first edition
1979 · New York
by [DRUGS] GRINSPOON, Lester and James B. Bakalar
New York: Basic Books, Inc, 1979. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (24cm); turquoise cloth, with titling stamped in gilt and metallic purple on spine; dustjacket; xiv,343,[11]pp. Fine in a Very Good+ dustjacket, price-clipped, lightly shelfworn overall, with a few tiny tears. A thoughtful and thorough survey of the nature and quality of psychedelics. Contents cover the major psychedelic drugs (sources and effects), psychedelic plants in preindustrial society through the 20th century, the nature of psychedelic experience, adverse effects and their treatment, therapeutic uses, the legal status of psychedelic drugs, and the future of psychedelic drug use and research. [63552]. (Inventory #: 63552)