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
SF: Privately published by G. G. Harrison, 1967. Two legal-size mimeographed sheets stapled in the corner. This issue devoted to bad LSD trips, stating that "Bad Trips are good trips in disguise," including personal accounts from several trippers who, despite some unpleasantness, had a positive experience. Old creases where previously... More
Washington, DC: Drug Enforcement Administration/U. S. Dept. of Justice, 1980. 4to. Pamphlet. First edition. Law enforcement guide on how to identify illegal drugs, profusely illustrated with color photographs of the various categories of drugs. Includes a glossary of slang terms, list of treatment centers, bibliography, etc. Very good. More
Washington, D. C.: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1970. Softbound. First edition. Small ink stamp to front cover, else fine. More
n.p.:n.p., [1962]. 6pp. An offprint form the January-March 1962 issue of Journal of Clinical and Experimental Psychology & Quarterly Review of Psychiatry and Neurology. An interesting paper that explores the theory that hypnosis can be used to stop an LSD experience and to recreate an LSD experience. Early paper from..... 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
Germany: Nacht Schatten, [2003]. 16mo. Hardbound in dust jacket. First German edition of this collection of essays. Presentation copy inscribed by Hofmann to fellow author and psychedelic researcher, Ralph Metzner on the occasion of Ralph's visit to Hofmann's home shortly after the conference celebrating his 100th birthday: "Fur / Ralph... More
Santa Cruz: Psychedelic Education Center, 1993. Tabloid, folded as issued. Prints "The Sayings of Michael Hollingshead," also articles on LSD and astrology, drug shamans, mushrooms, ketamine, Kirlian photos of peyote, contributions by Michael Horowitz, Bruce Eisner, and much more. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Touch of toning to edges, about fine. More
[NY: Fuck You Press,1964]. 4to. "Attention poets, historians, flame brains, spaceouts, & madmen Herbert Huncke Reads! from his absolute work." This was a very early reading for Huncke preceding publication of his first book. Le Metro was an important, though short-lived, mid-sixties showcase for the N.Y.C. avant-garde. A 1964 reading..... 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: Privately published, 1983. Gold-edged, stiff white card printed in black. In addition to celebrating Mick's birthday, guests were also invited to participate in the launch of "Jagger" by Carey Schofield. This is Steve Abrams' personal invitation with his name handwritten in the corner. A superb association since Abrams was... More
NY: Exposition Press, [1973]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. "In the cold, beautiful Arizona desert, Tripper and her Tribe got zonked on peyote---In an instant the universe became manifest, exploding into galaxies of light and color, from a forgotten and unknowable origin, completely obliterating the past. It was the... More
New York: n.p., 1960. Important early Beat anthology including contributions by Kerouac, Ginsberg, Corso, Frank O'Hara, Ashbery, Orlovsky, photographs by Robert Frank, and more. Includes the complete text of Fitz Hugh Ludlow's The Hashish Eater, the first full-length work of American drug literature. Some toning (less than usual), paper still... More
NY: Viking, 1973. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Inscribed by Kesey with a drawing: "For Lee: / For whom there is / Frolick! / Ken Kesey / May, 1976 (line drawing of stars and stripes)." Also inscribed by fellow Prankster Ken Babbs: "For Lee Mars and / slow... More
Millbrook, NY: Neo-American Church, 1967. 4to. Softbound. First edition. Inscribed by Kleps: "To J. D. A knowledge of things would teach them hour by hour that law is but a heathen word for power. Om Art." A cartoon coloring book that starts with an image of apes eating psychedelic mushrooms... More
Burlington, VT: Neo-American Church, 1975. Tabloid. The correct first edition of Klep's detailed, and very entertaining account of life at Leary's Millbrook enclave during its heyday. Features a large front cover map of the Millbrook estate. This precedes book publication by two years. Kleps, a former associate of Leary, founded... More
[Millbrook, NY: Kriya Press, 1967]. Softbound (no cloth issued). The correct first edition. Illustrated with drawings, photographs, and graphics. Kleps was an associate of Leary's at Millbrook who went on to start the Neo-American Church, one of a handful of psychedelic churches that flourished during the era. This psychedelic religious... 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: Parapsychology Foundation, [1970]. Hardbound, issued without dust jacket. First edition. A collection of papers from a conference on parapsychology, including material on psychedelic drugs, with essays by Thelma Moss, Charles Tart, Stanley Krippner, and others. Fine. More
NY: Simon & Schuster, [1987]. Softbound. Second printing. Inscribed "with best wishes Stanley Krippner." Fine. 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
[SF]: Auerhahn Press, 1959. Pamphlet. First edition. Texts advocating the legalization of drugs by Lamantia and Artaud. Cover photographs by Wallace Berman of Lamantia injecting a syringe into his arm. One of Berman's earliest book covers (if not the first). A fine, fresh copy without the usual soiling and discoloration... More