Add this copy of Mushrooms, Russia, and History to cart. $13,500.00, like new condition, Sold by Burnside Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Portland, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1957 by Pantheon Books.
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First edition. Copy 494 of 510 numbered copies. xxi, [1], 212, [4]; xii, [213]-433, [3] pp. With eighty-two full pages plates and three vignettes. Twenty-six of the plates are watercolors of mushrooms by Jean Henri Fabri. The remaining collotypes were printed by Fratelli Alinari. Fold-out chart in rear pocket. All plates with captioned tissue guards. Two folio volumes bound in publisher's green cloth with crimson spine labels, lettered in gilt with gilt topstain. Fine volumes in the original glassine jackets, which despite shrinking and toning with age as they inevitably do, are in excellent shape. In a Fine slipcase. Rare in any shape but especially this beautiful. A brilliant set of this attractive, profusely-illustrated examination of mycology and mushrooms in world history. It includes the famous first appearance (later reprinted in a diluted form in Life magazine) of the Wasson's first encounter with Maria Sabina and their first experience with psilocybine, a trip funded by the CIA. Their account inspired Timothy Leary and many others to try psychedelic mushrooms. A seminal book in the search for alternate realities.
Add this copy of Mushrooms, Russia, and History to cart. $13,741.00, Sold by Zubal Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cleveland, OH, UNITED STATES, published 1957 by NY: Pantheon Books.
Edition:
1957, NY: Pantheon Books
Hardcover
Details:
Publisher:
NY: Pantheon Books
Published:
1957
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17763552806
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Limited to 510 numbered sets; xxi, 432 pp., plates, folding plate in sleeve at the back of the second volume; original green cloth, t.e.g., fine in tattered glassine jackets and a good slipcase; the slipcase is worn at two corners. -If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request.
Add this copy of Mushrooms, Russia, and History to cart. $15,000.00, good condition, Sold by Burnside Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Portland, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1957 by Pantheon Books.
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First edition. Signed by both Robert Gordon Wasson and Valentina Pavlovna Wasson on the half title, inscribed to former owners in the year of publication, May 18, 1957. Copy 315 of 510 numbered copies. xxi, [1], 212, [4]; xii, [213]-433, [3] pp. With eighty-two full pages plates and three vignettes. Twenty-six of the plates are watercolors of mushrooms by Jean Henri Fabri. The remaining collotypes were printed by Fratelli Alinari. Fold-out chart in rear pocket. All plates with captioned tissue guards. Two folio volumes bound in publisher's green cloth with crimson spine labels, lettered in gilt with gilt topstain. Near Fine with light foxing to cloth and edges, in a Very Good+, slightly soiled slipcase. Volumes in original protective glassine jackets that are missing large chips and wrinkled. An excellent set of this attractive, profusely-illustrated examination of mycology and mushrooms in world history. It includes the famous first appearance (later reprinted in a diluted form in Life magazine) of the Wasson's first encounter with Maria Sabina and their first experience with psilocybine. Their account inspired Timothy Leary and many others to try psychedelic mushrooms. A seminal book in the search for alternate realities.
