Lsd Problem Child by Albert Hofmann (68 results)

Condition: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Condition: New.

Condition: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Paper Back. Condition: Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very good +. First American Edition. 209p, octavo. A very good + copy in pictorial wraps. Minor wear to edges, covers lightly rubbed, small scuff at crown.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. xii + 210 pages with appendix. Fine, as new. 6th printing.

Foreword by Stanislav Grof; Translated by Jonathon Ott; 219 pages. Paperback in very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.8.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First American Edition. First published in German in 1979 as "LSD - Mein Sorgenkind." The inside story of the birth of the Psychedelic Age, the good doctor's tortuous journey of discovery, including the accidents, and his scary personal experiment with his new creation. We meet such iconic persons as Aldous Huxley, Timothy Leary, Gordon Wason, and Ernst Junger. Discover the complexity and moral dilemma of the drug that offers both promise and danger. Psilocybin (and other hallucinogens) can be seen as "cracks in the edifice of materialistic rationality." Black, cloth-covered boards, still shiny w/no visible wear, and orange titling on spine. Binding very tight. Former owners name inside front cover. text clean and bright. DJ lightly edge worn in mylar cover. Inquiries encouraged. Photos available. Professional book seller with storefront since 1975. All orders carefully packaged and promptly shipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st American. 209pp.; HB blk.w/orange; fine condition w/clean,tight pgs. DJ blk.w/orange-photo cover(blk.w/yellow on spine); slight rub w/sml.chips&tears. " .not only contributes to our understanding of the use of hallucinogens in Western culture, but also offers us an inside look into the life of one of the world's great chemists." isbn 0070293252.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good. First Edition. First edition, hardcover, has bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, light rubbing to the covers, a touch of staining to the edges of the text block, and occasional underlining in blue pen throughout the text. Overall, a solid, Near Very Good copy in a like, clipped dust jacket, which has mild bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, wear with a few short tears to the cover edges, a .75" loss to the head of the rear hinge, and rubbing to the covers. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good plus. 1st Edition. A fine copy, bright and clean inside and out. In a very good plus dust jacket (price-clipped) with slight rubbing to edges and light foxing to reverse. SIGNED BY ALBERT HOFMANN and the book's translator on the title page. Swiss chemist Hofmann is famously known for being the first to synthesize, ingest and learn of the psychedelic effects of LSD. Interviewed shortly before his 100th birthday, Hofmann called LSD "medicine for the soul" and its uses therapeutically are becoming increasingly evident today. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Limited - (republished). 232pp.incl.index; HB violet w/gilt; fine condition w/clean,tight pgs. DJ blk.w/white spine-photo cover; fine condition. "The current revival of the psychedelic aesthetic in art, design, fashion, music and film is testament to the revolutionary power of LSD." "This volume is one of a limited edition of 100 books signed by Drs. Hofmann and Grof, printed and bound in 2006 exclusively for MAPS." No.44 of 100. illus. 5.75x9". Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st American. 209pp.; HB blk.w/orange; fine condition w/clean,tight pgs. DJ blk.w/orange-photo cover; slight rub w/sml.chips&tears. " .not only contributes to our understanding of the use of hallucinogens in Western culture, but also offers us an inside look into the life of one of the world's great chemists." signed by Hofmann & Ott w/letter of authenticity. isbn 0070293252 5.5x8.5". Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Black cloth boards with orange spine lettering; xiii, 209 pp; bw chemical formula diagram on rear page. "Albert Hofmann, who died in 2008 aged 102, first synthesized lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) in 1938, but the results of animal tests were so unremarkable that the chemical was abandoned. Driven by intuition, he synthesized it again in 1943, and serendipitously noticed its profound effects on himself. Although his work produced other important drugs, including methergine, hydergine and dihydroergotamine, it was LSD that shaped his career. After his discovery of LSD's properties, Hofmann spent years researching sacred plants. He succeeded in isolating and synthesizing the active compounds in the Psilocybe mexicana mushroom, which he named psilocybin and psilocin." - website description. Contents include: LSD, my problem child: Introduction -- How LSD originated -- LSD in animal experiments and biological research -- Chemical modifications of LSD -- Use of LSD in psychiatry -- From remedy to inebriant -- The Mexican relatives of LSD : [the sacred mushroom Teonanácatl, psilocybine and psilocine, the "magic morning glory" Ololiuhqui, and the "magic plant" Ska María Pastora] -- Radiance from Ernest Jünger -- Meeting with Aldous huxley -- Correspondence with the poet-physician Walter Vogt -- Various visitors -- LSD experience and reality -- Appendix: Chemical formulæ. -- Insights/Outlooks: Introduction -- The transmitter-receiver model of reality -- Security in the natural-scientific worldview -- On possession -- The sun as nuclear power-plant. Good+ (ex-library with library labels on spine (half torn off with sticker residue and inside rear cover, library stamp on block, front end page and title page verso. Soiling to ffep. Chipping to top of spine. All other pages are clean and clear with tight binding.).

Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by Albert Hofmann and the book's translator, Jonathan Ott, on the title page. xiv, 210 pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth lettered in orange. Fine in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light edge wear and a few faint indentations to the front panel. The memoirs of the discoverer of LSD, a Swiss chemist working for Sandoz Laboratories at the time. Uncommon signed.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by Albert Hofmann on the half title page and inscribed to a former owner. xiv, 210 pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth lettered in orange. Near Fine with small marginal staining to several leaves in a Very Good+ unclipped dust jacket with fading to spine, wear and light chipping at spine ends and light staining to upper panel. Light toning and foxing to verso.The memoirs of the discoverer of LSD, a Swiss chemist working for Sandoz Laboratories at the time. Uncommon signed.