The Hasheesh Eater: Being Passages from the Life of a Pythagorean
by [LUDLOW, Fitz Hugh]
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1857. First edition. 8vo. 371, [1] pp. Publisher's plum-brown cloth stamped in gilt and blind; spine faded, extremities rubbed, some foxing throughout First edition of the "first full-length work of American drug literature" (Horowitz), the first book on cannabis in English and the author's first book. Ludlow (1836-1870) began his experiments with drugs as a teenager in Poughkeepsie; the present work recounts his hallucinogenic experiences with large doses of cannabis extract while a student at Union College. PROVENANCE: James B. Weller (early ownership signature in pencil on title)REFERENCE: Horowitz, Phantastica, no. 153; Wright II, 1592
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- Bull's Head Rare Books (US)
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- Title
- The Hasheesh Eater:
- Author
- [LUDLOW, Fitz Hugh]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1857
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