Books Tell You Why, Inc.

A first publishing edition with foxing on the edges in fine plus condition housed in an as new dust jacket.

Lester: the Official Biography is a comprehensive account of Lester Bangs, one of the most influential and beloved music journalists of the twentieth century. Dick Francis, who was a close friend of Bangs, has collected an unprecedented amount of material—interviews, letters, and unpublished manuscripts—to create this definitive biography. Francis provides a unique and intimate perspective on Bangs’s life and career, from his earliest days as a music journalist to his final days as a celebrated poet and novelist. Lester: the Official Biography is the definitive account of one of the most influential and beloved music journalists of the twentieth century.; 8vo; 325 pages.