LSD: My Problem Child, Albert Hofmann
First edition, first printing of Hofmann's fascinating account of his discovery of LSD – the systematic research, the incredible accidents and the frightening personal experiment that was the first LSD trip. Hoffman also discusses the complexity of the moral dilemma posed by a substance that offers such promise yet carries within it such danger, along with detailing the societal and philosophical effects of his discovery. Translated by Jonathan Ott. Uncommon in the first edition.
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1980. Publisher's original black cloth, spine lettered in orange; pp. xiii, [1], 209, [1]. A near fine copy in a very good, unclippped dust jacket. Binding remains tight and sturdy, minimal wear to boards, small pen mark to top edge of text block. A few scattered annotations throughout text, else clean. Jacket remains vivid, showing some general shelfwear and a couple chips to front panel, rubbing to back panel, protected in archival mylar.