LEWIN, Louis (1850-1929). A group of 4 works, including:
Phantastica. Berlin: Georg Stilke, 1924. Half contemporary morocco (spine sunned). FIRST EDITION. Garrison & Morton 2086. -- Les ‘Paradis Artificiels’. Paris: Payot, 1928. Original printed wrappers; slipcase. FIRST EDITION IN FRENCH of Phantastica. -- Phantastica. Narcotic and Stimulating Drugs. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1931. Original purple cloth; original printed dust jacket (spine sunned with some chipping at ends). FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. -- Drugs: Their Use and Abuse. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1938. Original grey cloth (spine and extremes sunned); original printed dust jacket (extremities worn). Second edition in English from the sheets of the first edition (“Phantastica”) with a cancel title.
Together, 4 works in 4 volumes, condition generally good to very good, most Horowitz high spots. Lewin’s Phantastica is arguably the single most important title in the field of psychoactive drug literature prior to the Psychedelic Movement. His work inspired Aldous Huxley to begin his lifelong study of drugs and their effects.