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La Mort de Philae
AU$400.00 Read MoreAdd to cartPierre Loti; Geo Colucci
Paris: Editions Rene Kieffer, 1924.The Death of Philae (English title: Egypt), a tale set around the submerging of the island of Philae with the construction of the Aswan Low Dam on the river Nile. The first edition with illustrations by Geo Colucci. One of 460 numbered copies on vellum (of a total edition of 500), in a fine half leather binding signed Ch. De Samblax with the original wrappers bound in.
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The Idol: Opium, Heroin, Morphine and Their Kingdoms
AU$4,000.00 Read MoreAdd to cartDr. Cantala
New York: Botwen Printing Co., 1924.Considered one of the scarcest books in all of psychoactive drug literature and one of the most important on opiate addiction, predicting the development of synthetic opioids by some 35 years. “Devoted to the medical and social uses of opiates, including sections on opium dens, needlemania, the psychology of the addict, the nature of opiate intoxication, love among addicts, etc. There are chapters on cocaine and hashish, and another on Dr. Cantala’s method of cure.” (William Dailey via Gertz: Dope Menace pp. 30). One of a small number bound in cloth with the original wrapper illustration mounted. 4 copies recorded in OCLC, all in the United States.
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Phantastica: Die Betaubenden und Erregenden Genussmittel
AU$800.00 Read MoreAdd to cartL. Lewin
Berlin: Georg Stilke, 1924.First edition of the psychedelic classic by German pharmacologist Louis Lewin (1850-1929). Set the standard for the classification of psychoactive drugs: Inebriantia (Inebriants such as alcohol or ether), Excitantia (Stimulants such as Khat or Amphetamine), Euphorica (Euphoriants and Narcotics such as Heroin), Hypnotica (Tranquilizers such as Kava), Phantastica (Hallucinogens or Entheogens such as Peyote or Ayahuasca). Later translated into French, Italian, and English, the 1931 English edition said to be Aldous Huxley’s introduction to drug literature.
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Savage Life in Central Australia
AU$600.00 Read MoreAdd to cartG. Horne; G. Aiston
London: Macmillan and Co., 1924.Study of the Wangkangurru (Wonkonguru) and Dieri people. Photographic illustrations throughout.
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The Queensland Bank Officer: The Official Organ of the United Bank Officers Association, Queensland (Vol. V., No. 9. November 15th, 1924)
AU$30.00 Read MoreAdd to cartThe United Bank Officers’ Association of Queensland
[Brisbane]: The United Bank Officers’ Association of Queensland, 1924. -
Monte-Carlo 1924 Programme Officiel de ‘lOpera et des Fetes
AU$60.00 Read MoreAdd to cartRaoul Gunsbourg
Paris: De Brunoff, 1924.Souvenir program for the Monte Carlo Opera. Contains period advertisements and portraits and biographies of the cast and makers.