Search Results: Drug Culture from Black Cat Hill Books

Lexington, MA D.C. Heath & Co: Lexington Books, 1985. Hardcover First Edition (1985); Fourth Printing (1986). Four pages show HIGH-LIGHTING and one page shows MARGINALIA IN INK. Else, Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use: Mild rubbing to the lamination; a bit of wear to the heel of the back strip. Binding square and secure. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing, of course, a serious flaw. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.65 x 0.85 inches). xviii, 204 pages. Language: English. Weight: 18.4 ounces. First Edition (1985); Fourth Printing (1986). Hardcover: Laminate Boards.

Gardena, CA Privately Printed, 1974. Hardcover Edition Limited to Fifty copies [1974]. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Edition Limited to Fifty copies [1974]. Very Good in Good+ DJ: Book shows light wear to extremities; faint soiling at top edge. Binding square and secure; text clean. Dustwrapper shows several, short, closed tears; very faint dampstaining at head of backstrip; moderate rubbing and soiling; small scuff at front face; unclipped; mylar-protected. Despite its several flaws, remains quite presentable. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 200pp. Foreward by Lester A. Kirkendal. Hardback with DJ. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

Garden City, NY Doubleday & Company: Doubleday Projections Books, 1970. Paperback First Ed thus, later printing. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very light use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling to the wrapper covers; there is a rough patch near the bottom edge of the front panel [perhaps due to a former owner's removing the price]; binding square, but shows a couple of faint creases at the back strip, and remains secure; text clean. No longer pristine, but remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 336pp. First Ed thus, later printing. Trade Paperback. William Craddack was a participant observer during a time wracked with change and birth. A minor character playing out his life in what begins as a backwater town of the movement. The window he provides us is not ornate with suppositions. It is only an aluminum slide window so common in homes in the San Jose area in the 1960's and 70's William Craddack is a… Read More

New York, NY HarperCollins: HarperSanFrancisco, 2003. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Fine in Near Fine DJ: Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; a couple of barely discernible scratches where "autographed copy" sticker has been removed; tiny nick at upper rear corner tip; price intact; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 307pp. Hardback with DJ. Why do teenagers use drugs, what happens to them when they do, and what can we do about it? Venturing into uncharted territory, mother and award-winning journalist Meredith Maran takes us inside teenagers' hearts, minds, and central nervous systems to explore the causes and consequences of our nation's drug crisis. In these pages we get to know the kids, the parents, the therapists, and the drug treatment programs at their best and worst. We're face-to-face with… Read More

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Da Kine, 1985. Paperback Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to extremities, with some wear and short tears at the head of the backstrip; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, lightly used copy, showing only the noted imperfections. Not far from 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (11 x 8.5 x 0.25 inches). 99 pages. Profusely illustrated with duotone collage. Language: English. Weight: 8 ounces.Paperback: Staple-bound Wraps.

New York, NY New American Library: Signet Books, 1968. Paperback First Ed; First Printing, so stated. First Ed; First Printing, so stated. Good in Wraps: shows indications of moderate use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and considerable soiling to wrapper covers. Dampstaining at the lower outside edge of the last fifty pages or so. The pages have tanned quite a bit, due to aging. Stamped "Berard Library Private Collection" at the front end paper. A tightly bound copy showing moderate wear and some soiling, but with a clean text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 222pp. Mass Market Paperback.

New York, NY Pocket Books, 1966. Paperback First Edition Thus [1966], So Stated.  First Edition Thus [1966], So Stated. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: mild rubbing and faint overall soiling to the panels. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip (though there are some wrinkles from the original binding process). Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and unobrusive cosmetic flaws. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7 x 4.25 x 0.5 inches). xvii, 299 pages. Weight: 5.8 ounces.All Edges tinted red. Pocket Books 75135. Mass Market Paperback.

New York, NY Dell Publishing Company, 1966. Hardcover First Edition [1966], First Printing stated. A Paperback Original. First Edition [1966], First Printing stated. A Paperback Original. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: light wear to extremities; several hairline creases around the extremities; mild rubbing and the faintest soiling to the wrapper covers; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean, but the pages have tanned somewhat, due to aging. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 192 pages. Mass Market Paperback.

New York, NY Oxford University Press, 1996. Paperback First Edition Thus [1996], so stated. First Edition Thus [1996], so stated. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.125 x 1.25 inches. xiii, 500 pages. Shipping Weight:1 pound 11 ounces. Though not directly stated, the hardcover edition was published in 1995. Trade Paperback. 

New York, NY Bantam Books, 1997. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows shows a couple of stains at front free endpaper. Binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows very mild rubbing to sheen; former bookseller's 'Autographed' sticker at front face; price intact; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. 8vo. 256pp. Hardback with DJ. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

San Francisco, CA Mercury House, 1995. Paperback First Edition Thus; First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use, but there is a diagonal crease across the front panel and a shorter, fainter one near the upper rear corner, which mar an otherwise handsome book. Else, shows some very light wear to the extremities; the mildest rubbing to the wrapper covers; the pages have tanned slightly, due to aging; the binding show barely discernible lean, while remaining perfectly secure; the text is clean. Shows some flaws, but overall, remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 287pp. Foreword by Gary Snyder. First Edition Thus; First Printing indicated. Trade Paperback. Dale Pendell is a contemporary author who combines science and poetry in his explications of the relationship between psychoactive compounds and human beings. A long time student of ethnobotany, Pendell discusses historical and cultural uses of "power… Read More

Savannah, GA The R.S. Press, 2003. Paperback First Edition [2003], so stated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED with a child's scribble or perhaps a free-form portrait BY THE AUTHOR and then SIGNED AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR at the half title page. First Edition [2003], so stated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: slight spine lean and the binding is somewhat cocked; just a hint of wear to the extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling to the open-weave of the wrapper covers; a faint dampstain at the upper corner of the rear panel, near the hinge; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Other than the authorial inscriptions, remains free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. Shows several minor flaws; but remains a handsome copy: clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (10.9 x 8.5 x 0.75 inches). ix, 253 pages. Illustrated with a sepia-toned cover photograph of a commune wedding at the… Read More

Ben Lomond, CA Red Alder Books, 1974. Paperback First Edition; First Printing of 5000 copies [1974], so stated. First Edition; First Printing of 5000 copies [1974], so stated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities, with a barely discernible crease at the upper front corner tip; faintest foxing at the top edge of the text block;; light soiling to the yellow background field of the wrapper covers. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 174 pages. Trade Paperback. A collection of narratives, letters, poems, and songs exploring the personal experiences of the contributors in bringing alternative perspectives on work, family, marriage, sexuality, community, birth, and death into their lives. A thought-provoking anthology with a wide variety of perspectives from the alternative lifestyles movement of the 1970s. Contributors include Michael… Read More