Random House published the hardcover edition in July 1972 , with additional Steadman illustrations ; `` The New York Times '' said it is `` by far the best book yet on the decade of dope '' , with Tom Wolfe describing it as a `` scorching epochal sensation '' .
The next year , Random House quickly published the hardcover edition , with additional Steadman illustrations ; The `` New York Times '' said it is `` by far the best book yet on the decade of dope '' , with Tom Wolfe describing it as a `` scorching epochal sensation '' .