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Published by Christopher Johnson, 1952
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Good. 1952. First Edition. 112 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen inscription to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is darkened. Visible wear marks to boards.
Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A solid, presentable copy of the 1952 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light soiling to the panels, mild darkening along the spine and light wear at its tips. 12mo, chapters include "Drugs and Dope", "Marijuana in the United States", "Indian Hemp in England", The Effects of Cannabis Indica", etc. With a Foreword by H. Pullar-Strecker, M.D., Hon. Secretary, Society for the Study of Addiction.
Published by Christopher Johnson, London, 1952
Seller: Boojum and Snark Books, Kanab, UT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition/first printing with dustcover. This copy is distinguished by the reviews from medical journals (Practitioner, August 1952; Lancet, May 1952) pasted to the front pastedown and the front free endpaper, respectively. Red boards, gilt spine lettering (bright), 7 1/2 x 5 inches, 112 pp., bibliography. Book good (moderate warp to boards; dust soiling, top edge of book block). Dustcover good (moderate edgewear and sunning/browning). The reviews are humorous. "Unfortunately, he (the author) is not content to present facts but embarks on a series of imaginative flights. He devotes one chapter to an apparently serious consideration of hashish as the drug for the 'perfect crime,' the victim being driven mad by small undetectable doses of it and confined sine die in a mental hospital by psychiatrists who are presumably incapable of differentiating between toxic delirium and psychosis. He also speculates whether the change in the Russian temperament is not due to widespread admixture of the weed with the Soviet wheat, and is concerned at our importation of Russian wheat lest the poison should be introduced into our bellies and brains." (1722RO090).
Published by Christopher Johnson, London, 1952
Seller: Vintage Books and Fine Art, Oxford, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Editon. 8vo. A scarce 1952 1st edition of "a study of Britian's new drug problem.the author makes sensational disclosures of the powerful and sinister effects of Indian hemp, the potential use of which demands immediate action by the authorities." Red Cloth. Gilt title on spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Slight wear to the top and bottom edges. Dust jacket has a small one-inch damp stain on top of spine affecting the word Indian. Mild rubbing and edge wear, mainly at spine ends and corners. Mild age toning. A handsome edition of a study of the oldest drug in the world.