THE HASHEESH EATER: BEING PASSAGES FROM THE LIFE OF A PYTHAGOREAN
by [Ludlow, Fitz Hugh]
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- Hardcover
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Bros., 1857.. Original gray cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Head and toe of spine slightly frayed, with minimal loss, several signatures starting at center of textblock, with signs of early 'tightening' and light discoloration from same at a couple of gutters, early bookplate and some modest staining to endsheets, typical light foxing, otherwise a good copy of a book seldom seen even approaching fine condition. First edition of the author's first book, and the pioneering work by an American treating the subject of hashish usage in a literary fashion. While plainly indebted to DeQuincey, Ludlow's narrative nonetheless offers its own singular merits, based on his personal experience while a student at Union College (this work was published the year after his graduation). In later years, Ludlow achieved further distinction as a journalist, and as the author of a very peculiar account of his overland journey to California. As would be expected for the times, this title turns up in a number of colors and types of cloth. It also appears with different types of stamping; this is one of the variants without the date at the toe of the spine. WRIGHT II:1592.
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCLIT87961
- Title
- THE HASHEESH EATER: BEING PASSAGES FROM THE LIFE OF A PYTHAGOREAN
- Author
- [Ludlow, Fitz Hugh]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Bros.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1857.
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization.
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