Timothy Leary / Psychedelic Experience Manual Based on the Tibetan Signed 1st ed

Description: Tim Leary Inscribes a Drug Book to His MotherThe Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead Author: Leary, Timothy; Ralph Metzner and Richard Alpert [Ram Dass] Title: The Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead Publication: New York: University Books, 1964. First Edition Edition: First Edition Description: Hardcover. One of the more recognizable books on psychedelic drugs from the 1960s, a guide to navigating death of the ego by three of the most well-known early proponents of the use of LSD. The first printing was 10,000 copies and 60,000 hardcovers were eventually sold (Timothy Leary: A Biography by Robert Greenfield, p. 219)"The authors were engaged in a program of experiments with LSD and other psychedelic drugs at Harvard University until sensational national publicity unfairly concentrating on student interest in the drugs, led to the suspension of the experiments. Since then, the authors have continued their work without academic auspices"-from the front cover. "The Psychedelic Experience was taken so seriously by LSD users that when people failed to have the experience described within its covers, they blamed themselves. Somehow they had failed the acid trip."-Greenfield, p. 219.159 pages. 8-1/4 by 9-1/2 inches. New. First edition (first printing, with no indication of later printings). A near fine copy in illustrated boards with minor wear to the spine ends; no dust jacket, as issued. This is a remarkable copy from the library of Ronald K. Siegel, a psychopharmacologist at UCLA and a major collector of drug-related books. It is inscribed by Leary, "Presented with deepest love to my mother. Tim 9-64.""On October 17, 1978, Abigail Leary died in Springfield at the age of ninety-two...Although she had once been her son's foremost champion and protector, Abigail had had no real contact with him in more than a decade. In his writings, Tim Leary made no mention of her death. Nor did he attend her funeral."-Greenfiedl biography, p. 532. Seller ID: 8404 Subject: 1960s, Association Copy, Counterculture, Drugs, NONFICTION Downtown Brown Books has been selling on eBay since 1998. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), the International Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), and the Cascade Booksellers Association (CBA), and we adhere to their codes of ethics. Condition grading is done in compliance with IOBA's published standards. Terms All orders ship within one business day. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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