BLACK OPIUM by Farrere, Claude - 1958

New York: Issued Privately For Subscribers By Robert C. Fairberg, 1931. Original white cloth spine over green paper boards, with gilt titles on spine. Rubbing and bumping to the corners, tanning to the boards, and gilt titles a bit dull; interior is clean. 264pp., with frontispiece, note on the author by Samuel Putnam, preface by Pierre Louys, and illustrated with 10 b/w plates (including frontis) and b/w end-chapter decorations by Alexander King. Classic French erotica with an Oriental flavor and wonderful drawings.

Paperback / softback. New.

New York: Privately Printed Book. Good. Hardcover. 1931, large 8vo, xx, 23-264pp, illustrated by Alexander King, with a preface by Pierre Louys and translated from the French by Samuel Putnam. Covers splotched, light wear, contents G. Seventeen short stories with opium as the theme. A scarce item. .

And/Or Press, 1974T. paperback. Good. . First printing, cover is worn.

Berkeley: Ronin, 2016. Reprint. Softcover Paperback. New Book. 21.5cm x 14cm. 208 pages, black and white illustrations. Pictorial wrappers. Illustrated by Alexander King. Translated by Samuel Putnam. Shipped Weight: .25 kilos. ISBN/EAN: 9781579512163. BZDB407 Ethnopharmacology & Psychedelia; Ethnopharmacology & Psychedelia::Opioids. Unbranded EAN: 9781579512163 Claude Farrere Black Opium: Ecstasy of the Forbidden

New York, 1931. Good copy. Issued Privately for Subscribers by Robert C. Faiberg. Translated by Samuel Putnam with preface by Pierre Louys. In green paper covered boards and white cloth spine with gilt letterig. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked edpapers ad text pages. Bumping of ends of spine. Lightly cracked front hinge. Moderate shelf wear. Photos upon request. . Hard Cover. Illus. by Alexander King. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Berkley Medallion, 1961. Book. Fair. Mass Market Paperback. Berkley Y572. Very creased at spine and bottom right corner of cover.

Robert C. Fairberg, 1931. Small quarto in orange cloth binding, spine toned. Square and unmarked. 263pp.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by King, Alexander. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall.

Ludlow Hip/pocket (1974) First Printing, Paperback, great cover art for this reissue of this classic drug book, cover rubbing, vg+. First Thus.

And/Or Press - Ludlow Hip/Pocket, San Francisco, 1974. Paperback. Good. 1974. 263 pages. Paperback, wraps scuffed, rubbed, with corner crease to bottom corner of front panel. Spine squared and uncreased. Binding sound. Pages toned, clean and unmarked.