Vtg 1954 The Doors of Perception Aldous Huxley 1st US Ed Hardcover Rare DJ HCDJ
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The Doors of Perception:
A vivd, arresting and first had description of the effects of mescalin, a little known drug of unusual qualities.
by Aldous Huxley
Published by Harper and Brothers (1954)
RARE U.S. STATED FIRST EDITION WITH DUST JACKET IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION!
Condition / Description of Book:
This is an excellent STATED FIRST EDITION of the rare US First Edition of "The Doors of Perception" published by Harper and Brothers Publishers in 1954 with it's original dust jacket. I have had 30-40 copies of this since started dealing in Doors / Morrison merchandise in 1991 and this is one of THE BEST I have ever had. The binding is straight and tight with no loose pages. The book cover looks perfect as can be seen in my photos. There is no writing, underlining, high-lighting, rips, tears, bends, or folds anywhere within the book but there is a partial book plate and a little foxing on the inside front cover, as shown. This is not an ex-library book nor is it a book club edition. The original dust jacket is in excellent condition with slight wear and some tanning on the spine, as can be seen in my photos. Having the original dust jacket is no doubt the reason why this cover is so immaculate. The dust jacket is now inside of a Mylar cover to keep this beautiful gem in awesome condition for generations to come.You will be happy with this one! Always handled carefully and packaged securely! Buy with confidence from a seller who takes the time to show you the details and not use just stock photos. Please check out all my pictures and email with any questions! Thanks for looking!
Jim Morrison and The Doors:
The Doors took their name from the title of Aldous Huxley's book The Doors of Perception (a reference to the unlocking of doors of perception through psychedelic drug use). Huxley's own title was a quotation from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, in which Blake wrote: "If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite."
About Aldous Huxley:
In 1952 Aldous Huxley became involved in the now legendary experiment to clinically detail the physiological and psycho-logical effects of the little known drug used by Mexican and Native American elders in religious practices. The drug was Peyote-now commonly know as mescalin. By the standards of the time, Huxley was a hard working, respected, and reserved intellectual from a highly intelligent, well-know, and eccentric British family. By any standards, the results of the experiment were remarkable. The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell detail the practic-alities of the experiment and give Huxley's vivid account of his im-mediate experience and the more prolonged effect upon his sub-sequent thinking and awareness. At first, the reader is drawn in by the sheer naivety and tom-foolery of the proposal but is soon caught in a finely woven net by the juxtaposition of Huxley's formidable intellect, his remarkable ability to convey the experience in such acute and truthful detail, and his incredible modesty. In 1922 Gertrude Stein famously wrote - A rose is a rose is a rose. In proving her right, Huxley also shows the deeper meaning be-hind the apparently simple verse and goes on to deliver such spec-tacular accounts of the most everyday objects that the reason for their repeated and continual renderings by all the major artists throughout history suddenly becomes quite clear. For the con-scious and willing reader - a trip to the Guggenheim, the Louvre or the Tate Modern will never be the same again.
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