The Pizza Connection; Laywers, Drugs and the Mafia.
New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988. illus. 442pp. 8vo, 1/2 maroon cloth, d.w. New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, (1988). Book Club Edition. Near Fine. More
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1970. Poster. 41 x 27 inches. This movie poster features Mick Jagger and James Fox in four different large-scale headshots, as themselves and in the film. Performance is a 1970 British crime drama film directed by Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg, written by Cammell and photographed by Roeg. The film stars James Fox as a violent and ambitious London gangster who, after killing an old friend, goes into hiding at the home of a reclusive rock star (Mick Jagger). This..... More
The Addictive States.
Baltimore: Williams & Wlkins, 1968. 84 illustrations & 58 tables, 520pp. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1968. Very good (+). Volume 46. More
Opium and the People: Opiate Use in Ninteenth-Century England
New York: St. Martin's, 1981. Sparsely illustrated in b/w. 370pp. Thick 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: St. Martin's, (1981). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Cannabinastrum Flore Purpurascente
Rome: Sumptibus Bouchard et Gravier. Botanical print. Copper engraving with hand coloring. Plate 39. Page measures 14 1/2" x 9" Richly colored illustration of a cannabis plant published in Giorgio Bonelli's Hortus Romanus, known as one of the most significant Italian contributions to 18th century botanical printmaking. This rare botanical masterpiece was published from 1772-1793 in an original set of eight volumes. The bold hand-coloring of the images, and in particular their blue borders, makes these images stand out as..... More
Naked Lunch.
New York: Grove, 1959. 8vo, black cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Grove Press, (1959). First American Edition. The first issue dust wrapper is lightly chipped at the edges, but not price-clipped. Autographed by Burroughs on the title page. More
The Mystery of The Leaping Fish
Poster. Offset lithograph. 40.75" x 27". Unlined A theatrical movie poster for the 1916 short comedy film starring Douglas Fairbanks, Bessie Love, and Alma Rubens. A short silent film about a drug-abusing detective, this comedy is a parody of Sherlock Holmes and a lighthearted portrayal of cocaine and opium use in the early 20th century. A year prior to the film's release, the Harrison Act was put into effect, beginning an increasingly strict attitude towards drug enforcement and use in..... More
The Drug Dilemma.
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1969. xiii + 139pp. Slim 8vo, cloth, dust wrapper; tear to dust wrapper mended with clear tape, rubbed. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, (1969). A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More
Samuna Arbor magica Hayac Huasca Smilax magica; Ayahuasca
Uncolored copper engraving. Image measures 10.25" x 7", sheet measures 13.75" x 9.5". In very good condition. A fascinating early depiction of ayahuasca, a psychoactive concoction made from the caapi vine (identified here as 'Hayac Huasca') and chacruna (identified here in Quechua as 'Samuna'). This brew has very strong psychedelic properties and is used in shamanic ceremonies throughout the Amazon. Engraved by Antonio Giovanni Faldoni who was based in Asolo, Italy (1690-1770). Rare. More
The World According to Dope:; A Guide to International Drug Production
Farmingdale, NY: Trans-High Corporation, 1985. Map. Measures 10 7/8" x 16 1/8". Published as the centerfold of High Times Magazine, issue No. 121, September 1985, this unusual map shows the geography of the global drug trade in the 1980s. Distorting the size and scale of continents and oceans, the map is naively drawn to show generalized information through icons and informally written text. Simple icons represent various parts of production and trade, including growing, refining, and money laundering. The mapmaker..... More
The Opium Clippers
Glasgow: Brown, Son, 1933. Many black & white illustrations and plans with a chart of the Bay of Bengal and the South China Sae as endpapers. 392 pages, small thick 4to, decorative royal blue cloth, one corner of cover bumped and a small label removed from bottom of spine. Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson, (1933). First Edition. Some pages are a bit way, still a very good(+) bright copy. More
An Anatomy of Addiction: Sigmund Freud, William Halstead, and the Miracle Drug Cocaine
New York: Pantheon, 2011. Illustrated. xx + 314 pages, 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Pantheon Books, (2011). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Swordfish; A True Story of Ambition, Savagery, and Betrayal
New York: Pantheon, 1993. Illus. 606pp. 8vo, 1/2 tan cloth, d.w. and cloth lightly soiled. New York: Pantheon Books, (1993). Investigation of the DEA undercover operation to end the money laundering network of a Colombian drug cartel. More
Swordfish; A True Story of Ambition, Savagery, and Betrayal
New York: Pantheon, 1993. Illus. 606pp. 8vo, 1/2 tan cloth, d.w. New York: Pantheon Books, (1993). Fine Presentation copy. Investigation of the DEA undercover operation to end the money laundering network of a Colombian drug cartel. More
Yesterday's Addicts; American Society and Drug Abuse, 1865-1920
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1974. 8vo, pr. wrs. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1974). Very good. More
Marihuana and Medicine.
Totowa: Humana Press, 1999. Illustrated, 826pp, 4to, printed glossy blue boards. Totowa, New Jersey: Humana Press, 1999. A fine copy. More
Tales from Five Chimneys
London: Mills & Boon, 1914. 8vo, cloth; small nick at top of spine. London: Mills & Boon, n.d. (1914). First Edition. More
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A Compleat History of Druggs [sic]... Divided into Three Classes, Vegetable, Animal and Mineral; with their Use in Physick, Chymistry, Pharmacy, and several other Arts.
London: Bonwicke, 1725. Two volumes bound in one. Illustrated with 400 copperplate engravings on 86 plates. Some top margins of the plates are closely trimmed. Rubricated titles. [24 preface and catalogue of seeds], 419 pages, 5 page index (lacks final leaf). Small thick 4to, full contemporary calf, re-cased with part of the original spine laid down; inner hinges re-enforced. London: Published by printed for R. Borwicke, and R. Wilkin, 1725. Second Edition. Overall a very good copy. The first volume..... More
The Young Die Quietly: The Narcotics Problem in America.
New York: William Morrow, 1972. 192pp. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. N.Y.: William Morrow, 1972. More
The Great Drug War; And Radical Proposals that could make America safe again.
New York: Macmillan, 1987. 401pp. 8vo, 1/2 red cloth, d.w. soiled, first 30pp. creased in lower right margin. New York: Macmillan, (1987). More
The Hot Girls of Weimar Berlin
Los Angeles: Feral House, 2002. Introduction by Jerry Stahl. Extensively illustrated. vii + 109pp., tall 8vo, stiff, glossy pictorial wrappers; small dampstain upper corner of pages. Los Angeles: Feral House, 2002. A very good copy. More
The Cocaine Kids; The Inside Story of a Teenage Drug Ring
Reading: Addison-Wesley, 1989. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. Reading: Addison-Wesley, (1989). Fine Author's experiences with eight teenage drug dealers from Northern Manhattan from 1982 to 1986. More
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