London: Cape Golliard, 1968. Oblong 16mo. Pamphlet issued in fragile tissue dust jacket. First edition of this long poem (written on LSD) describing Ginsberg's LSD trip in the countryside. Limited to 200 copies none of which were offered for sale. Fine (two tiny nicks to dj)... More
NY: Montrose Publishing, 1928. Softbound in printed wraps with a prominent illustration of an opium poppy to front cover. Third edition. Presentation copy inscribed by the author. Classic anti-drug tract about "the stark tragic story of opium and its slaves." Includes a comprehensive history of the war on opium, its..... More
NY: St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books, [2016]. Hardbound in dust jacket. Second printing. A biography of one of the preeminent LSD chemists of the sixties and the person who designed the Grateful Dead's sound systems. Fine in dust jacket with a couple of small, slightly toned patches... More
Amsterdam: Joy Publications, 1969-1974. Tabloid format, early issues on newsprint, later issues on coated stock. Suck was founded in Amsterdam in 1969 by Bill Levy, Germaine Greer, Heathcote Williams and others. It was among the most important underground newspapers of the period, not only because of its enlightened stance on..... More
[London]: SAF Publishing, [2002]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. One of the more interesting '60s counterculture memoirs. Illustrated with photographs. Guthrie recounts his international adventures and drug-taking escapades in the hip scenes of LA, San Francisco, London, Amsterdam, Tangier, and elsewhere. Along the way he encountered Allen Ginsberg, Richie..... More
[Burbank]: Reprise Records, 1967. 45rpm record. One minute cosmetic scuff, else near mint record in very good original sleeve. More
[Burbank]: Reprise Records, 1968. 45rpm record. From Hendrix's "Elecric Ladyland" LP. Touch of spindle wear, else mint record in plain white sleeve. More
[Burbank]: Reprise Records, 1967. 45rpm record in picture sleeve (Reprise 0572). Tiny hole punch through record labels and sleeve, else near mint record in very good minus sleeve with a neatly tape-repaired split to left edge and a split to most of the bottom edge. A rare record priced at..... More
[Burbank]: Reprise Records, 1972. 45rpm record. White label promo copy "Promotional Not For Sale." From Hendrix's "Hendrix in the West" LP. White labels a bit soiled, else mint record in plain white sleeve. More
[Burbank]: Reprise Records, 1970. 45rpm record. From Hendrix's "Band of Gypsies" LP. Mint record in very good original sleeve. More
[Burbank]: Reprise Records, 1968. 45rpm record. One cosmetic scratch, the letter "d" has been added in ink to "Stone Free" label, else near mint record in plain white sleeve. More
Washington, D. C.: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1970. Softbound. First edition. Small ink stamp to front cover, else fine. More
n.p.: Pot Head Experimental Films,1967. Printed in day-glo orange, pink, and purple featuring an illustration of a shade-wearing hippie couple and a scantily-clad hippie gal. "UP-TIGHT SQUARES Join the HIPPIES and their HIP CHICKS they've scored for ACID, POT, & GRASS! THIS IS WHERE IT'S AT...IT'S A SEX FREAK OUT."..... More
Santa Fe: Bajada Pass Media, 1971. 4to. Softbound. First edition. An over-the-top, erotic photo-novel in magazine format with dialog balloons for the characters in the photos. Prints three stories about hippies involved in various sexual escapades including much nudity, drug references (especially marijuana), and countercultural themes. Minute tear to cover..... More
LA: J. P. Tarcher, [1983]. Softbound. First American edition. The autobiography of the man who discovered LSD, including recollections of his time spent with Timothy Leary, Aldous Huxley, Gordon Wasson, and others. Fine (few minute specks of wear). More
LA: William and Victoria Dailey, 1979. Pamphlet. First edition. Landmark catalog from booksellers William and Victoria Dailey offering an amazing selection of rare books and ephemera relating to psychoactive drugs. The first rare book catalog on the subject. Preeminent psychedelic drug literature scholar Michael Horowitz did the descriptions. Foreword by..... More
NY: Harper & Brothers, [1956]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First American edition. The sequel to Huxley's landmark work, The Doors of Perception. Here he compares psychedelics to other forms of visionary experience. Fine in slightly worn, price-clipped dust jacket with a barely perceptible stain to back panel. Among the most..... More
n.p.:n.p., [1955]. Prints a long (29-page) excerpt from Huxley's Heaven and Hell, the first appearance of this important text about Huxley's mescaline experiments. Precedes book publication by a year. A touch of sunning to edges, small, light stain, else near fine. More
Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1982. 4to. Softbound. Later printing. The "Report of a Study by a Committee of the Institute of Medicine Division of Health Sciences Policy." Very slight toning to edges, else about fine and unread. More
[London]: Gen X Publishing/General Publishing Group, [1997]. Square 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Interesting account of Hakman's adventures in the world of surfing and hashish smuggling. Top edge of pages slightly rippled from moisture, else near fine in like dust jacket with a minute puncture to spine... More
Sacramento: The Runcible Spoon, 1968. Narrow 4to. Pamphlet. First edition. Signed by the author. A long poem about hashish, written under the influence. Fine. More
NY: Simon & Schuster, [1987]. Softbound. Second printing. Inscribed "with best wishes Stanley Krippner." Fine. More
LA: LA Free Press, 1967. Tabloid, folded as issued. Headlines: "George Harrison---My Dentist Turned Me On," and "Readers Defend Lovin' Spoonful." Articles and ads devoted to '60s countercultural themes. One page creased, paper slightly toned, very good. More
NY: Macmillan, 1920. Hardbound, lacking the rare dust jacket. First edition. Frontispiece photograph of a Chinese opium packet. A critique of England's involvement in the opium trade. Owner's name, some spots of discoloration to the boards and endpapers, microscopic nick to top of spine, solid very good overall... More
LA: Ultima Books, 1969. First edition of this trade Paperback Original. A "case study of a girl's climax-to-climax search in a freaked-out nightmare of drugs and perversion!" Unlike most titles in the genre, this erotic hippie exploitation "study" has the distinction of having 5 full-page, b&w psychedelic photos of naked..... More
