Stone, Robert

Prime Green: Remembering the Sixties

ISBN: 9780060198169
New York, NY: Ecco/ HarperCollins Publishers, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. "From the New York City of Kline and De Kooning to the jazz era of New Orleans's French Quarter to Ken Kesey's psychedelic California, Prime Green explores the 1960s in all its weird, innocent, fascinating glory. An account framed by two wars, it begins with Robert Stone's last year in the Navy, when he took part in an Antarctic expedition navigating the globe, and ends in Vietnam, where he was a correspondent in the days following the invasion of Laos. Told in scintillating detail, Prime Green zips from coast to coast, from days spent in the raucous offices of Manhattan tabloids to the breathtaking beaches of Mexico, and merry times aboard the bus with Kesey and the Pranksters." (from front flap) The memoir by Robert Stone (1937-2015), the acclaimed American novelist, short story writer & journalist whose earlier works have been enshrined in the Library of America series. Here, Stone relates his own experiences with key figures & events during the legendary Gonzo decade of the 1960s, creating "...a moving and adventurous portrait of a unique moment in American history" (front flap) in his most talented storytelling style. With a section of captioned historical photographs. Hardcover in unclipped first-issue dust jacket (with $25.95 price & "0107" printed on front flap), first edition as stated on copyright page, first printing as indicated by number sequence thereon. A delightful, stranger-than-fiction collectible from the later Stone oeuvre in its rarest original form. Book in fine condition with light rubbing, mild-to-moderate spotting to blank white front & back cover boards (green spine & electric-blue gilt lettering, graphics completely bright & intact); light wear & some tiny bumps, creases at edges & corners of same; mild-to-moderate browning, spotting to edges of text block. Interior fine with mild-to-moderate browning to page leaves esp. at blank margins/edges; some moderate-to-medium spotting to surfaces of some leaves (not effecting legibility of text). Dust jacket fine with light rubbing, scratching, browning & occasional spotting to front, back covers, spine & flaps; mild wear & some tiny bumps, creases at edges & corners of same. Fine / Fine. [Item #5437]

Price: $30.00