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High Priest
by Leary, Timothy
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: The World Publishing Company [1968], 1968. First edition. Hardcover. Very near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [17], 2-353, [5] pp. Quarter black cloth over yellow and grey patterned paper boards with gold lettering on the spine. Black endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $7.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with numerous full-page black and white photographs and drawings by Allen Atwell and Michael Green. With a newspaper clipping from December of 1968, detailing the drug charges brought against Leary and his wife and son. Leary's semi-religious, semi-cultic text organized around 16 LSD trips he completed over the span of three years. In his prefatory note he states this book is dedicated to the beginning and flourishing of the League of Spiritual Discovery. A perfect example of the culture of the '60s, and of the radical social changes taking place in the West. The jacket design perfectly reflects the psychedelic nature of the book. A tiny brown spot on the bottom textblock; jacket has a touch of edge wear.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000011158
- Title
- High Priest
- Author
- Leary, Timothy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Company [1968]
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
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About the Seller
Evening Star Books
Biblio member since 2007
Madison, Wisconsin
About Evening Star Books
We buy and sell rare and fine books in many fields. Our interests include philosophy, modern first editions, and works of historical or intellectual interest. In addition to bookselling, we regularly do valuations and appraisals for non-IRS purposes. Evening Star Books is a Limited Liability Company.
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