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Tales of Power
by Castaneda, Carlos
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0671218581
- ISBN 13
- 9780671218584
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1974. First Edition, 2nd Printing 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Castaneda's fourth book completes the journey started in his famed trilogy about his spiritual quest via hallucinogenic drugs & the Indian sorcerer, Don Juan, in Arizona & Mexico. A FIRST EDITION, Second Printing, from 1974, this hardcover octavo has deep blue cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to front & spine. Condition is Near Fine: very clean & completely unmarked save for long gift inscription to ffep. Binding strong & straight, pages heavily tanned, especially around edges, but nice & supple. Corners crisp, a hint of rubbing to upper extremities. The unclipped DJ, with original $7.95 price at bottom of front flap, is also Near Fine: bright & unfaded & protected in new clear mylar cover to stay that way. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on orders received Weekdays before 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.
Synopsis
Carlos is taught his last lessons by Don Juan before he and Don Genaro disappear, including the concepts of naugal and tonal, and the ways of the impeccable warrior.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023495
- Title
- Tales of Power
- Author
- Castaneda, Carlos
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, 2nd Printing 2nd Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0671218581
- ISBN 13
- 9780671218584
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- mysticism desert native American Indian sorcery drugs peyote spirituality quest Arizona Mexico
- Bookseller catalogs
- Philosophy/Epistemology/Metaphysics; Religion/spirituality; Race/Ethnic Studies-Literature / Native Americans-First Nations;
Terms of Sale
Gargoyle Books
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
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- Octavo
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- Gilt
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- Rubbing
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Edges
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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