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Capetown and London:: Oxford University Press of behalf of The Institute for African Studies, Zambia, , 1953.. First edition -. Very good in printed blue wrappers (toning to covers, embossed seal on front cover) .. First printing, a trade paperback. A paper written as a study-in-the-field, which focuses on the place of 'bona' in post-mortem rituals. Illustrated with photographs. Footnotes. 40 pp.

Tucson:: University of Arizona Press,, 1980.. First edition -. Fine in printed orange wrappers (as new). First printing. Includes detailed information on the pottery and ethnobotanical remains found in the cliff dwellings of the area, illustrated with photographs, line drawings, charts and maps. Number 36 of the Anthropological Papers of the University of Arizona, a peer-reviewed monograph series sponsored by the School of Anthropology, which publishes archaeological and ethnographic papers that use contemporary method and theory to investigate problems of anthropological importance in the southwestern United States, Mexico, and related areas.References, index. Large format. xii, 218 pp.

Lusaka:: The Rhodes-Livingstone Institute,, 1959.. First edition -. Very good in original blue printed wrappers with blue cloth spine. Uncommon. . First printing in wrappers. Rhodes- Livingstone Communication No. 15. Introduction by R. J. Apthorpe. In addition to the two articles cited in the title, this also includes a list of the botanical and vernacular names for the plants used in Nkoya medicine. Typescript pages. Map. vii, 77 pp.

Albuquerque:: University of New Mexico Press,, (2005). Fine (a new copy). Trade paperback. From the cover: "Eliseo Torres, known as Cheo, grew up in the Corpus Christi area of Texas and knew, firsthand, the Mexican folk healing practiced in his home and neighborhood. Later in life, he wanted to know more about the plants and rituals of curanderismo. Torres's story begins with his experiences in the Mexican town of Espinazo, the home of the great curandero El Nino Fidencio (1899-1939), where Torres underwent life-changing spiritual experiences. He introduces us to some of the major figures in the tradition, discusses some of the pitfalls of teaching curanderismo, and concludes with an account of a class he taught in which curanderos from Cuernavaca, Mexico, shared their knowledge with students. Part personal pilgrimage, part compendium of medical knowledge, this moving book reveals curanderismo as both a contemplative and a medical practice that can offer new approaches to ancient… Read More

Springfield, IL: : Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, , (1955). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in very good dust jacket (prev owner's name) . First edition. "A compilation of words and expressions relating principally to natural medicinal and pharmaceutical materials and the plants from which they are derived." Several appendices, including H, New Entries Supplement. Lists of abbreviations and symbols. xxv, 284 pp.

Amsterdam:: KIT Publishers,, (2010). First edition -. Fine in illustrated wrappers.. First edition., a large trade paperback. An exploration of supernatural and natural healing practices all over the world through 270 colonial postcards from a private collection, published in conjunction with an exhibition of these postcards in the Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam, 2009. Shown in their original colors, the cards are a rich source of visual information about native health and healing, but also a source which needs to be considered with care, since many reflect the colonial prejudices and racist attitudes of the time. Notes, references. Large format. 215 pp

Chapel Hill, NC:: Algonquin Books,, (2013). SIGNED first edition -. Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers crease to lower corner of back cover).. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) An exhaustive guide to "the herbs, flowers, trees, fruits, and fungi that humans have, through ingenuity, inspiration, and sheer desperation, contrived to transform into alcohol over the centuries." Entertaining and informative at the same time, this also includes dozens of cocktail recipes .INSCRBED on the title page. Illustrated with small drawings. Recommended reading. 360 pp.

Cincinnati, Ohio:: J.U. and C.G. LLoyd,, 1911.. First edition -. Near fine in printed brown wrappers.. First printing. In addition to the primary article, this includes portraits and brief biographies (printed on the tissue guards for each portrait) of several of those involved in this field - John King, William Stanley Merrill, Alexander Wilder, Grover Coe and others. References. 53 pp

New York and Tokyo:: Kodansha International,, (1994.). First edition -. Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) Originally published in the UK under the title 'The Alchemy of Culture' this is a look at the uses and abuses of mind-altering drugs through history, from opium in the stone age to crack on our city streets. Includes a look at the traditional mind-altering substances - like magic mushrooms in Siberia, tobacco and peyote in the Americas, qat in Africa, and betel in Southeast Asia - to the psychoactive plants of medieval witchcraft, hallucinogens like LSD and marijuana, and stimulants like coffee, tea, and cocoa, and why some are considered culturally acceptable, others are forbidden. Foreword by William Emboden Illustrated with line drawings, notes, bibliography index .ix,195. 36 t

Gent:: Universiteit Gent / The Commission of the European Community, , (1992). First edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. First edition, a trade paperback original. The Namib Desert, which extends for 1200 miles along the Atlantic coast of Southern Africa, may be the oldest desert in the world, arid for 55-80 million years, and home to plants found no where else. This book focuses on two groups of Topnaar who live there - in the Kuseb area and in Sesfontein, areas which are quite distant from each other and so have different plants for use. Illustrated with black and white drawings and color photographs. While the book is written in English, sections have been translated into Afrikaans and Nama to make the information more accessible. Includes bibliography and index of scientific and vernacular names. Errata slip laid in. 145 pp. plus several blank pages for notes.

New York:: The Guilford Press,, (1987.). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing. A look at the survival, adaptation and utilization of traditional medical systems in a rapidly modernizing country and suggests that a collaboration between traditional and Western biomedicine would advance the goals of community health. Photographs, references, index. xxi, 354 pp.

Hamburg: : Arbeitsgemeinschaft Ethnomedizin,, 1973.. First edition -. Very near fine in printed pale green wrappers. . First printing. Text is in German, English and French. The introductory essay by Ludwig Brandl - "A Short History of Ethnomedicine in Tropical Africa" - is in both English and German. Also includes essays on Les Plantes Magiques Senegalaise (in French) by Joseph Kerharo, The Fundamental Basis of African Traditional Medicine (in English) by Yaw Osei and much more. Bibliographies, photographs. 288 pp.

Philadelphia:: University of Pennsylvania Press,, (1992). First edition -. Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (previous owner's name inside front cover).. First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover. A provocative and very unusual anthropology work - Edith Turner was the wife of the noted anthropologist Victor Turner and for several years in the 1950s, she was at his side when he conducted fieldwork among the Ndembu. But when she returned in 1985 and sighted a spirit form while participating in the Ihamba ritual of the Ndembu, her perspective changed to the view of millions of Africans - that ritual is the harnessing of spiritual power. Illustrated with photographs. A title in the Series of Contemporary Ethnography. Several appendices, references, index. xii, 239 pp.

Madison, WI:: American Institute of the History of Pharmacy,, 1987.. First edition -. Fine.. First printing in wrappers. No hardcover edition. Edited and with an introduction by John Scarborough (who also contributes an essay on the recognition of drugs in classical antiquity) Includes seven essays by David L. Cowen, John M. Riddle, Eric H. Christianson, and others on medieval herbalism, folk medicine in Indiana, and of the Pennsylvania Dutch and more. Notes at the end of each essay. Publication Number 10. 122 pp.

Santa Fe, NM:: School for Advanced Research Press,, (1986). First edition -. Fine in glossy white illustrated wrappers.. First printing, a trade paperback. Includes additional reports - Ethnobotanical Pollen by Vorsila L. Bohrer and Artifacts of Woody Materials by Richard W. Lang. Arroyo Hondo Archeological Series, Volume 6. Illustrations and tables. Notes, references. Index. 302 pp.

Frazier Park, CA: : Access Unlimited,, 1995.. First edition -. Very near fine in illustrated wrappers. . First printing, a trade paperback. Survey of the use of marijuana over the centuries, from Mesopotamia to the modern age. Foreword by Jack Herer, afterword by George Clayton Johnson. Illustrated, maps, footnotes, bibliography and index. 485 pp. plus a final illustration and poem. Cover illustration by Aaron Marshal.

Berkeley, CA:: Shambala Publications, , 1970.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in glossy illustrated boards (upper corners slightly bumped, gift inscription on half title page). First US printing. A retelling of an Indian legend from Guatemala about a boy who is given a magic drink by a medicine man which sends him on an incredible trip deep inside himself. Illustrated with gorgeous full-color, full-page paintings by his wife and co-researcher into mescaline, Nan Cuz, who was born in Guatemala of Mayan and German descent. Foreword by Miguel Angel Asturias. Translated from the German by Dinah Livingstone. Large format. 40 pp.

New York:: McGraw-Hill,, (1979). Hardcover -. Fine in near fine dust jacket (price-clipped). 2nd printing. An account of some of the early botanists, explorers and foot-loose travellers brought us such things as coffee, tea and chocolate, spices from black pepper to nutmeg, cloves and more - as well as medicinal herbs like quinine from the "fever bark tree." Bibliography, index. vii, 278 pp.

Hamburg: : Arbeitsgemeinschaft Ethnomedizin,, 1973.. First edition -. Very near fine in printed pale green wrappers. . First printing. Diseases and treatment of the sick among the Chimbu in the central highlands of New Guinea. While most of the text is in German (with occasional quotes in English), there is a 3 page English summary. References, photographs, index. 289 pp.

New York:: Taplinger Publishing Company,, (1974). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a very good dustjacket (some sunning to the spine, minor edgewear to dj). First printing. From the dust jacket: "Whatever reason is given for being ill, a vast body of preventive and therapeutic folk medicine and practice has evolved through the centuries. Many of these 'cures' have a surprisingly scientific basis, and, in the light of modern knowledge, are far more efficacious than might be imagined from the beliefs on which they are founded. This fascinating book examine folk medicine from many countries, traces its origins and development and describes its surprising survival into this scientific and computerized age." Illustrated, bibliography, index. 192 pp.