Oscar Zeta Acosta's "The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo" First Edition, 1972

1972. [Chicano Literature] ACOSTA, Oscar Zeta. The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Books, 1972. First edition trade paperback. 8vo; 199p., multiple black and white illustrations, pictorial wraps. Acosta was a Chicano lawyer, author, and activist who and the model for Dr. Gonzo in Hunter S. Thompson's "Fear and Loathing in Los Vegas." Considered his first novel, Acosta writes this semi-fictionalized autobiography about his life through the lens of a tortured Mexican lawyer and his dealings with mental health, drugs, and the fight for the people of his heritage of whom he calls the "Brown Buffalos." Having been good friends with Hunter S. Thompson in real life, his character makes an appearance as Karl King as the two characters explore many dubious adventures. Mildly worn, fore-edge and top and bottom edges of textblock foxed, overall very good condition.