery from “The Playground News” in Florida, where Thompson wrote an anonymous column while in the Air Force. Folds and light toning, in very good to near fine condition. Sold for $1,611.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Letter Signed “HST” — “…I sense another orgy of destruction…”

An incredible letter signed “HST” by Hunter S. Thompson, written on 20 March 1961 to Thompson’s friend Paul Semonin as “Dear long-slick haired queer”. From Big Sur, Thompson writes in small part, “This is the 13th consecutive day of jabbering whiskeythink…I sense another orgy of destruction….” Two page letter on a single sheet measures 8.5″ x 11″. Folds, else near fine. Sold for $1,561.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Letter Signed “Hunter” From 1958 — “…The mind of America# is seized by a fatal dry rot…Is it any wonder that Billy Graham is so popular?…”

Hunter S. Thompson typed letter signed “Hunter” in black pen, composed on 26 September 1958 when he lived in New York City working for “Time” magazine, the envelope for which is also included. Thompson writes at length to his high school friend Paul Semonin, who was then in U.S. Marines boot camp on Parris Island; (Thompson refers to the current Marine Corps scandal there involving Sergeant Matthew McKeon). Full of astute insights on Cold War politics and American culture, Thompson first commiserates with Semonin about military life, writing, “…I know exactly what you mean when you say that your stay at P.I. is an ‘educational experiment’ with the lowest form of human life…Ah yes. But when you realize, my man, that what you are seeing is a cross-section of ‘the world we live in,’ rather than an invasion of flotsam from some distant land, it is then that the novelty of your experience will begin to curdle…” He then reflects on political and thought leaders of the day, “…if Kruschev and Mao don’t get us from the outside, either the Arthur Schlesinger–Walter Reuther faction or the William Buckley–Gerald L.K. Smith faction will paralyze us internally. The mind of America# is seized by a fatal dry rot–and it’s only a question of time before all that the mind controls will run amuck in a frenzy of stupid, impotent fear. Is it any wonder that Billy Graham is so popular? Oh God give us anything but reality!…” Thompson then gives an astute analysis of the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, revealing his knowledge of the ongoing crisis. He writes, “…Russia says that it will back Mao to the limit in the face of U.S. ‘aggression.’ Washington cannot decide whether the Mao-Kremlin team is bluffing or not…this is the biggest and most threatening bluff yet, and no one on the U.S. side of the fence knows whether to call it or not. We cannot afford to back down and we cannot afford war…If the Reds have decided that the time has come for the big push, then you’d better learn to like that uniform. My next address will be somewhere in Mexico…[signed] Hunter”. Single page letter measures 8.5″ x 11″. Folds and light creasing, else near fine. Sold for $1,560.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Letter Signed — Fantastic Letter With Dozens of Quotable Lines: “…have been requested to do article on ‘The Dry Rot of American Journalism’ (my title)…”

Exceptional Hunter S. Thompson typed letter signed, dated 14 September 1959 from his home in Louisville, Kentucky, where he lived for a few months after working at “Time” magazine in New York. Thompson here writes to his friend Paul Semonin on a myriad of topics, with fantastic quotable lines throughout, giving the reader a glimpse into the mind of this young 22-year old wordsmith master. Letter reads in part, “…have been requested to do article on ‘The Dry Rot of American Journalism’ (my title)…” One page letter, single-spaced, measures 8.5″ x 11″. Some chipping to top edge, and toning to paper, overall in very good condition with a dramatic signature by Thompson in red ink. Sold for $1,560.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Autograph Letter Signed From 1962 With Soul-Baring Content — Thompson’s at “his wits end” with “…confusion all around. My lowest ebb…”

Hunter S. Thompson autograph letter signed from January 1962, writing from Louisville, Kentucky to his friend Paul Semonin on the eve of Thompson’s departure for New York. Hunter is despondent in his letter, having hit a wall in writing “The Rum Diary”: “…Novel exploded, Agar [his dog] back to orig. owners, guns unsold, nothing written…lowest ebb since SF – ugly…” Nonetheless, Hunter has just enough money to travel to Europe to visit Semonin, but asks his friend whether his travel plans are realistic, “…For god’s sake, give me the truth…” He writes that Mexico or South American might actually be a better options for him, and closes mentioning attending a wrestling match and drinking with mutual friends but “…otherwise, pain…” Signed “H”, two page letter on one sheet measures 5.5″ x 8.5″. Near fine condition. Sold for $1,560.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Defiant Hunter S. Thompson Letter Signed, Boldly Proclaiming “…I am not going to be either the Fitzgerald or the Hemingway of this generation…I am going to be the Thompson of this generation…”

Hunter S. Thompson letter signed “Thompson” from his 318 Parnassus address in San Francisco where he famously met with the Hell’s Angels when chronicling them in his breakout book. Writing on 7 July 1965 to his friend Paul Semonin, Thompson notes it’s a “bitter pill” that Semonin’s 65 page Congo article had been rejected by The Nation magazine, and offers ideas of how to get the article published, but takes issue with the article’s length, “…65 pages is suicide…” He shares his own issues with a publisher, “…I have just severed all relations with the Observer over the question of a book review (of mine) which they refused to run…” Thompson then warns Semonin “that you are going to find me a much tougher and shittier person than the one you left in Louisville 2 years go…It has finally come home to me that I am not going to be either the Fitzgerald or the Hemingway of this generation…I am going to be the Thompson of this generation, and that makes me more nervous than anything else I can think of…” Thompson signs off, “Senor Fatback” after addressing Semonin as “Dear Jackalope”. Also with a few hand annotations in red pen by Thompson. Dense single page letter on 7.25″ x 12″ Aerogram has address panel on verso, to be folded for mailing. Very good to near fine condition. Sold for $1,560.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Letter Signed

Hunter S. Thompson typed letter signed to his friend Paul Semonin, published in “Proud Highway”. Datelined 6 January 1961 from Big Sur, Thompson writes in the third person, in part: “Mr. Thompson…was kidnapped by queers on NYeve and borne off to the south country. His widow has made an unnatural connection with the Slime God…He is currently doing the Great Puerto Rican Novel…Mr. Thompson is also doing a bit of journalism…Mr. Thompson will probably deny this, but I think he feels a bit insecure these days. As a matter of fact, I think he has The Fear…’A woman is fascinated not by art, but by the noise made by those who have to do with art…Massively, [signed] HST”. Two page letter on a single sheet measures 8.5″ x 11″. Fold through signature, toning and light chipping to margins; overall very good condition. Sold for $1,500.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Autograph Letter Signed, With His Drawing of a Stick Figure of “God” Over the Sun

Hunter S. Thompson autograph letter signed, dated 6 June in 1963 from Deland, Florida. Thompson writes to his childhood friend Paul Semonin, playfully addressing him as Karl (Marx). Letter reads in small part, “Dear Karl…Our disasters are private, our bombast is public, & our shame & desperation is secretly shared…H”. Two page letter on two sheets measures 8.5″ x 11″, with an additional sheet devoted to Thompson’s drawing of a stick figure of “God” over the sun, signed “Dr. Sax – ’63”. Creasing, else near fine. Sold for $1,500.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter Thompson Five-Page Typed Letter — “…in the context of ‘The Decline of the West,’ quite a bit of what is going on in the world today makes sense. Certainly the killing of Kennedy…”

Hunter S. Thompson “Lengthily” 5pp. typed letter written 1 December 1963 to his friend Paul Semonin, with Thompson’s handwritten edits throughout. Most of the letter concerns John F. Kennedy’s assassination and world politics, but also includes a detailed story about Thompson almost losing his life to a speeding automobile that took off one of the doors to his car. Hunter Thompson Five-Page Typed Letter — “…in the context of ‘The Decline of the West,’ quite a bit of what is going on in the world today makes sense. Certainly the killing of Kennedy…” Five page letter on five sheets measures 8.5″ x 11″. Toning, else near fine. Sold for $1,500.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Typed Letter, With Handwritten Additions — “the Dylan ‘stone you’ record just came on – 5:55 AM”

Hunter S. Thompson typed letter, with additional handwritten notations by the literary maverick. Dated 14 April (1966), Thompson writes to his friend Paul Semonin, composed on stationery from Harbin Springs, California. Letter reads in part, “the Dylan ‘stone you’ record just came on – 5:55 AM – the beach-head seems to be holding…My Quick Raid on NY# turned into a 2-week battle of wills, desperation and LSD…Hell’s Angels is unexplainably postponed to full (autumn) list. Money postponed too…” Single page measures 8.5″ x 11″. Very good to near fine condition. Sold for $1,500.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Autograph Letter Signed

Hunter S. Thompson autograph postcard signed, postmarked 8 September 1966 from San Francisco. Thompson writes to his friend Paul Semonin in New York, in part, “…Pills, 24 hr-writing, no sleep, packing, fear, etc…Am badly beaten here – the Angels turned on me – Ignominiously – H”. Postcard measures 5.5″ x 3.25″, written on both sides. Light wear, overall very good. Sold for $1,500

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Autograph Letter

Hunter S. Thompson autograph letter signed “Raoul”, the alter ego that Thompson used in his unpublished story about the Democratic convention entitled “Chicago 1968”. He also uses the phrase “Fear and Loathing” in this letter from the convention, written on “Wed”, 28 August 1968, the night that Chicago police and the National Guard attacked protestors in Grant Park. Scrawled in red ink, letter reads in full, “I came & watched it happen – & it’s true. Are you ready for the crunch? A redistribution of the cattle-prods. Fear & loathing. Beware / Raoul”. Single page letter measures 8.5″ x 11″. Light creasing, and some foxing to margins. Overall very good. Sold for $1,500. 

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Letter

Hunter S. Thompson letter signed in type, “THE WIZARD of Woody Creek”, with a hand-annotated flourish. Dated 13 November (1966), Thompson writes to his friend Paul Semonin on a range of topics, in part, “Dear Capt. Easy…Have you finally figured out that the geeks are going to get us?…I understand they’ve already stripped you of your land: next it will be your income, and by 1970 you won’t have a vote. Watch California for signs of the rising tide. Beware. / I just got back from 10 days on the coast. Saw El Cordobes in Tijuiana [sic], ate the magic candy…” Single page letter on orange stationery measures 8.5″ x 11″. Folds and minute creasing, else near fine. Sold for $1,500.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Letter Signed

Hunter S. Thompson Letter Signed “H”, With Additional Handwritten Sentences — “…there is at this moment a beetle the size of god’s ass on the table…worse that anything Kfaka ever dreamed…” Two page letter on a single sheet measures 8.5″ x 11″. Light toning and wear, else near fine. Sold for $1,500.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Letter Signed

Hunter S. Thompson Letter Signed “H” — “…Mean childhood laughter and a bruised arm, streetlights and elm trees and a red bike with no fenders…a green sweater with a dirty white C on the chest…” Three page letter on three separate sheets measure 8.5″ x 11″. Light creasing, else near fine. Sold for $1,500.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Letter

Hunter S. Thompson letter, written to his friend Paul Semonin on 20 January (1963) from Rio, with controversial Thompson-esque content. In part, “I am writing constantly for the Observer and pulling in about $400 a month — $500 of which goes to meet my expenses…[William] Kennedy has the Rum Diary and I curiously await a verdict…I sold my photo of the blackchild on PR beach for $1000 and gave it to the charity for blind niggers. Was certain you’d approve…Read, if you can, ‘The Moviegoer’ and ‘A Long and Happy Life.’ The white underground still functions…I am pondering Africa. Send word and advice. I am also pondering suicide. If you have any advice on that, you may as well send it. Bingo, H”. Single page letter measures 8.5″ x 11″. Near fine condition. Sold for $1,500.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Autograph Letter Signed

Hunter S. Thompson autograph postcard signed, written on the verso of a photograph showing an attractive couple, with the man being Hunter himself. At top of the photo, Thompson writes, “el poseur”, referring to himself. Postcard is addressed to Thompson’s friend Paul Semonin, who states that the Puerto Rico News Service postcard features a photo of Hunter from one of the modeling jobs he had when they were living in Puerto Rico in 1960. Upon the front of the card, Thompson pens a letter to Semonin in May 1962, writing in part, “Bueno – now at Sam’s, drunk & alone in the patio – overwhelmed by the return – dusk now – god knows what the night holds – I will wander – maybe V.I. next week, kill a few days floating…H”. Postcard measures 5.5″ x 3.5″. Very good condition. A unique Hunter S. Thompson letter. Sold for $1,500.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Autograph Letter Signed

Hunter S. Thompson scarce autograph letter signed, written on 14 October 1959 according to notes provided by the letter’s recipient, Paul Semonin, Thompson’s friend from high school. In dramatic red ink, Thompson writes about moving back to New York city after a brief stint at his home in Louisville, Kentucky. In late August 1959, Thompson and his friend Gene McGarr were beaten up across the street from where Thompson’s girlfriend, Connie Dibble lived, and Thompson is clearly nervous here about returning to the city. Two page letter measures 8.5″ x 11″. Light toning and creasing, otherwise near fine condition with bold writing. A scarce autograph letter signed by Thompson, whose typed letters are more common. Sold for $1,472.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Autograph Letter Signed re Eviction

Hunter S. Thompson autograph letter signed, composed on custom stationery for “Owl Farm”, his ranch in Woody Creek, Colorado. Although Thompson wrote that he bought his famous ranch in 1966 from his friend Trudi Pederson, he writes here that he’s facing eviction. Dated 17 March 1967, letter reads in part, “Ugly times here. Friend Trudi has decided to make the ranch into a pottery shop as of May 1 – which means we’re evicted…I’m still trembling from the trip – had to fly to Toronto from L.A. for a TV show [on the Hell’s Angels], then stagger back here. I am not well. Send word. H”. Single page letter measures 8.5″ x 11″. Fold and one spot of foxing, else near fine. Sold for $1,472.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

17 Year Old Hunter S. Thompson Autograph Letter Signed

Fantastic Early Autograph Letter Signed From 17 Year Old Hunter S. Thompson About His Burgeoning Identity, the Nature of Friendship and His Trouble with the FBI. Four page letter on two sheets measures 7″ x 11″, written in pencil. Folds, otherwise near fine condition, very well preserved. One of the earliest known letters by Thompson, with exceptional and reflective content. Sold for $1,472.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Autograph Letter Signed, Traveling

Hunter S. Thompson autograph letter signed, on a train back home to Louisville after being evicted from his home in Big Sur. Written upon California Zephyr rail line stationery, Thompson writes to his friend Paul Semonin in early November 1961. Four page letter measures 4.5″ x 7″ on card-style bifolium stationery. Folds, else near fine. Sold for $1,472.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Autograph Letter Signed “Doc” on Custom “Rolling Stone” Stationery

Hunter S. Thompson autograph letter signed “Doc” on custom “Rolling Stone” stationery with his Woody Creek owl logo. Dated 5 December 1974, Thompson writes to his friend Paul Semonin in red ink, “…Right now I’m sitting here with a case of malaria & strep throat – an ugly combination. – I was supposed to be in K.C. this weekend for the Demo grope, but illness prevails eh?…I’ll stop by Icepick [Semonin’s gallery in San Francisco] sometime soon, in the course of negotiations. I’m thumping on the wall for a weak spot…But something has to give, with all this pressure – it’s the silent kind, the worst…Anyway, read a book called ‘Dog Soldiers’, by Robert Stone. See you soon / Doc”. Two page letter on one sheet measures 8.5″ x 11″. Very good to near fine condition. Sold for $1,472.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Letter Signed From 1959

Hunter S. Thompson typed letter signed from 1959, in his classic entertaining style, with cutting cultural insights, and relating a funny story about an extended stay at a lady friend’s apartment in Virginia Beach. Writing to his high school friend Paul Semonin from Louisville, Kentucky, undated letter is circa late August 1959 when Thompson lived at home for a few months after working at “Time” magazine in New York. Letter reads in part, “…suitcase arrived today…Heat is virtually intolerable here, was refused a beer last night until i drove home for my ID, and still no word from Viking on the book. Trip across Va. and W. Va. was horrible beyond my wildest nightmares….” One page, single-spaced letter, typed mostly in red ink is signed by Thompson in red ink at conclusion. Measures 8.5″ x 11″. Some chipping and short closed tears along margins, and toning to paper, overall very good condition, with bold signature by Thompson. Sold for $1,367.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Autograph Letter Signed From 1961

Hunter S. Thompson autograph letter signed, with worried content about his girlfriend Sandy’s pregnancy. Dated 26 September [1961], Thompson writes to his friend Paul Semonin in part, “…bad deal in TiaJuana [sic] – blew $400 on phoney operation – doctors did nothing – now we face it again – time passing, child growing, terror mounting. Will advise…” Two page letter on sheet measuring 8.5″ x 11″. Folds and light toning, overall very good condition. Sold for $1,200.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter Thompson Hell’s Angels Autograph Letter Signed

Hunter S. Thompson autograph letter signed, upon a postcard postmarked San Francisco, November 1965 when Thompson was running with the Hell’s Angels. Dated by hand 31 October, he writes to his friend Paul Semonin in part, “…Got a deer with the 44 but no pigs due to the heat wave…Now for the last desperate leg. Am considering a total change to a concept of a ‘Hell Angels Notebook,’ instead of a standard-type book, which bores hell out of me. What do you think – a sort of Journal, from my first contact to my last? H”. Postcard measures 5.5″ x 3.25″. Light wear, overall very good condition. Sold for $1,200.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Letter Signed “Thompson” re his kid

Hunter S. Thompson typed letter signed “Thompson”, written on the address panel of this aerogram sent to his childhood friend Paul Semonin. Postmarked 24 April 1965 from San Francisco, Thompson writes in part, “Great jesus, man…It was warm here today and I, with a brutal no-sleep hangover, took Juan out to the beach and rested while he ran around naked and pissed on himself. It was decent sitting there with my dog and a book and a satchel of cold beer and my kid running around like a little animal in the sun. As always, I feel sure the only salvation is personal, and then only for moments here and there. Today I got a check for $100 from the Nation, so I can pay my rent only 10 days late instead of 2 months late like before. I’ll send you a copy of the piece if and when it runs. Sold for $1,200.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Autograph Letter

Hunter S. Thompson autograph letter signed “Raoul”, the alter ego that Thompson used in his unpublished story about the Democratic convention entitled “Chicago 1968”. He writes here on 24 October 1968, just before the Presidential election. Letter to his friend Paul Semonin on Owl Farm stationery reads in part, “Dear Geek…I expect to be there in mid-Nov., after checking on the NRA in Washington. / As of now, I plan to go to L.A. for election day – no real reason except that LA seems like the right place to be when the lights go out all over, etc. …” Two page letter on one sheet measures 8.5″ x 11″. Folds and light toning, overall very good condition. Sold for $1,200.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Letter Signed with Visceral Content

Hunter S. Thompson typed letter signed, with some of the most visceral, personal content we’ve seen in his letters. Dated 7 February 1962, Thompson writes three pages to his friend Paul Semonin, telling him of disturbing dreams, confusion and desperation for both money and to finish his novel. “…Ah, jesus, the pressure of this place, the screams of the drowners and the jackal laughter of those in the rafts…”Three page letter on three separate sheets measures 8.5″ x 11”. Folds and light toning, overall very good condition. Also with Semonin’s handwriting on the verso of the second page: “Something for Thompson”, a quote by Hemingway reading “It is awfully easy to be hardboiled about everything in the day time, but at night it s another thing.” Sold for $1,180.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter Thompson 4 Page Letter Signed Cursing etc.

Epic typed letter signed by Hunter S. Thompson, spanning four pages with excerpted parts published in “Proud Highway”. Thompson writes to Paul Semonin on 21 January 1962 from New York City, just after leaving Louisville, Kentucky where he worked on “Rum Diary”. – “you’ll have to pardon me for not having the faintest idea what the fuck a trump card is” & “a man must literally squeeze his own balls to write a good book” Four page letter on four sheets measures 8.5″ x 11″. Mild toning and folds, overall very good condition. With much more content on Thompson’s personal relationships, and also world politics. Sold for $1,129.

Auction your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Hunter S. Thompson Letter Signed — “…my pendulum has swung toward the sun, and now I fear the inevitable plunge toward darkness. Maybe I will go off a cliff on the cycle…”

Hunter S. Thompson letter signed “HST”, with visceral, vague content on his finances and state of mind. Composed 3 February 1961 from “Manor House” in Big Sur, Thompson writes to his friend Paul Semonin, referring to the “Birmingham bit”, his suicide plan to drive off a cliff in a car filled with dynamite. Letter reads in part, “Dear Whoremonger: I have found a new elegance. But the money ran out on Friday & Maxine [Ambus] is beating the wolves away from the door…Tonight, however, I drink rum and write on gold leaf…”. Two page letter on a single sheet of Italian stationery measures 5.75″ x 7.75″. Fold, touching bottom of signature, else near fine. Sold for $1,016.

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Hunter Thompson autograph to us at [email protected]. 

Here are some Hunter Thompson autographs that are currently for sale:

HUNTER S. THOMPSON AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED FROM BIG SUR IN 1961 — ”…LIFE IS HAIRY…”

Hunter S. Thompson autograph letter signed, written on a postcard from ”Manor House”, where he served as caretaker in Big Sur. Postmarked 28 February 1961, Thompson writes to his friend Paul Semonin about putting off a trip ”…until crisis passes…” Thompson is likely referring to a ”pregnancy scare” that he mentions to Semonin in a subsequent postcard the following month. He continues in this letter, ”…Life is hairy…” and signs off ”H”, which he circles. Postcard measures 5.5” x 3.25”. Very good to near fine condition. Price: $2,500

To inquire for purchase: https://natedsanders.com/Hunter_S__Thompson_Autograph_Letter_Signed_From_Big_Sur_in_1961_________Life_is_hairy_____-ITEM51086.aspx

HUNTER S. THOMPSON AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ”THE JEW” — ”…AM WORKING FITFULLY ON GREAT PR NOVEL – THE RUM DIARY…PLAYBOY BOUNCED B.S. & IT IS NOW CIRCULATING FOR THE BOOBY PRIZE…”

Hunter S. Thompson autograph letter signed ”The Jew”, sent to his friend Paul Semonin in early June 1961. From Big Sur, Thompson writes in part, ”…now midnight – up at 6:30 tomorrow for hard shot at $3.22 per hr. highway const. Job…am working fitfully on Great PR novel – The Rum Diary. Also building windows, skinning deer, scaling fish, raising one motherless fawn, building swimming pool, stalking boar & generally raising hell. Playboy bounced B.S. & it is now circulating for the booby prize…Anyway, pay your debts & come by for a visit. The Jew”. Two page letter on single lined sheet measures 8.5” x 11”. Folds and light toning, overall very good condition. Price: $2,500

To inquire for purchase: https://natedsanders.com/Hunter_S__Thompson_Autograph_Letter_Signed___The_Jew___________am_working_fitfully_on_Great_PR_novel-ITEM52188.aspx

HUNTER S. THOMPSON AUTOGRAPH LETTER SHORTLY AFTER JOHN F. KENNEDY WAS ELECTED — THOMPSON WRITES OF JFK’S WIN, ”WE GOT THE TOUCHDOWN – WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?”

Hunter S. Thompson autograph letter, written shortly before Thanksgiving 1960 and composed on the opposite side of a typed satire entitled ”THE GREAT DEBATE”, with a made-up exchange between Kennedy and Nixon. Underneath, Thompson writes of Kennedy’s Presidential victory, ”Ok weedsucker – we go the touchdown – where do we go from here?” He then draws an arrow to the other side of the page where he writes, ”no breaks on the money front here. No news of import. Drinking continues. Sex enters. Will probably retire to Big Sur on Sunday. I’ve been offered food & board as long as I keep writing. Maybe $3.04 per hour road Job. Thanksgiving approaches – things are getting tangled here – trouble looms – will flee unless big money pops up real quick. What is the score on your end?…” Paper measures 8.5” x 11”. Folds and light toning, overall very good plus condition with unique content. Price: $2,500

To inquire for purchase: https://natedsanders.com/Hunter_S__Thompson_Autograph_Letter_Shortly_After_John_F__Kennedy_Was_Elected____Thompson_Writes_of_-ITEM52189.aspx

HUNTER S. THOMPSON LETTER SIGNED, WITH AUTOGRAPH NOTE — ”…BOUGHT A HUGE DOBERMAN NAME OF AGAR FOR $100…ALSO A PISTOL FOR $70 & NOW I CAN’T PAY THE RENT…”

Hunter S. Thompson letter signed with intriguing and thoughtful content about a change that he noticed in a high school friend. Dated 14 June 1961 from ”Manor House” in Big Sur, letter to another high school friend Paul Semonin reads in part, ”…Things are quiet, if not restful, here. [Eugene] McGarr’s visit is over and done with & I am slowly recovering. For several reasons, not all of which I can put my finger on, their week was a howling failure…” Price: $2,500

To inquire for purchase: https://natedsanders.com/Hunter_S__Thompson_Letter_Signed__With_Autograph_Note_________bought_a_huge_Doberman_name_of_Agar_fo-ITEM52191.aspx

HUNTER S. THOMPSON AUTOGRAPH LETTER FROM BIG SUR — ”…FIRST BIG MONEY WILL GO FOR ACRES. LAND IS WEALTH…”

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.
Price: $2,500

To inquire for purchase: https://natedsanders.com/Hunter_S__Thompson_Autograph_Letter_From_Big_Sur_________First_big_money_will_go_for_acres__Land_is_-ITEM52192.aspx

HUNTER THOMPSON TYPED STORY FEATURING HIS ”CLAUDE FINK” PROTAGONIST — ALSO WITH AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, ”…IT APPEARS I AM ONCE AGAIN HEADED FOR FATHERHOOD…A BAD JOKE IS FUNNY ONCE…”

Hunter S. Thompson pair of documents: a short story featuring his fictional protagonist Claude Fink, and also an autograph letter signed regarding his impending fatherhood. Written sometime in early 1961 to his friend Paul Semonin, letter reads in full, ”Here is the first of the Claude Fink series – more to come. Bad (very) problems here – trip might be delayed. It appears I am once again headed for fatherhood. I am getting tired of it. A bad joke IS funny once – out of politeness – but not twice or three. The fast-break is on here – will advise. H”. Price: $2,500

To inquire for purchase: https://natedsanders.com/Hunter_Thompson_Typed_Story_Featuring_His___Claude_Fink___Protagonist____Also_With_an_Autograph_Lett-ITEM52194.aspxh

HUNTER S. THOMPSON LETTER SIGNED — ”…MY PENDULUM HAS SWUNG TOWARD THE SUN, AND NOW I FEAR THE INEVITABLE PLUNGE TOWARD DARKNESS. MAYBE I WILL GO OFF A CLIFF ON THE CYCLE…”

Hunter S. Thompson letter signed ”HST”, with visceral, vague content on his finances and state of mind. Composed 3 February 1961 from ”Manor House” in Big Sur, Thompson writes to his friend Paul Semonin, referring to the ”Birmingham bit”, his suicide plan to drive off a cliff in a car filled with dynamite. Letter reads in part, ”Dear Whoremonger: I have found a new elegance. But the money ran out on Friday & Maxine [Ambus] is beating the wolves away from the door…Tonight, however, I drink rum and write on gold leaf…Perhaps I have been singled out to give meaning to some long-lost concept. Or as a symbol of ‘the promise of life.’ Whatever it is, my pendulum has swung toward the sun, and now I fear the inevitable plunge toward darkness. Maybe I will go off a cliff on the cycle — instead of the Birmingham bit. Less impressive, but more personal…My other plans are to remain on this warm cliff until the completion of The Rum Diary. Maybe June. After that, the world-wide dinga…And what are your plans after fleecing the skiiers?…Snarkishly, [signed] HST”. Two page letter on a single sheet of Italian stationery measures 5.75” x 7.75”. Fold, touching bottom of signature, else near fine. Price: $2,500

10 Revisions

To inquire for purchase: https://natedsanders.com/Hunter_S__Thompson_Letter_Signed_________my_pendulum_has_swung_toward_the_sun__and_now_I_fear_the_in-ITEM52196.aspx

HUNTER S. THOMPSON LETTER SIGNED, WITH FUNNY CONTENT — ”…C-J WANTS A STORY ON…’OFF-BEAT SPOTS IN SF.’ THESE SHOULD MAKE ME SICK ENOUGH TO BECOME A LEGITIMATE WARD OF THE STATE…”

Hunter S. Thompson letter signed ”HST”, with an additional autograph note signed, all composed to his friend Paul Semonin. Dated 29 December 1960 from Big Sur, Thompson’s anti-anti-establishment humor is on full display: ”Dear Fireweather…Dog days coming soon. Back to SF on Jan 6 to seek work. C-J [Kentucky paper ”The Courier-Journal”] wants a story on ‘Louisville secretaries in SF.’ Also one on ‘off-beat spots in SF.’ These should me me sick enough to become a legitimate ward of the state…No dice on the money-front. How about you? / Answer, [signed] HST / Extra tidings — just came up with a shot (Big Sur coast at dawn) that has put me in the front rank of American photographers. Thompson then pens an autograph note at bottom, ”I just figured out my total income for the year – including such as reward $$ from Am. Exp, model fees, etc. – and it adds up to $970 / I wonder how much I spent this year?”. Single page letter measures 8.5” x 11”. Uniform toning, some chipping to edges and mild dampstaining at bottom. Overall very good condition. Price: $2,500

To inquire for purchase: https://natedsanders.com/Hunter_S__Thompson_Letter_Signed__With_Funny_Content_________C_J_wants_a_story_on____off_beat_spots_-ITEM52197.aspx

HUNTER S. THOMPSON LETTER SIGNED WITH AUTOGRAPH NOTE FROM 1960 IN BUG SUR — ”…I PRESUME THAT, BY ‘HUMAN GARBAGE,’ HE MEANS THAT SEGMENT OF THE UN-WASHED MASSES PRONE TO ART, WRITING…”

Hunter S. Thompson letter signed with additional autograph note, written during his time in Big Sur on 1 December 1960. Thompson writes to his friend Paul Semonin with humorous content about their mutual friends, and also about life in Big Sur, with some hand-corrections throughout. He begins by quoting a friend, ”…I quote from McGarr, who is headed for either a dull and petrified solvency, or a terrible fall: ‘We have taken an apartment on E. 95th st…We have decided to furnish our four rooms in American colonial…I know you will waste no time in hurling the appelation of ‘phoney’ at me…I intend to keep this one place inviolate from the incursions of passing bands of human garbage and otherwise time-wasting influences’…” Price: $2,500

To inquire for purchase: https://natedsanders.com/Hunter_S__Thompson_Letter_Signed_With_Autograph_Note_From_1960_in_Bug_Sur_________I_presume_that__by-ITEM52198.aspx

HUNTER S. THOMPSON LETTER TWICE-SIGNED ”HST” FROM SAN JUAN IN 1960 — ”…THIS IS NOT A TAHITI ETHOS, BUT CINCINNATI WITH A CARIBBEAN TWIST…”

Hunter S. Thompson letter twice-signed ”HST”, composed on 14 January 1960 shortly after arriving in San Juan, Puerto Rico to work for ”El Sportivo”, a magazine for bowling aficionados. In this funnily caustic letter, Thompson lampoons the editor of the paper, Philip Kramer who’ll ”be trying to hire himself out as a bowling consultant” if the magazine shutters. Thompson also advises his friend Paul Semonin how to get hired as an illustrator at the paper: ”…he couldn’t possibly tell whether your stuff is good or bad, so all that matters is that you send something that he ‘likes.’ You know, the old Eisenhower bit…here’s what you do. Get a copy of Sports Illustrated, go through it to see what kind of graphic art they use — line drawings, how-to-do illustrations, little cartoon drawings that fit in with the various stories — and whomp up three or four of your own…Keep in mind that anything Sports Illustrated does is comparable to the word of God. You can’t go wrong even if you copy — or trace. Try two cartoon drawings — one figure each, one straight illustration (or, even better, a sketch of a well-known face — somebody like Nixon or Ike or anybody else that even Kramer would recognize) and a bit of lettering — just one or two words like, hell, Sports Spotlight. Keep in mind that Kramer has no sense of humor, but a genuine and sort of pathetic awe of anyone who seems to be more subtle, clever, and intelligent than he is. The formula, then, is this: Sports Illustrated, plus subtle wit, plus even a minimum skill with a pen — equals money. Price: $2,500

To inquire for purchase: https://natedsanders.com/Hunter_S__Thompson_Letter_Twice_Signed___HST___From_San_Juan_in_1960_________This_is_not_a_Tahiti_et-ITEM52200.aspx

HUNTER S. THOMPSON LETTER SIGNED ”HST”, ONE OF HIS FIRST FROM SOUTH AMERICA IN 1960 — ”…ONCE I GET A BEACH HOUSE AND A SCOOTER, HEAVEN WILL BE WITHIN MY GRASP…”

Hunter S. Thompson letter signed from San Juan, Puerto Rico, just three days after arriving there in January 1960. Dated ”Thursday” (7 January), Thompson writes an unusually contented and optimistic letter about the locale, and urges his friend Paul Semonin to visit him. Letter reads in part, ”My man, I think the time has come to sound the horns of joy. At present, I’m engaged in writing a story called ‘The Sports Capital of the Caribbean.’ …” Two page letter on a single sheet measures 8.5” x 11”. Rusted paperclip has torn the paper surrounding it, otherwise very good condition. Price: $2,500

To inquire for purchase: https://natedsanders.com/Hunter_S__Thompson_Letter_Signed___HST____One_of_His_First_From_South_America_in_1960_________Once_I-ITEM52201.aspx

HUNTER S. THOMPSON LETTER SIGNED ”HST” IN BOLD RED INK — ”…MY MOTHER KEEPS ASKING ME WHEN I’M GOING TO FINISH THE BOOK…”

Hunter S. Thompson typed letter signed from late 1959, when Thompson lived at home for a few months after working at ”Time” magazine in New York. Signed ”HST” in bold red pen, Thompson here writes to his high school friend Paul Semonin, entertaining him with stories of mutual friends and life in Louisville, Kentucky. Dated 2 October 1959, letter reads in part, ”I want you to know what you missed tonight, by not being in Louisville. Man, I mean to say, it was absolutely out of this world. / You missed ‘An Evening With Rut Lilly,’ wirtten, acted, and directed by Rut Littly, and sponsored by the Makers of American Youth, Inc. Jesus, it was awful!…I sat down and made notes on these things as soon as I got home. Listening to him was a stinking nightmare! He is, in all seriousness and compassion, a really frightening ass. And god knows, it’s people like Rutledge who’re trying to keep the vote from the niggers!…” Thompson reveals humorous quotes from their friend, including ”. Single page letter measures 8.5” x 11”. Uniform toning, else near fine condition. Price: $2,500

To inquire for purchase: https://natedsanders.com/Hunter_S__Thompson_Letter_Signed___HST___in_Bold_Red_Ink_________my_mother_keeps_asking_me_when_I_m_-ITEM52202.aspx

HUNTER THOMPSON LETTER SIGNED FROM BIG SUR IN 1960 — ”…INCREDIBLE SUNSET OUTSIDE…PERHAPS THIS IS THE OMEN WE WERE WAITING FOR…”

Hunter S. Thompson typed letter signed with his initial H, emphatically circled by the literary legend. Dated 21 November (1960), Thompson writes to his friend Paul Semonin, one of his first letters while living in Big Sur. Letter reads in part, ”Just dawned on me that my gear is still at Mac’s [mutual friend from Louisville, John Macauley Smith]. Best you send it R.R. Express (COD) to me at Big Sur address…Incredible sunset outside. Squadron of swordfish, big as China, hurtling across sky. First they were grey, then red-gold, now black. Perhaps this is the omen we were waiting for? What happened to Pat Sheenon’s $$$$$$$ friend? Why don’t you do something useful with your life? / Parasitically, [signed] H”. Postcard measures 5.5” x 3.25”, postmarked on front from Big Sur on 25 November 1960. Light toning, overall near fine condition. Price: $2,500

To inquire for purchase: https://natedsanders.com/Hunter_Thompson_Letter_Signed_From_Big_Sur_in_1960_________Incredible_sunset_outside___Perhaps_this_-ITEM54787.aspx

PLAYFUL HUNTER S. THOMPSON 1961 POSTCARD FROM BIG SUR PROCLAIMING, ”GOD ONLY KNOWS”

Hunter S. Thompson ”Manor House” postcard from February 1961 sent to his friend Paul Semonin. On this card, Thompson tapes a small illustration of a bird looking back at an egg it just laid, with Thompson writing underneath, ”God only knows……” Thompson had recently relocated to Big Sur and found work as a caretaker at the Manor House in Slates Hot Springs, which he wrote about for ”Rogue” magazine in October 1961 entitled ”Big Sur: The Topic of Henry Miller”. Card postmarked 23 February 1961 from Big Sur measures 5.5” x 3.25”. Very good plus condition. Price: $2,500

To inquire for purchase: https://natedsanders.com/Playful_Hunter_S__Thompson_1961_Postcard_From_Big_Sur_Proclaiming____God_only_Knows_-ITEM54788.aspx

HUNTER S. THOMPSON LETTER SIGNED FROM 1961 — THOMPSON WRITES OF HIS GIRLFRIEND GETTING AN ABORTION, ”…UPON OUR RETURN FROM TIAJUANA, A PLACE THAT ALL POTENTIAL PAPAS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT…”

Hunter S. Thompson letter signed ”HST”, dated 21 May 1961 from Big Sur. Writing to his friend Paul Semonin, letter reads in small part, ”Your recent salutation (‘dear Pa’) was somewhat ill-timed, since I picked it up upon our return from Tiajuana [sic], a place that all potential papas should know about. At any rate, to be greeted with a thing like that caused my mouth to twist in a strange way. / My financial situation, as a result of that trip, is also twisted in a strange way…Now that we have dealt with matters of the groin — but we never really finish — perhaps we should get on to the grease and grits of life…In Tiajuana [sic] I bought a switchblade knife for 70cents, one of the finest purchases I have made in many months…I think perhaps our doom and fate and special torture is to sit and watch everyone else go under — and then to sit and see which of us will go down first…As far as your book is concerned, it sounds good — good enough, in fact, that the only advice I can offer is to count on it falling through…My shallow experience is: when you count on things, they go boom — and when you forget about them they sometimes work…Yes, the Big Sur thing was all lies. The Trib cut my last two paragraphs but they ran full steam in the Chi. Trib and I got letters from people asking me how to get jobs and house in Big Sur. Naturally I shit on them, as befits a writer of means…We are eating home-shot venison here and stalking the hills for a rumored 600 lb. wild boar that will feed us all for months…Yeah, [signed] HST”. He adds a large handwritten note, ”What happened to my negatives?”, referring to photo negatives that Thompson had sent Semonin of their road trip to California. Two page letter on a single sheet measures 8.5” x 11”. Folds, uniform toning and dampstaining along edge, overall very good condition. Price: $2,500

To inquire for purchase: https://natedsanders.com/Hunter_S__Thompson_Letter_Signed_From_1961____Thompson_Writes_of_His_Girlfriend_Getting_an_Abortion_-ITEM55080.aspx

HUNTER S. THOMPSON LETTER SIGNED, WITH FANTASTIC BIG SUR CONTENT — ”…THAT THING THAT MR. GATSBY HAD, THAT THING THAT SEEMS NOW TO BE PERMANENTLY OUT OF STOCK, ‘A SENSE OF THE PROMISE OF LIFE’…”

Hunter S. Thompson hand-annotated letter signed ”H”, with excellent content regarding wanderlust, his dog, and the allure of his life in Big Sur. Composed on 13 February 1961 Thompson writes to his friend Paul Semonin in small part, ”Dear Usher…Out here on this wild coast a man tends to forget the old world, all that has gone before…It is nigh onto sunset and the hills that drop into this sea are a dark and golden green. I can see 20 miles down this surf-torn coast — and now I am joined here by my dog, a large german-shepherd that several hours ago I took over to the hot sulphur baths for a flea massacre…You should have heard the queers howl when I plunged this huge dog into the roman tub. They pay $1.25 each for their baths; I living on the property, pay nothing…this is the first time since 57 Perry that I actually feel I have my own roof over my head, one that no sudden exposure or failure to pay will jerk away and leave me drenched with the shit of Vagrant’s Reality…The past few weeks, since we move into Manor House — and that ain’t irony, Jack — have been the tall, jack-rolling nuts. I never thought it possible to live so well on so little money…Now, however, the black dinga skulks in my dreams. I see Paris and all that mass of terror between it and me…all the ‘sorry, no mail today’ clerks, the ‘pay or get out’ landlords — and all the kind faces who are ‘sorry, but not without a work permit,’ and all the menus that say 63lrZ#%, when you only have 29 lrZ#%. Ah, god I fear it, and yet I know it lays there like a talking sugartit, luring me on, coaxing me out of my sunset womb, dragging me across strange borders and through hostile offices, jabbering at me in quick and threatening tongues, always wanting something I don’t have and can’t get — until it comes in the mail and the mail never comes. Christ, off across a black and thumping sea with nothing in your sack but a few Aspen dollars and a wet balloon full of hope — and that thing that Mr. Gatsby had, that thing that seems now to be permanently out of stock, ‘a sense of the promise of life.’…Am now sending a duplicate of the Big Sur story…If this doesn’t ruin me, I might do well…And there’s a thought: no volleyball in Paris, no naked breakfast or pounding sea, and last but not least, no hot sulphur baths…[signed] H”. Two page letter of dense typewriting on a single sheet measures 8.5” x 11”. Folds and light wear, else near fine.
Price: $2,500

To inquire for purchase: https://natedsanders.com/Hunter_S__Thompson_Letter_Signed__With_Fantastic_Big_Sur_Content_________that_thing_that_Mr__Gatsby_-ITEM55082.aspx

HUNTER S. THOMPSON LETTER SIGNED — “…THE WORST KIND OF DROPOUT SCENE — WHERE THE DROP CREATES NO NOISE, NO CIRCLES IN THE WATER…”

Hunter S. Thompson typed letter signed, undated but written in September 1969 to his childhood friend Paul Semonin. Thompson is upset that Semonin visited Aspen without telling him. Letter reads in part, “Dear Dilletante…Thanx for the card, but who are you trying to kid? You came out here and pulled a bad echo of my NYC act — but without my excuse. Which was at least valid, if not honorable. I got the quick impression that your head has turned to water, or maybe bile. The worst kind of dropout scene — where the drop creates no noise, no circles in the water. / Which is more a calculated insult than a judgement, but I figured you’d at least come out some afternoon for a bit of fire talk — for the purging of my own bad useless spirits, as well as yours…We are into different drifts — and no doubt for different reasons — but until last month it hadn’t occurred to me that we might be heading in different directions. Which is worth talking about, if it’s true. Maybe we need a neutral court: How about Chicago, Oct 8-11? I can get a double hotel-room and a car…Let me know. Ciao……[signed] H”. Single page letter on bright orange paper measures 8.5″ x 11″. Folds, else near fine. Price: $2,500

To inquire for purchase: https://natedsanders.com/Hunter_S__Thompson_Letter_Signed______The_worst_kind_of_dropout_scene____where_the_drop_creates_no_n-ITEM56298.aspx

HUNTER S. THOMPSON TYPED POSTCARD FROM NOVEMBER 1960: “…LONG-TERM PLANS REMAIN VAGUE & THREATENING…CROTCH FULL OF INFECTED POISON OAK HAS PUT ME ON THE BRINK…”

Hunter S. Thompson postcard signed “HST” in type, written from Big Sur on 15 November 1960 shortly before he secured the caretaker job at the property now known as the Esalen Institute. Written to his friend Paul Semonin, letter reads in part, “No good word from here…long-term plans remain vague & threatening. Sandy’s arrival may be the final straw. Crotch full of infected poison oak has put me on the brink, and one more jolt will do me…I am on the verge of losing my grip. Explain yourself. Cheers, HST”. Postcard measures 5.5″ x 3.25″, postmarked 15 November 1960 with Thompson’s handwritten address correction. Very good plus condition. Price: $2,500

To inquire for purchase: https://natedsanders.com/Hunter_S__Thompson_Typed_Postcard_From_November_1960____long_term_plans_remain_vague___threatening_C-ITEM56299.aspx

HUNTER S. THOMPSON LETTER TWICE-SIGNED AS A YOUNG 21-YEAR OLD — “…THE EGALITARIAN HASTE OF THE MODERN AMERICAN NEGRO WILL PUT US ALL IN THE GRAVE: ALL IN THE SAME GRAVE, OF COURSE…”

Hunter S. Thompson typed letter twice-signed in pencil: “Hunter” at the conclusion and then “HST” with his address in New York. Thompson writes on “Time” magazine stationery – where he worked at the time, to Paul Semonin, his childhood friend from Louisville, Kentucky. He begins with a bang, “The egalitarian haste of the modern american negro will put us all in the grave: all in the same grave, of course, and with only one layer of bodies — so that no one shall be either higher or lower than anyone else in the final worldly reckoning. I trust that this letter will find you in a frenzy of spine-snapping patriotism…I suppose you’ll be at Quantico – I was there once and the food was intolerable…But the queers in Washington are predatory as hell and they seem to have a strange hankerin’ for those firm and khaki-flavored young bodies which come pouring in across the Potomac every weekend. I think they’re pushing this ‘democracy’ thing too far when they insist that all of us — men and women alike — have the same sexual tastes. It gives a man paws… I seriously thought you might have gone over to something subversive like Zen or Dadaism or something even worse like the cult of the superman. But I see that it’s just the USMC…Man, you must use the USMC in order to further your artistic deviations. The service can be USED in many ways. It is ripe, literally bulging with ignorance, apathy and galloping myopia…snap a spine for me: I missed that sort of thing. / Cheerio……[signed] Hunter”. Single page letter measures 8.5″ x 11″. Folds and light creasing. Very good condition. Price: $2,500

To inquire for purchase: https://natedsanders.com/Hunter_S__Thompson_Letter_Twice_Signed_as_a_Young_21_Year_Old______The_egalitarian_haste_of_the_mode-ITEM56300.aspx

HUNTER S. THOMPSON TYPED POSTCARD — “…THE LORD KNOWS WHERE I”M GOING AND THE DEVIL KNOWS WHO I’LL MARRY, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE IS UP FOR GRABS…GREAT PUERTO RICAN NOVEL NOW UNDERWAY…”

Hunter S. Thompson typed postcard signed “J. Daw”, short for jackdaw bird. Postmarked 16 December 1960, clever letter to his friend Paul Semonin reads in part, “Dear Hashmaster: Big chaos here. Movement, maybe toward NYC for the holidays…Round-trip with gin & credit card…The Lord knows where I’m going and the Devil knows who I’ll marry, but everything else is up for grabs…Vieques [Puerto Rico] story bloomed in H-T; big daddy scores again. Now all I need is Esquire. Big money looms. Great Puerto Rican novel [“Rum Diary”] now underway…Only an act of god can detour me. Get plenty of coal and whiskey. J. Daw”. Postcard measures 5.5″ x 3.25″. Very good plus condition. Price: $2,500

To inquire for purchase: https://natedsanders.com/Hunter_S__Thompson_Typed_Postcard______The_Lord_knows_where_I_m_going_and_the_Devil_knows_who_I_ll_m-ITEM56301.aspx

HUNTER S. THOMPSON AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED — “HAVE JUST BEEN EVICTED…SANDY STILL SWOLLEN [PREGNANT] – THE FEAR IS ON ME…”

Hunter S. Thompson autograph letter signed, deep in troubles with a looming unplanned pregnancy and eviction. Dated 29 September (1961), brief letter to his friend Paul Semonin reads in full, “Have just been evicted – date is Oct 27 – no appeal – Sandy still swollen – The Fear is on me – down to $8 fortune – must finish the book – god only knows how – that’s the latest word – H”. Single page of lined notebook paper measures 6.75″ x 8.25″. Near fine condition. Price: $2,500

To inquire for purchase: https://natedsanders.com/Hunter_S__Thompson_Autograph_Letter_Signed_____Have_just_been_evicted_Sandy_still_swollen__pregnant_-ITEM56302.aspx

HUNTER S. THOMPSON AUTOGRAPH LETTER TWICE-SIGNED — “RUM DIARY” NEAR DONE: “…WENT OVER THE 300 PG MARK TONIGHT & HOPE TO WRAP IT UP AT 340 OR SO. ANOTHER WEEK AT LEAST, MAYBE TWO – NO LONGER…”

Hunter S. Thompson autograph letter twice-signed, once signed “H” at the conclusion and also “Thompson” in the address panel. Dated 28 March 1962 when Thompson lived in New York, he writes to his childhood friend Paul Semonin on an aerogram postmarked 29 March. In full, “[Donald] Cooke was here Fri-Sat-Fun – no change in his status – father out in May, but Cooke not immediately free, even then. Expects to lv. Lou[isville] soon as possible, but can’t say when that will be. / We had a good drunken weekend. Very expensive, but worth it, considering I rarely get out of the goddamn rathole, anyway. Went over the 300 pg mark tonight [on “Rum Diary”] & hope to wrap it up at 340 or so. Another week at least, maybe two – no longer. / Am rounding up contacts & assgts. Camera arrived & it is a tank – I’m as happy with it as I would be with a .44 Mag. Money dwindling toward $200 mark – must leave soon or it will do me. To arrive in Caracas with $80 yanqui dollars would be suicide. This money is a terrible hex on a man. / I am sending you all the photos you took in NY last week – H”. Two page letter (front and back of aerogram) measures 7.25″ x 12″. Folds and mild toning, overall very good condition. Price: $2,500

To inquire for purchase: https://natedsanders.com/Hunter_S__Thompson_Autograph_Letter_Twice_Signed_____Rum_Diary__Near_Done____Went_over_the_300_pg_ma-ITEM56303.aspx

HUNTER S. THOMPSON LETTER SIGNED — “…I HAVE TURNED MY GENIUS TO RE-CREATING BIG SUR IN THE IMAGE OF PLAYBOY. IF IT BOUNCES I WILL DO THE BLOOD-DANCE…”

Hunter S. Thompson typed letter signed, with interesting content on a possible article about Big Sur for “Playboy”, ultimately published in “Rogue” magazine as “Big Sur: The Tropic of Henry Miller”. Undated letter was sent in early February 1961 to Thompson’s friend Paul Semonin in Aspen. Letter begins ominously, “Bad news everywhere. We now have a three week wait before the dinga reveals itself — it if exists at all…Got this thing from [David Porter] Bibb today [a wedding announcement]. It really staggers me…only the steamship of god will get me to Greenwich on May 13. / Here is a shot you might like…It is the apex of my genius. / For the past week Sandy has been in SF (dealing with clinics, etc) and I have turned my genius to re-creating Big Sur in the image of Playboy. If it bounces I will do the blood-dance because the past six days have been nerves and dexamel. When the big money is there in front of you — and I have it pinned to the wall right zap in my eyes — strange things will happen in a poor-boy’s brain. If it ever sees print I will have to leave here in the dead of night, but until then I suppose I shall live as usual on the sun-tanned brink. Dennis Murphy [whose grandmother owned the Big Sur property] struck me yesterday & seems decent…I now have a home-beer recipe that will turn it out for 8 cents a quart — 13 per cent and warm to the tongue…zip down here before the moon-shot…Muggily, [signed] H”. Single page letter measures 8.5″ x 11″. Chip to left side and uniform toning, overall very good condition. Price: $2,500

To inquire for purchase: https://natedsanders.com/Hunter_S__Thompson_Letter_Signed______I_have_turned_my_genius_to_re_creating_Big_Sur_in_the_image_of-ITEM56304.aspx

HUNTER S. THOMPSON AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ON NEW YEAR’S EVE, 1961 — “…NOVEL IS BOGGED DOWN HORRIBLY. STARTING OVER AGAIN…” — THOMPSON ALSO WRITES OF FOOTBALL, HIS FAVORITE SPORT

Hunter S. Thompson autograph letter signed on New Year’s Eve, 1961. Composed on an aerogram postmarked 1 January 1962, Thompson writes to his friend Paul Semonin from their hometown of Louisville, Kentucky where Thompson was working on “Rum Diary”. Letter reads in part, “…Saw the pro champ. game today – Packers 37, Giants 0 – shitty game. Sale of Agar [Thompson’s German Shepherd] fell through – had a $300 offer – may have to stay another week for a dog show in New Albany…That is all that stands between me & NY. Money & Agar. Novel is bogged down horribly. Starting over again. Tough. Been a frustrating stay, all in all, too many details & errands & wasted time saying old things to old people. Only the shooting has kept me clean…Nothing is happening here – & nothing will. Yeah – H”. In the letter, Thompson mentions mutual friends George Logan, Donald Cooke and David Porter Bibb. Single page letter, with handwritten address panel on verso, measures 7.25″ x 12″. Chipping on edges from opening, and light toning. Overall very good condition. Price: $2,500

To inquire for purchase: https://natedsanders.com/Hunter_S__Thompson_Autograph_Letter_Signed_on_New_Year_s_Eve__1961______Novel_is_bogged_down_horribl-ITEM56305.aspx

HUNTER S. THOMPSON AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED — “…NO AMOUNT OR QUALITY OF JOURNALISM CAN PRESERVE THAT FINE, HIGH SOUND…MAYBE FICTION WILL COME CLOSER…”

Hunter S. Thompson autograph letter signed “HST”, in a rambling missive to his friend Paul Semonin that somehow makes perfect sense in the whole. Dated 10 January (1964), Thompson pens four pages on “Heart o’ Denver” motel stationery, during an assignment for “The Observer” to write an article on hearings concerning the 1964 Wilderness Act. Letter reads in part, “Dear Pig Iron…All of our rhetoric (yeah, yours too) is a desperate smoke screen to hide the fact that the stars are going out. That is the battle that never changes. The realization of the big zero. Eddie Fischer just sang – on my all-purpose radio-TV-Muzak – he sang ‘You Gotta Have Heart’. That shit. I see now that my quarrell [sic] with you has nothing to do with whether or not you are right or wrong but whether or not you are dodging the issue. That’s the trouble with the Faith – you can’t keep it. No amount or quality of Journalism can preserve that fine, high sound. Maybe nothing else can, either, but I think maybe fiction will come closer. In that, you can lie to yourself well enough – if you write well enough – to keep a long focus. I don’t expect you to agree with me – but it will come to you some day when Marx begins paying your expenses. Draw me a good jackdaw – HST”. Four page letter on four sheets measures 7.25″ x 10.5″. Folds and light toning, else near fine. Price: $2,500

To inquire for purchase: https://natedsanders.com/Hunter_S__Thompson_Autograph_Letter_Signed______No_amount_or_quality_of_Journalism_can_preserve_that-ITEM56306.aspx

HUNTER S. THOMPSON LETTER SIGNED — “…THE PEOPLE YOU WANT TO ‘EXPOSE’ DON’T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT ANYTHING EXCEPT MAKING MONEY. THEY ARE BEYOND SHAME & WITHOUT CONSCIENCE…”

Hunter S. Thompson typed letter signed, composed on custom stationery for “Owl Farm”, Thompson’s ranch in Woody Creek, Colorado. Dated 14 May 1969, he writes to his friend Paul Semonin about a situation in Aspen fueled by local greed. Letter reads in part, “Your message has been received, decoded and finally put aside as the word of a hopeless dreamer. You can’t get it out of your head that the people you want to ‘expose’ don’t give a fuck about anything except making money. They are beyond shame & without conscience. I see no serious point in mocking them publicly, because they don’t care what we say about them…” Thompson then outlines his own plan for going after the owners of the Aspen Alps condominiums, who were trying to evict Semonin from his cabin near their property (Semonin’s plan was to publicly mock them, which Thompson shot down in his first paragraph): “…consider my alternative plan…write Bronefeld a letter calculated to draw some sort of rude & vicious reply from him — on paper. Ignore his ultimatum…and make him issue another, in the harshest possible terms. Then write a letter to the Times, deploring the vicious extremists who have taken over the town…Plead with the man in public, make him sound cruel and high-handed…Then, just before Labor Day, Bornefelt will doubtlessly live up to the image you’ve created for him, by hiring thugs to destroy the place. Probably he will blow the bastard completely off the mountain… You are still living in the ‘We Shall Overcome’ era…Meanwhile, life here is a ratrace — constant typing, phone haggling, trying to settle my affairs…I smell a great shift in the faultline…Ciao, [signed] H”. Single page letter measures 8.5″ x 11″. Folds and light discoloration from paperclip impression. Overall very good condition. Price: $2,500

To inquire more to purchase: https://natedsanders.com/Hunter_S__Thompson_Letter_Signed______the_people_you_want_to__expose__don_t_give_a_fuck_about_anythi-ITEM56307.aspx

HUNTER S. THOMPSON AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED AFTER JUST COMPLETING HIS NOVEL “THE RUM DIARY” — “…THE FAT IS FINALLY IN THE FIRE. RD FINISHED ABOUT 2 HOURS HENCE…WE ARE ALL N******…”

Hunter S. Thompson autograph letter signed, just hours after finishing “The Rum Diary”, the novel he worked on throughout the early 1960s. Signed “H” at the end of the letter, and also “Thompson” in the return address panel, Thompson writes to his friend Paul Semonin, using the n-word to refer to himself at the close of the letter. Dated 9 April (1962), letter reads in full, “Bueno / The fat is finally in the fire. RD finished about 2 hours hence. I’ve been walking, trying to know what it means, if anything – Plan to move south next week – am almost out of $. I fear the worst. Are you still alive? Write something. We are all n****** + will probably stay that way. / Murkily, H”. Aerogram letter measures 7.25″ x 12″, with address information filled out on verso. Some creasing and chip to edge from opening, very good condition. Price: $2,500

To inquire more to purchase: https://natedsanders.com/Hunter_S__Thompson_Autograph_Letter_Signed_After_Just_Completing_His_Novel__The_Rum_Diary_______The_-ITEM56308.aspx

HUNTER S. THOMPSON AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED — “…ME AND [ALFRED] KAZIN ARE IN THERE, HUSTLING FOR THE WHITE ESTABLISHMENT…”

Hunter S. Thompson autograph letter signed, composed in pencil on an aerogram from Woody Creek, Colorado in January 1964. Thompson writes to his childhood friend Paul Semonin, whose house he was helping rent. Letter reads in full, “I think I have transfered [sic] your castle to two rent-payers – it will be settled this week – Peggy concurs – Olaf paid $70 – I’ll put up the other $30 – if the check comes in time – to pay off the ski corp on Jan 10. Right now I’m flat, but I expect $150 this week. I had the Rptr. send you a copy of my Lou[isville] piece – it is heavily edited & cut, with most of the balls cut off – but me & Kazin are in there, hustling for the White Establishment. H”. Thompson’s reference to Kazin is Alfred Kazin, whose 1960 article “In Puerto Rico” had a strong impact on him. Two page letter (front and verso) measures 7.25″ x 12″. Some chipping to sides from opening and light toning, overall very good condition. Price: $2,500

To inquure to purchase: https://natedsanders.com/Hunter_S__Thompson_Autograph_Letter_Signed______me_and__Alfred__Kazin_are_in_there__hustling_for_the-ITEM56309.aspx

HUNTER S. THOMPSON LETTER SIGNED — “…MY AMBITION NOW IS TO RIDE THE BIKE TO THE NCAA BASKETBALL FINALS AND THEN LOAD UP ON LSD FOR ALL FOUR GAMES…”

Hunter S. Thompson typed letter signed, with additional autograph note, composed of witty content including a mention of his prolific drug taking, and references to “The Rum Diary” and his then unpublished Hell’s Angels book. Dated 9 February (1966), Thompson writes in part, “Midnight again. No time to think about human contacts…How does it feel to be a running dog of capitalism? I refuse to believe you have any grip on reality until you stop chasing nymphets from Louisville…Get yourself a sturdy wench who is dedicated to the class struggle. But Save the high boy for me…My ambition now is to ride the bike to the NCAA basketball finals and then load up on LSD for all four games. I’m looking for a Ky-Duke final, which should generate real hysteria even without acid… I can only assume that Pantheon was forced to reject the RD [Rum Diary]. But what’s this about ‘hard back rights……turning her flank’? Pantheon is a hardcover house. It’s precisely this kind of splintered wisdom that’s driving me wild. The last I heard Pantheon was set to publish the Rum Diary. As far as I know they have both manuscripts. I have none. If the fuckers won’t tell me anything I have no choice but to write vicious letters…Somebody wrote the other day and said they saw an article of mine in some magazine that I’ve never even heard of. Meanwhile I have to borrow money to pay the rent. It’s maddening… I’m still certain that something terrible is going to happen and this H.A. [Hell’s Angels] book will go down the tube somehow. [signed] H”. He continues on the verso with an autograph note, “McMillan published [Donald] Cooke’s book on the FBI – if they can handle that they can handle anything you write (in re: Power Structure)”. Two page letter (front and verso) on bright orange paper measures 8.5″ x 11″. Folds, else near fine. Price: $2,500 

To inquire to purchase: https://natedsanders.com/Hunter_S__Thompson_Letter_Signed______My_ambition_now_is_to_ride_the_bike_to_the_NCAA_basketball_fin-ITEM56310.aspx

FANTASTIC HUNTER S. THOMPSON LETTER SIGNED FROM 1964, WITH ADDITIONAL AUTOGRAPH NOTE — “…PERSONAL JOURNALISM IS THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE…”

Hunter S. Thompson typed letter signed, with additional autograph note, full of punchy and insightful observations on society, art and politics. Dated 28 April (1964), Thompson writes to his childhood friend Paul Semonin on an aerogram, in part, “Well bastard…for some reason I can’t speak the language here. I am not with it. For the past two months I have been in a black bog of depression, fathering a son, lying among people more vicious and venal than I ever though existed, and bouncing from one midnight to the next in a blaze of stupid drink. Now — tomorrow — I am shoving off for Butte, Montana, Jackson Hole, Bismark ND and that area. The Obs[erver] wants me to go up there and see what’s happening…I see it as a prepaid chance to get off and think — and also to ponder a book called the Badlands Journal that I am already wheeling and dealing with. It will consist of everything I should delete from my novel in order to make it a work of fiction. Sort of like your Vagrant Thinker thing. Or like [James Baldwin’s] The Fire Next Time. Personal Journalism is the Wave of the Future. Art is passe, and so it the NYTimes. Now we mix it all up and come on strong… my reluctant conclusion is that Marxists are the Beatniks of world politics. In twenty years you and your boys over there will be like the veterans of the Lincoln Brigade…My view of [Lyndon] Johnson has scared both the Obs and the Reporter. It’s a massive bandwagon…there is no dissent. None. (I just head on the radio that Johnson is running well ahead of Rbt. Kennedy in the Mass primary).…[signed] H”. Thompson’s handwritten note on verso indicates he plans on going back to San Francisco; “After that, a major move – but where?” He then asks Semonin some questions including “How do you read the signals? Answer the above at once.” Two page letter (front and verso) measures 7.25″ x 12″. Some chipping on side from opening and light toning, overall very good plus condition. Price: $2,500

To inquire to purchase: https://natedsanders.com/Fantastic_Hunter_S__Thompson_Letter_Signed_From_1964__With_Additional_Autograph_Note______Personal_J-ITEM56311.aspx

NO OBLIGATION, FREE VALUATION.  To appraise, auction, buy, consign or sell your item, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com).

Services that Nate D. Sanders Auctions offers for your Hunter Thompson autograph:

Appraise your Hunter Thompson autograph

Authenticate your Hunter Thompson autograph

Buy your Hunter Thompson autograph

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph

Sell your Hunter Thompson autograph

Also:

Hunter Thompson autograph appraisal

Hunter Thompson autograph authentications

Hunter Thompson autograph consignments

Hunter Thompson autograph purchases

Hunter Thompson autograph sales

Services that Nate D. Sanders Auctions offers for your Hunter Thompson autograph:

Appraise your Hunter Thompson autograph

Authenticate your Hunter Thompson autograph

Buy your Hunter Thompson autograph

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph

Sell your Hunter Thompson autograph

Also:

Hunter Thompson autograph appraisal

Hunter Thompson autograph authentications

Hunter Thompson autograph consignments

Hunter Thompson autograph purchases

Hunter Thompson autograph sales

Services that Nate D. Sanders Auctions offers for your Hunter Thompson autograph:

Appraise your Hunter Thompson autograph

Authenticate your Hunter Thompson autograph

Buy your Hunter Thompson autograph

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph

Sell your Hunter Thompson autograph

Also:

Hunter Thompson autograph appraisal

Hunter Thompson autograph authentications

Hunter Thompson autograph consignments

Hunter Thompson autograph purchases

Hunter Thompson autograph sales

Services that Nate D. Sanders Auctions offers for your Hunter Thompson autograph:

Appraise your Hunter Thompson autograph

Authenticate your Hunter Thompson autograph

Buy your Hunter Thompson autograph

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph

Sell your Hunter Thompson autograph

Also:

Hunter Thompson autograph appraisal

Hunter Thompson autograph authentications

Hunter Thompson autograph consignments

Hunter Thompson autograph purchases

Hunter Thompson autograph sales

Services that Nate D. Sanders Auctions offers for your Hunter Thompson autograph:

Appraise your Hunter Thompson autograph

Authenticate your Hunter Thompson autograph

Buy your Hunter Thompson autograph

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph

Sell your Hunter Thompson autograph

Also:

Hunter Thompson autograph appraisal

Hunter Thompson autograph authentications

Hunter Thompson autograph consignments

Hunter Thompson autograph purchases

Hunter Thompson autograph sales

Services that Nate D. Sanders Auctions offers for your Hunter Thompson autograph:

Appraise your Hunter Thompson autograph

Authenticate your Hunter Thompson autograph

Buy your Hunter Thompson autograph

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph

Sell your Hunter Thompson autograph

Also:

Hunter Thompson autograph appraisal

Hunter Thompson autograph authentications

Hunter Thompson autograph consignments

Hunter Thompson autograph purchases

Hunter Thompson autograph sales

Services that Nate D. Sanders Auctions offers for your Hunter Thompson autograph:

Appraise your Hunter Thompson autograph

Authenticate your Hunter Thompson autograph

Buy your Hunter Thompson autograph

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph

Sell your Hunter Thompson autograph

Also:

Hunter Thompson autograph appraisal

Hunter Thompson autograph authentications

Hunter Thompson autograph consignments

Hunter Thompson autograph purchases

Hunter Thompson autograph sales

Services that Nate D. Sanders Auctions offers for your Hunter Thompson autograph:

Appraise your Hunter Thompson autograph

Authenticate your Hunter Thompson autograph

Buy your Hunter Thompson autograph

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph

Sell your Hunter Thompson autograph

Also:

Hunter Thompson autograph appraisal

Hunter Thompson autograph authentications

Hunter Thompson autograph consignments

Hunter Thompson autograph purchases

Hunter Thompson autograph sales

Services that Nate D. Sanders Auctions offers for your Hunter Thompson autograph:

Appraise your Hunter Thompson autograph

Authenticate your Hunter Thompson autograph

Buy your Hunter Thompson autograph

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph

Sell your Hunter Thompson autograph

Also:

Hunter Thompson autograph appraisal

Hunter Thompson autograph authentications

Hunter Thompson autograph consignments

Hunter Thompson autograph purchases

Hunter Thompson autograph sales

Services that Nate D. Sanders Auctions offers for your Hunter Thompson autograph:

Appraise your Hunter Thompson autograph

Authenticate your Hunter Thompson autograph

Buy your Hunter Thompson autograph

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph

Sell your Hunter Thompson autograph

Also:

Hunter Thompson autograph appraisal

Hunter Thompson autograph authentications

Hunter Thompson autograph consignments

Hunter Thompson autograph purchases

Hunter Thompson autograph sales

Services that Nate D. Sanders Auctions offers for your Hunter Thompson autograph:

Appraise your Hunter Thompson autograph

Authenticate your Hunter Thompson autograph

Buy your Hunter Thompson autograph

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph

Sell your Hunter Thompson autograph

Also:

Hunter Thompson autograph appraisal

Hunter Thompson autograph authentications

Hunter Thompson autograph consignments

Hunter Thompson autograph purchases

Hunter Thompson autograph sales

Services that Nate D. Sanders Auctions offers for your Hunter Thompson autograph:

Appraise your Hunter Thompson autograph

Authenticate your Hunter Thompson autograph

Buy your Hunter Thompson autograph

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph

Sell your Hunter Thompson autograph

Also:

Hunter Thompson autograph appraisal

Hunter Thompson autograph authentications

Hunter Thompson autograph consignments

Hunter Thompson autograph purchases

Hunter Thompson autograph sales

Services that Nate D. Sanders Auctions offers for your Hunter Thompson autograph:

Appraise your Hunter Thompson autograph

Authenticate your Hunter Thompson autograph

Buy your Hunter Thompson autograph

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph

Sell your Hunter Thompson autograph

Also:

Hunter Thompson autograph appraisal

Hunter Thompson autograph authentications

Hunter Thompson autograph consignments

Hunter Thompson autograph purchases

Hunter Thompson autograph sales

Services that Nate D. Sanders Auctions offers for your Hunter Thompson autograph:

Appraise your Hunter Thompson autograph

Authenticate your Hunter Thompson autograph

Buy your Hunter Thompson autograph

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph

Sell your Hunter Thompson autograph

Also:

Hunter Thompson autograph appraisal

Hunter Thompson autograph authentications

Hunter Thompson autograph consignments

Hunter Thompson autograph purchases

Hunter Thompson autograph sales

Services that Nate D. Sanders Auctions offers for your Hunter Thompson autograph:

Appraise your Hunter Thompson autograph

Authenticate your Hunter Thompson autograph

Buy your Hunter Thompson autograph

Consign your Hunter Thompson autograph

Sell your Hunter Thompson autograph

Also:

Hunter Thompson autograph appraisal

Hunter Thompson autograph authentications

Hunter Thompson autograph consignments

Hunter Thompson autograph purchases

Hunter Thompson autograph sales