“The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales From a Strange Time” The Gonzo papers Volume 1. This is the first in a series of 4 Gonzo Papers Volumes. It covers Thompson’s essays / articles from 1956 to 1970 inclusive. There is more than enough in this book to keep everyone happy. If I was asked to recommend a HST book to a “non fan” it would be this one.

The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales Form a Strange Time. Ⓒ 1979 Hunter S.Thompson.

(1979) New York Summit Books. First edition. Hard cover with dust jacket.

Asian pirated copy. A bit smaller than original. printed on inferior quality paper. Hardcover with
dust jacket.

(1979) New York. popular Library. First edition softcover.

(1980) New York. Popular Library. Softcover in wraps.

(1980) London. Picador. First UK edition. Softcover in wraps.

(1981) Paris. Les Humanoides Associes. First French edition. Softcover in wraps. Translated by. Philippe Delamare and Philippe Petit.

(1981) Barcelona. Editorial Anagrama. First Spanish edition. Softcover in wraps.

(1981) Denmark. Københavns Bogforlag. First Danish edition. Softcover. Translated by Niels Søndergaard

(1982) New York. Warner Books. Softcover in wraps.

(1982) London. Picador. Softcover in wraps.

(1982) Tampere Finland. Fanzine. Finnish edition. Possible softcover. Translated by Pekka Markkula

(1985) Frankfurt. Zweitausendeins. First German edition. Translated by Teja Schwaner and Carl Weissner

(1992) New York. Ballantine. Paperback.

(1995) Paris. Editiones. French edition. Softcover.

(1998) London. Picador. Mass market paperback.

(2003) New York. Simon & Schuster. Trade paperback.

(2009) London. Picador. Softcover.

(2010) McMillan Worldwide Publishers. Mass market paperback.

(2010) Milan. B. C. Dalai. Italian edition. Softcover. Translated by Paolo Falcone.

Compilation, format & synopsis © Martin Flynn 2011