Fine Books & Manuscripts, including The Ronald K. Siegel Collection
Thu, Jun 1, 2023 12:00PM EDT
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Lot 68
WASSON, Robert Gordon and Valentina Pavlovna. Mushrooms, Ru...
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WASSON, Robert Gordon and Valentina Pavlovna. Mushrooms, Russia and History. New York [and Verona: Stamperia Valdonega for] Pantheon Books, [1957]. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 189 of 512 copies on handmade paper. A comparative study of the lore of mushrooms and their use for culinary, medicinal, homicidal, and ritual purposes intertwined with Russian history and folklore. It includes the famous first appearance of the Wasson?s first encounter with Maria Sabina and their first experience with psilocybin.
