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Publication Date: 1965
Seller: PRISCA, Paris, France
Couverture souple. Condition: Comme neuf. (Nouvelles Investigations sur Les Champignons Hallucinogenes p.[111]-) with colour frontispiece, 11 plates with titled tissue guards 6 b&w from photos and drawings, 5 colour from drawings) and b&w illustrations (some coloured) in text. near fine Gordon Wasson's compilation of historical sources and his discussion of the mushrooms in Mexico. Heim's descriptive and taxonomic studies; documentation of psycho-physiological effects; and accounts by Hofmann and others of the chemistry and pharmacology of psilocybine. contains further observations, descriptive studies, and additional accounts of ingestion. An early classic in perfect condition.Wasson's Mexican Mushroom Trip. The lavishly produced, pioneering study of the sacred mushrooms of Mexico, embracing anthropology, archology, natural history and chemistry. Beginning in 1953, Heim accompanied R. Gordon Wasson on his expediitions to Mexico and subsequently brought samples to Albert Hofmann, who isolated the hallucinogenic compounds psilocybine and psilocine at the Sandoz laboratories. The first volume includes Wasson's detailed compilation of historical and archival sources and his discussion of the mushrooms in contemporary Mexico; Heim's descriptive and taxonomic studies; documentation of psycho-physiological effects; and accounts by Hofmann and others of the chemistry and pharmacology of psilocybine. The second volume contains further ethnological and anthropological observations, descriptive studies, and additional accounts of ingestion.
Published by Paris: Éditions du Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, 1958
Seller: PRISCA, Paris, France
Couverture souple. Condition: Comme neuf. Folio. Illustrated with several diagrams and drawings throughout the text, three fold-out tables, and 36 full page plates following text, many in color. A comprehensive text on the hallucinogenic mushrooms of Mexico, this volume combines natural and social science to describe not only the biology and growth patterns of psychotropic mushrooms, but also their use by various groups of people. Indeed, the use of these mushrooms dates back to ancient times, when they were used in religious ceremonies as a means to communicate with the gods. The authors, R. Heim, a botanist, and R. Gordon Wasson, an ethno-mycologist, used evidence from several expeditions to Mexico along with records held by the Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle in Paris to inform their research. Wasson, whose research involved participating in some of these religious ceremonies, which were still practiced in some parts of Mexico, was one of the first Western researchers to study the subject. Paris: Éditions du Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, 1958.
Published by Paris: Éditions du Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, 1958
Seller: PRISCA, Paris, France
First Edition
Couverture souple. Condition: Comme neuf. Edition originale. Folio. Illustrated with several diagrams and drawings throughout the text, three fold-out tables, and 36 full page plates following text, many in color. A comprehensive text on the hallucinogenic mushrooms of Mexico, this volume combines natural and social science to describe not only the biology and growth patterns of psychotropic mushrooms, but also their use by various groups of people. Indeed, the use of these mushrooms dates back to ancient times, when they were used in religious ceremonies as a means to communicate with the gods. The authors, R. Heim, a botanist, and R. Gordon Wasson, an ethno-mycologist, used evidence from several expeditions to Mexico along with records held by the Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle in Paris to inform their research. Wasson, whose research involved participating in some of these religious ceremonies, which were still practiced in some parts of Mexico, was one of the first Western researchers to study the subject. Paris: Éditions du Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, 1958. Soft Cover. Etat : Very Good. First Edition.
Published by Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1965
Seller: Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery, Truth or consequences, NM, U.S.A.
Book
Paper Back. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 36pp.; SC staple-bound; white w/blk.; slight rub w/PONstamp; clean,tight pgs. Botanical Museum Leaflets, Harvard University, Vol. 21, No. 1, June 11, 1965. "Few have heard of the 'mushroom madness' that strikes at irregular intervals some of the natives of the Wahgi Valley in New Guinea." map & photo.
Publication Date: 1958
Seller: PRISCA, Paris, France
First Edition
Couverture souple. Condition: Comme neuf. Edition originale. 4to. Volume 1, 322 pp, coloured frontispiece, 36 plates in colour and black and white, 74 text figures including some in colour, map, Volume 2, 218 pp, 11 plates in colour and black and white, photographic portrait of Auguste Loubiere, 34 figures in colour and black and white, folding map, - - - - - Archives du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Tome VI and Tome IX. Exemplaire en état parfait COPY LIKE NEW.
Published by Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 1958
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Two volumes, 1958 - 195/66, 4to. Volume 1, 322 pp, coloured frontispiece, 36 plates in colour and black and white, 74 text figures including some in colour, map, Volume 2, 218 pp, 11 plates in colour and black and white, photographic portrait of Auguste Loubiere, 34 figures in colour and black and white, folding map, original card covers, light wear to the corner of the cover of the first volume and the contents of volume 1 are largely uncut. French text. A near fine set of an impressive work. Archives du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Tome VI and Tome IX. A heavy set for which extra charges will be requested for sending an order overseas.
Published by Editions du Museum, Paris, 1958
Seller: Zed Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Two volumes. Folio. 322 pp + XXXVII plates; 218 pp + XI plates. Very Good. First volume lightly toned with faint creases to spine, small scar to base of spine. Leaves unopened. Second volume published in 1965-1966.
Publication Date: 1958
Seller: PRISCA, Paris, France
First Edition
Couverture souple. Condition: Comme neuf. Edition originale. 4to. Volume 1, 322 pp, coloured frontispiece, 36 plates in colour and black and white, 74 text figures including some in colour, map, Volume 2, 218 pp, 11 plates in colour and black and white, photographic portrait of Auguste Loubiere, 34 figures in colour and black and white, folding map, - - - - - Archives du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Tome VI and Tome IX. Exemplaire en état parfait COPY LIKE NEW. - - - - - - - - - - - - Robert Gordon Wasson (22 septembre 1898 - 23 décembre 1986) est un auteur et un chercheur amateur ainsi qu'un banquier. Ses recherches indépendantes sont une contribution significative pour l'ethnobotanique, la botanique et l'anthropologie. Ses premières études datent de son voyage de noces en 1927 dans les montagnes Catskill avec son épouse Valentina Pavlovna Guercken (1901-1958), pédiatre. Surpris par la différence des attitudes culturelles envers le champignon en Russie et aux États-Unis, le couple commencent ses recherches et publient Mushrooms, Russia and History en 1957. Pendant ces recherches, ils effectuent des expéditions au Mexique afin d'étudier l'utilisation religieuse des champignons. Ils deviennent ainsi en 1955 les premiers Occidentaux à avoir participé au rituel mazatèque du champignon sacré. Grâce à leur collaboration avec Roger Heim, les échantillons collectés par les Wasson sont cultivés et soumis à une étude scientifique ce qui permet à Albert Hofmann d'identifier la structure chimique de la psilocybine et de la psilocine. Deux espèces de psilocybes sont nommées en leur honneur Psilocybe wassonii Heim et Psilocybe wassonorum Guzman. Wasson et Hofmann sont aussi les premiers Occidentaux à collecter des spécimens de Salvia divinorum et à en introduire la culture au-delà de Mexico. En 1967, il publie Soma: Divine Mushroom of Immortality qui traite du lien possible entre l'amanite tue-mouches (Amanita muscaria) et la boisson rituelle des Aryens, célébrée dans le Rig-Veda. Il a beaucoup travaillé sur les origines de la religion et a largement travaillé sur le caractère enthéogène des psychotropes. - - - - -Robert Gordon Wasson (September 22, 1898 - December 23, 1986) was an American author, ethnomycologist, and Vice President for Public Relations at J.P. Morgan & Co. In the course of CIA-funded research, Wasson made contributions to the fields of ethnobotany, botany, and anthropology. Wasson began his banking career at Guaranty Trust Company in 1928, and moved to J.P. Morgan & Co. in 1934, where he became a vice president for public relations in 1943.[6] That same year, he published a book on the Hall Carbine Affair, in which he attempted to exonerate John Pierpont Morgan from guilt with respect to the incident, which had been viewed as an example of wartime profiteering. As early as 1937, Wasson had been attempting to influence historians Allan Nevins and Charles McLean Andrews regarding Morgan's role in the affair; he used Nevins' reportas a reference for his own book on the topic. The matter of Morgan's responsibility for the Hall Carbine Incident remains controversial. Together, Wasson and botanist Roger Heim collected and identified various species of family Strophariaceae and genus Psilocybe, while Albert Hofmann, using material grown by Heim from specimens collected by the Wassons, identified the chemical structure of the active compounds, psilocybin and psilocin. Hofmann and Wasson were also among the first Westerners to collect specimens of the Mazatec hallucinogen Salvia divinorum, though these specimens were later deemed not suitable for rigorous scientific study or taxonomic classification.[18] Two species of mushroom, Psilocybe wassonii R.Heim and Psilocybe wassoniorum Guzman & S.H.Pollock, were named in honor of Wasson by Heim and Gastón Guzmán, the latter of whom Wasson met during an expedition to Huautla de Jiménez in 1957. Wasson's next major contribution was a study of the ancient Vedic intoxicant soma.
Published by Éditions du Muséum, Paris, 1967
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First editions. First editions. Frontispiece, title page illustration of Psilocybe Wassonii Heim, 17 color plates after watercolors by Heim et al., 20 photographic plates, numerous illustrations in text (some color), 3 maps. 322 pp. [And]: 11 plates (six in color), 34 illustrations in text (some color), map. 219 pp. 2 vols. Large 4to. Wasson's Mexican Mushroom Trip. The lavishly produced, pioneering study of the sacred mushrooms of Mexico, embracing anthropology, archology, natural history and chemistry. Beginning in 1953, Heim accompanied R. Gordon Wasson on his expediitions to Mexico and subsequently brought samples to Albert Hofmann, who isolated the hallucinogenic compounds psilocybine and psilocine at the Sandoz laboratories. The first volume includes Wasson's detailed compilation of historical and archival sources and his discussion of the mushrooms in contemporary Mexico; Heim's descriptive and taxonomic studies; documentation of psycho-physiological effects; and accounts by Hofmann and others of the chemistry and pharmacology of psilocybine. The second volume contains further ethnological and anthropological observations, descriptive studies, and additional accounts of ingestion. Original printed wrappers. A fine, unopened set Frontispiece, title page illustration of Psilocybe Wassonii Heim, 17 color plates after watercolors by Heim et al., 20 photographic plates, numerous illustrations in text (some color), 3 maps. 322 pp. [And]: 11 plates (six in color), 34 illustrations in text (some color), map. 219 pp. 2 vols. Large 4to.
Published by Éditions du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle [wrapper imprint], Paris, 1958
Seller: William Reese Company - Literature, ABAA, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
322pp. plus 36 plates in sequence with captions in glassine interleaves. Small folio (32.5 x 25 cm). Tan cloth, gilt lettered spine label, original wrapper bound in. Illustrations in text (including colored illustrations), color frontis. Folding table. Cloth a trifle hand-soiled, internally fine. First edition, the preferred issue with the color pictorial vignette mounted on the front wrapper and without the wrapper designation as the first volume of a serial publication in sequence of the Museum's ARCHIVES. An important chapter in the history of ethno- mycology, being a summary and analysis of the authors' findings concerning the use of the psilocybin mushroom as a healing agent and religious sacrament by curandera María Sabina Magdalena García among the indigenous peoples of Oaxaca. Herein appear Wasson's controversial photographs of Maria Sabina and her hosting of a velada.
Published by Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 1959-67, 1959
Seller: Book Merchant Jenkins, ANZAAB / ILAB, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 32cm x 24.5cm. 2 volumes, v. 1: 322 pages, 37 plates, illustrations in the text, some colour. Half leather, gilt lettering, illustrated onlay; v. 2: 220 pages, 16 plates, illustrations in the text, some colour. Wrappers. Text is in French. Les Champignons Hallucinogenes du Mexique: Etudes ethnologiques, physiologiques et chimiques. Avec la collaboration de Albert Hofmann, Roger Cailleux etc. TOGETHER WITH Nouvelles investigations sur les Champignons hallucinogenes. Avec la collaboration de Roger Cailleux, R. Gordon Wasson, Pierre Thevenard. Major work on hallucinogenic fungi by R. Gordon Wasson, the founder of ethnomycology and French mycologist and director of the Paris Natural History Museum Roger Heim (1900-1979) The first volume rebound in half-leather with the original cover illustration onlaid. The second volume in the original Archives du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle wrappers. v. 1: Minor discolouration and spotting to leather spine. Very minor bump to crown fore-edge of text block. Very minor soiling. v. 2: Minor creasing to spine. Minor discolouration to wrappers. Shipped Weight: 2.43 kilos.