An Essay on Hasheesh
Victor RobinsonNew York: Dingwall-Rock, 1930.
Third Edition.
19.5cm x 12.5cm. 91 pages. Purple cloth, gilt lettering, no jacket.
“A minor classic, combining experimental reports with sophisticated wit: totally unlike every other book on the subject.” (Phantastica 244). Victor Robinson (1886-1947) was a Ukranian-American physician and medical historian. Stated Second Edition though technically the third after first appearing privately in 1912 and then in a trade edition in 1925.
Spine and edges of lower board discoloured. Minor soiling and rubbing to cloth. Minor to moderate foxing. Good Condition.
Jenkins is exhibiting at the Melbourne Rare Book Fair.
Online orders can still be placed and will ship from August 18.
AU$150.00
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