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The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge
by CASTANEDA, Carlos
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1968. First Simon & Schuster Printing (originally published by University of California Press, the same year). Octavo (22cm); brown leatherette boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 288pp. Tight, straight and unmarked, Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $7.95 on front flap), lightly worn but with a substantial (1" x 1") scuff to front panel, on which a previous owner has jotted some numerals in ink; just Good. Castaneda's first book, a first-person narrative documenting his interactions with Mexican shaman don Juan Matus between 1960-65. The text was submitted as Castaneda's doctoral thesis in Anthropology at UCLA.
Synopsis
The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge was published by the University of California Press in 1968 as a work of anthropology. It was written by Carlos Castaneda and submitted as his master’s thesis in the school of anthropology. It reportedly documents the events that took place during an apprenticeship he claimed to have served with a self-proclaimed Yaqui Indian Sorcerer, don Juan Matus, between 1960 and 1965.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 62529
- Title
- The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge
- Author
- CASTANEDA, Carlos
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction; Native Americans;
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Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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