The Psychedelic Experience; A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead
New Hyde Park, New York: University Books [1964], 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Small 4to. [10], 11-159, [1] pp. Black and red pictorial boards with green, white, and black lettering on the front board, green and red lettering on the spine; red topstain. Red and black endpapers and pastedowns, very decorative. Price of $5.00 on the rear board. Illustrated with one full-page, psychedelic mandala. The first monograph in a series of psychedelic monographs. A manual intended to guide a user through the spiritual and psychological aspects of psychedelic drug use. Leary was a professor at Harvard but was expelled after involving undergraduate and graduate students in his experiments with LSD. He was a cornerstone figure in the American Counterculture movement, and Leary advocated for the use of psilocybin to expand the mind's consciousness. Very Good. Item #000014656
Light wear to the boards' edges, the front board a bit bowed.
Price: $450.00