Hell's Angel

Barger, Ralph 'Sonny', with Keith Zimmerman and Kent Zimmerman. Flammarion, 2004. Softbound. Text in French. Translated by Alain Dister. Cover design by Ralph Nelson. Author photo by Simon Clay. Hunter S. Thompson called founder of the Oakland Hells Angels and relentless publicity seeker Barger the motorcycle group's 'Maximum Leader' and described him as 'by turns . . . a fanatic, a philosopher, a brawler, a shrewd compromiser and a final arbitrator.' Barger in turn said of Thompson, 'When he tried to act tough with us, no matter what happened, [he] got scared. . . . He was a total fake.' This French edition of Barger's memoir, published as part of Flammarion's Pop Culture series curated by Laurent Chollet, details the outlaw's exploits from sh*t-stirring Altamont security liaison to Roger Corman's biker flick consultant.

Tight, square spine. Clean, unmarked interior. Light edge-wear. 397 pp. Featured Rare & Collectible.