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WASSON, Robert Gordon (1898-1986), et al. Maria Sabina and her Mazatec Mushroom Velada. New York, London [and Verona: Stamperia Valdonega for] Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, [1974].
3 volumes (text, musical score, and box of cassettes), folio. Illustrated from photographs. Original beige and red patterned cloth, gilt-lettered spine on blue background; prospectus laid in. Includes: musical score to accompany the text and records in original printed wrappers and four cassettes recording Maria Sabina’s mushroom Velada housed in original printed folding box.
FIRST TRADE EDITION of this first ever attempt at a complete presentation - in text, photographs and sounds of a Velada (“night vigil”) ceremony. The ceremony was performed on the night of 12-13 July 1958 by Maria Sabina, and all adults present were under the influence of a psilocybin mushroom known for its entheogenic properties. Phantastica 272. A Horowitz high spot.