No place: no publisher, no date [ca. 1967]. Printed cardboard box featuring a cover illustration of a couple floating in outer space with the Earth in the background. The aesthetic of the graphic design is a blend of early '60s "Bewitched," "I Dream of Jeannie," and "The Jetsons," as exemplified..... More
[SF: Last Gasp, 1995]. Hardbound, issued without dust jacket. First edition. Inscribed by Leary. A graphic novel, illustrated by Robert Williams and others. Inscribed copies of the trade edition are scarcer than the signed limited of which there were 500 copies. Fine. More
No place: The Botherhood of Eternal Love, ca. 1968. The front of the card prints a multicolored, detailed psychedelic illustration of a pastoral fantasy scene encircled by a flame-like mandala motif that includes a long-tailed dragon at the bottom. Above the illustration is printed "Merry Christmas / Happy New Year"..... More
No place: The Botherhood of Eternal Love, ca. 1968. The card, in the shape of a butterfly, has the top of the butterfly's wings printed in many colors, the bottom features an illustration of stars in a nighttime sky. There is a hole punched through the card to accommodate a...... More
No place: The Botherhood of Eternal Love, ca. 1968. Printed in several colors with an illustration of the sun shining behind a rainbow that is poking through a white cloud from which colored drops are falling on a green and yellow lawn. Above the rainbow illustration the Brotherhood motto "Let..... More
LA: Starseed/Peace Press, 1977. Softbound. Second printing. Inscribed by Leary to Helen Valdez, his first secretary who worked with him for 15 years: "To Helen, Thanx for your constant bubbling sense of humor. Love Tim Leary." A nice association since Valdez worked with Leary in Oakland at the Kaiser Foundation..... More
LA: Falcon Press, 1987. Softbound. Later printing. A revised edition of Exo-Psychology. Signed by Leary. Near fine. More
[Port Townsend, WA]: Process Media, [2013]. 4to. Hardbound in blue, faux suede-covered boards with an illustrated plate affixed to the cover showing a naked woman emerging from the smoke of a hookah. First edition in English of this charming tale ("a great Oriental Romance") about hashish originally published in Germany..... More
SF: Fitz Hugh Ludlow Memorial Library, 1974. Twelve folding notecards featuring rare graphics of opium smokers and other drug images from the 19th Century and earlier. The wrap-around band is lacking. Fine. More
U. S. Government Printing Office, 1974. Softbound. First edition. A Senate report on the marijuana "problem." Spine faded, very good. More
Providence, RI: Model(?)Art Co., 1958. Beat-era marijuana spoof item: "Marri-Warner Tobacco Co. Old Reefer Unfiltered Cigarettes A Blend of Selected Leaves and Processed Poppy." Also states: "The Smoke That Sends You" and "Fly High With Old Reefer." This brand "sold only to undiscriminating smokers" promises to give you "happy dream..... More
SF: San Francisco Art Institute, 1987. Square 4to. First edition. Exhibition packet for the landmark "Cure of Souls" exhibition of LSD blotter art at the San Francisco Art Institute. Curated by Mark McCloud, the foremost collector and scholar on the subject. Consists of a psychedelic, elaborate three-panel interlocking gatefold cover..... More
NY: Psychedelic Solution, 1988. Nine oversize postcards featuring very colorful and intricate details from psychedelic blotter art designs. Included here is an additional card announcing an event at the gallery in honor of Timothy Leary whose photograph appears on the front. As new. The lot:. More
Boston: Theodore Metcalf, [ca. 1910]. Envelope printed on both sides with one side featuring a color illustration of a woman and a coca plant, and the other side printing: "Metcalf's Coca Wine A Wonderful Restorative of Vocal Mental and Natural Powers. Assuages thirst and hunger and promotes digestion. For loss..... More
[Washington: U. S. Government Printing Office, ca. 1920]. Small certificate nicely printed with ornamental border allowing doctors to dispense opiates, etc. Paper uniformly toned, else very near fine (3.5" x 6.25"). More
Boston: Privately published, 1921. Pamphlet. First edition. Anti-drug tract from the then District Attorney of Suffolk County, MA. Discrete owner's name stamped to front cover, vertical center crease, couple of passages marked in the margin, very good. More
LA: Privately published, 2016. A pack of rolling papers given to VIP attendees of the Richard Prince curated High Times show that took place at the Blum & Poe Gallery in LA, 2016. The pack is illustrated with a b&w drawing of a "hippie" by Prince with his facsimile signature..... More
SF: Michael Zagaris, 1974. The photograph shows a blonde, bespectacled Lou Reed using the microphone cord to tie himself off while he injects a syringe into his right arm. This print is from the archive of Jon Goodchild, the original art director for OZ magazine until he was lured to..... More
[Berkeley: Rubin for Mayor Committee, 1967]. 8vo (we've also encountered a slightly larger format version of this---no priority known). Pamphlet. First edition of the author's first book. A promotional booklet for Rubin's campaign for mayor of Berkeley, stating his positions on the draft, marijuana, Vietnam, abortion, and more. Nicely designed..... More
London: Peter Owen, [1972]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First British edition (preceding the American). The author travels through Mexico looking for (and experimenting with) hallucinogenic mushrooms. Illustrated with drawings. Discrete owner's name, else fine in dust jacket with a short tear to front panel and a couple of small stains..... More
[San Diego: Corinth/Leisure Books, 1966]. First edition of this Paperback Original. A classic of the genre featuring cover art by Robert Bonfils, arguably one of the best lurid exploitation covers of all time, rivaling (perhaps surpassing) his work on Narco Nympho. The design depicts naked female bodies writhing inside a...... More
n.p.:n.p., [1972]. Issued in support of the 1972 Marijuana Initiative. Printed in many colors against a blue background. Fine (approx. 23" x 18"). More
n.p.:n.p., [1972]. "Re-Legalize Marijuana." Printed in green on white stock. Few faint spots of foxing to one end, else very good plus to near fine. More
