From the author's own stash
I SABBAH, Hassan. Leaves of Grass: A Compendum of Marijuana. Brighton: Unicorn Bookshop. 1973.
4to. Printed green and white illustrated card covers by Malcolm Smith; illustrated throughout in black and white; stapled; pp. 32; minimal stain to front wrapper and to spine; otherwise very good. Provenance: pencil notation 'Ex - Bill Butler' to inside wrapper, suggesting this came from the collection of the author himself.
Titled 'The Hash Experience' this cult reference book includes hash cultivation tips, preparation advice and illustration recipes using an eclectic assortment of classical writings and folklore on the subject.
Unicorn Bookshop was established by the poet Bill Butler, pseudonym Hassan I Sabbah after the Nazari Ismaeli ruler of the 12th Century fanatical sect The Assassins made popular by William Burroughs. Unicorn was renown for its varied selection of counterculture works, as well as being one of the loud voices of the late-1960s fight for freedom of speech. It was eventually raided by the Brighton Police and Butler was fined on charges of obscenity.
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