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| This selection contains 13 title(s) on 1 page. This is page 1 with nrs. 1 to 13 |
| BOWDEN, MARK. FINDERS KEEPERS. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2002. Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. ) The incredible story of an unemployed dock worker in Philadelphia, living with his mother, struggling to support a drug habit, whose life changed forever when he found $1. 2 million which had fallen out of the back of an armored truck. 209pp. SIGNED on the title page. Fine in printed gray wrappers. USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 | £UK 21.25 | JP¥ 3089] Book number: 31235 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| BOWDEN, MARK. FINDERS KEEPERS. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2002. First printing. The incredible story of an unemployed dock worker in Philadelphia, living with his mother, struggling to support a drug habit, whose life changed forever when he found $1. 2 million which had fallen out of the back of an armored truck. 209 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. ISBN: 0-87113-859x USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 36791 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| CANDLIN, A. H. STANTON PSYCHO-CHEMICAL WARFARE: The Chinese Communist Drug Offensive Against the West. New Rochelle: Arlington House, 1973. First printing. The author argues that China is trying to subvert capitalism with its opium products. 540 pages, appendices, bibliography, index, charts, maps, illustrations and photographs. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (an unread copy with some signs of handling or shelfwear, remainder line.) ISBN: 0-87000-2147 USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1765] Book number: 24009 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| CORTINA, FRANK MICHAEL. FACE TO FACE. New York: Columbia University Press, 1972. First printing. An account of treating four, long-dependent, apparently unreachable, drug addicts - Roxy, a 52 year old heroin addict and con man; Mae, a discarded prostitute; Gerard, who clings to silence; and Connie who uses words to hide and distort reality. 301 pp. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. ISBN: 0-231036353 USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 39355 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| GAGLIANO, JOSEPH. COCA PROHIBITION IN PERU: The Historical Debates. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1994. First printing. A look at four centuries of debate over the coca leaf - from the time of the Spanish conquest through modern days. Map, extensive notes, bibliography, index. 245 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket (as new.) ISBN: 0-8165-14453 USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 1589] Book number: 26412 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| GIMENEZ, JOHN, WITH CHAR MEREDITH. UP TIGHT! Waco, Texas: Word Books, (1967.) First edition. The dust jacket cover promises Entranced by narcotics... sordid sex... an empty life ahead. Memoir of a reformed drug addictI , John Gimenez, a Puerto Rican from the Bronx, who survived drug addiction and prison to found a ministry with his wife Anne. Includes a two-page 'Junkie's Glossary' at the beginning of the book 167 pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 | £UK 18.25 | JP¥ 2648] Book number: 38740 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| LOURIA, DONALD B., M.D . THE DRUG SCENE New York: McGraw-Hill, 1968. First printing. Discusses the negative effects of drugs -both physical and social. Glossary, bibliography. 214 pp. Good in Very Good dust jacket (boards slightly bent, creases to dj flaps.) USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1765] Book number: 24883 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| MARINO, VINCENT C. VINNY: Victory Over Drugs, Death and Degradation. Kaneohe, Hawaii: VVM Inc, 1983. First printing. Former addict recounts his experiences as a drug user and in different rehabilitation programs - in 1971 he founded a community in Hawaii designed to rehabiltate young addicts. Good in good dust jacket. ISBN: 0-961-031808 USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 21907 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| MELODY, FATHER ROLAND, S. I. NARCO PRIEST. New York: World Publishing Co., (1971.) First printing. A look at 'the crisis of drugs and today's young Americans' based on his experiences as an observer with the New York City Narcotics Squad in the 1960's. 133 pp. Very good in very good dust jacket (fading to spine of dj.) USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 1589] Book number: 29317 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| MURTAGH, JUDGE JOHN M. AND HARRIS SARA. WHO LIVE IN SHADOW. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1959. First printing. Described as an inside view of the world of narcotics in the US: police officers, Mafia, addicts - ranging from a successful doctor to a teenager in Harlem. Near fine in a fair dust jacket with significant edgewear, missing the lower inch at the bottom of the spine. USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 1589] Book number: 29300 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| TRAVERS, MILTON (PSEUDONYM) EACH OTHER'S VICTIMS. New York: Scribner's, 1970. First printing. Author ventures into 1960's East Village in search of a son who shoots speed and takes LSD. - graphically describes.the East Village drug scene. 128 pp. Very good in very good dust jacket (missing front endpaper.) USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1059] Book number: 25214 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| VESSEL, ELLIOT S. AND MONTIQUE C. BRAUDE, EDITORS. INTERACTIONS OF DRUGS OF ABUSE: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Vol. 281. New York: New York Academy of Sciences, 1976. First printing, a large trade paperback, not issued in hardcover. A series of over 40 scholarly papers presented at a conference held on March 9, 10, and 11, 1976, sponsored by the New York Academy of Sciences and The National Institute on Drug Abuse. Topics include marihuana, hallucinogens, cocaine, methadone, amphetamines, antogonists, effects of combining drugs, etc. Illustrated with charts and diagrams. References following each paper. 489 pp. Near fine in stiff dark blue covers, white spine. ISBN: 0-890720274 USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2206] Book number: 31970 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| WESTON, PAUL B., EDITOR. NARCOTICS USA. New York: Greenberg Publishing, 1952. First printing. Nine experts in different fields - medicine, education, law enforcement, etc - combine to present a comprehensive look at drugs and drug addiction in the US. Charts, photographs, index. 319 pages. Very good in a good dust jacket (spine of dj faded.) Uncommon. USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 30.25 | £UK 27.25 | JP¥ 3972] Book number: 20877 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). |
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