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MOREAU, Jacques-Joseph (1804-1884). Du Hachisch et de l’Alienation Mentale. Paris: Librairie de Fortin, Masson et Cie, 1845.
8vo. Original printed wrappers, uncut and unopened (wrappers toned, small stain on upper cover, some edgewear); folding cloth chemise and slipcase.
FIRST EDITION of “the earliest full-length monograph on cannabis intoxication, and probably still the most important scientific work available on the subject” by the author “most responsible for introducing cannabis to Western recreational use” (Phantastica 193, first edition in English). A Horowitz high spot.