Merlin Mark David (29 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Softcover in overall good shape with light general wear. Binding firm and square. Clean throughout.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 68pp. Edges of covers slightly bowed. Illus.; biblio. 3rd Edition.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Stapled wraps. Condition: Very Good. Second Printing. Mild handling/reading wear. (B538) .; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Good condition with light wear to cover.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Stapled wraps. Condition: Very Good. Third Edition. Slight toning to edges, very tiny nick to top and bottom spine, small crease to bottom corner of first page; color photos.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Stapled Binding Booklet, Very Light Shelf Wear On The Covers, Pages Are Clean. Excellent Field Guide For Hawaiian Fauna.

Soft Cover. Third Edition (1980) in very good, clean, unmarked condition with slight shelf wear. Fully illustrated in with color photographs. Size: 6 x 8 1/2.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Wraps booklet format. First Edition. General wear to cover edges/corners. Prev. owner's name top edge, inside front cover - and has been neatly marked out. There is some age spotting on both inside covers. Content pages are clean and unmarked. 68 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Merlin, Mark David (illustrator). Second Printing 1977. A 68 page booklet, held together by two staples that are not rusted, including a bibliography. Much color photography throughout. The illustrated plants have been arranged according to their general distribution along a gradient of elevation and rainfall. No markings or writings of any kind in the work. A quite nice copy; available for immediate shipment, carefully packed!

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. A 68 page booklet held together by two staples that are not rusted. Printed on high quality paper with many color illustrations. This booklet should help one begin to understand what the various plants that can be found on or near the Hawaiian coastlines are called, what their basic features are, in what kinds of coastal environments they are generally found, and what some of the past and present usea have been. A quite nice copy, available for immediate shipment, carefully packed!

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good. Staplebnd 8vo. Amazing up-close color photos fill this identification guide. [68pp]. Index. Profusely illus. in color. 1st edition. > Language: English | > Size: 8vo | > Media/Binding: Staple Bound |.

Condition: Very good. light shelf wear. 0 Includes illustrations.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. (Hawaii, Plants) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Good condition with light wear to cover.

Broschiert. 1st Edition, 2nd Printing. keine Seitenangabe Ecken/Kanten bestossen - Einband berieben - guter Zustand Sprache: Englisch.

68 S., 8°, TB, 2. Auflage, Abbildungen enthalten, Buch in Englisch, Einband nur leicht beschmutzt, Buch sonst in gutem Zustand.

68 S., 8°, TB, 3. Auflage, Abbildungen enthalten, Buch in Englisch, Buch in gutem Zustand.

Heft. Guter Zustand, Cover leicht berieben. T 22577 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 180.

Hardcover w/DJ. Condition: VG/G. Black & White Photographs (illustrator). First Edition. Cranbury, NJ: Associated University Presses. VG/G. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover w/DJ. 8vo., 324 pp., dust jacket complete but torn. .

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First printing of the Perputua Edition, 1973. A scholarly, well researched study. Near fine, with no significant flaws. Very scarce title. (box 32). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. red cloth, gilt lettering, mylar-wrapped dust jacket, small tears to upper edge 324 pp Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders. Cloth/dust jacket and mylar wrapped octavo.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Stated at copyright: "Perpetua Edition, 1973". Pictorial wraps, moderate shelf wear, rub. Pages near fine, no writing. Bind fine, square. White wraps feature stylized illustration of tall green marijuana plants at front panel; back panel features portrait of author and biographical summary. Sharp rarity. Examines in some detail the history of cannabis sative and hemp from around the world, and its uses as fiber source, food, oil, medicine, an entheogen, its origins, classification, etc. An insightful, honest book. Marijuana is a Spanish-American epithet for the hemp plant and for a euphoric preparation of its dried leaves and flowers that is smoked for intoxication. Hemp, the common plant name for Cannabis Sativa, has obviously been around for a long time and has spread far and wide. For centuries hemp has been shrouded largely in myth, varying from absurd adulation to zealous condemnation. The swell of interest and use of this controversial plant has been reflected in a rash of books. One engimatic aspect - the diffused history of man's use of it - has been overlooked. Mr. Merlin's study is directed at this. Where did early man use it? How did its many uses spread? An understanding of the plant's ecology is essential. Thus the first section describes botanical aspects and includes its adaptation to climate, soil, topography, and other organisms. Based on anthropological information, the second section is a formulation of theory on man's earliest use and its dispersal. The author proposes that Cannabis sativa's ability to adapt and thrive in micro-environments created by and near man, and its potential for use as medicine, oil, food, fiber, and a hallucinogen, suggest an early and conscious relationship. In the final section, Merlin traces the spread of hemp from a hearth area in central Asia to ancient China, India, Europe, and southwest Asia. Details of its diffusion have been marshalled from the academic disciplines of archaeology, history, anthropology, geography, botany, ecology, linguistics, and comparative mythology. Thoroughly researched and documented, this study is a credit to the rich history of this plant. Is Cannabis sativa a benefit or a curse for man? This judgment cannot be passed until it is grasped how, when, why, and with what effects it was used throughout history. Includes a detailed bibliography and index. Printed in the United States of America. 120 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Rare material. Stated at copyright: "Second Printing February, 1973". Black cloth boards, bright gilt impressed spine titles, light shelf wear; little residue to boards. Pages generally fine, clean. Dried residue inside front, back covers from removed card pocket, adhesive. Bind fine; hinges intact. Original pictorial dust wrapper, light shelf wear, toning to flaps; unclipped 8.00, protected in new clear sleeve. Cream dust wrapper with stylized illustration of green hemp plants at front panel; back panel features portrait of author and biographical summary. Stated 'Second Large Printing' at front flap. Solid rarity in very good wrapper. Examines in some detail the history of cannabis sative and hemp from around the world, and its uses as fiber source, food, oil, medicine, an entheogen, its origins, classification, etc. An insightful, honest book. Marijuana is a Spanish-American epithet for the hemp plant and for a euphoric preparation of its dried leaves and flowers that is smoked for intoxication. Hemp, the common plant name for Cannabis sativa, has obviously been around for a long time and has spread far and wide. For centuries hemp has been shrouded largely in myth, varying from absurd adulation to zealous condemnation. The swell of interest and use of this controversial plant has been reflected in a rash of books. One engimatic aspect - the diffused history of man's use of it - has been overlooked. Mr. Merlin's study is directed at this. Where did early man use it? How did its many uses spread? An understanding of the plant's ecology is essential. Thus the first section describes botanical aspects and includes its adaptation to climate, soil, topography, and other organisms. Based on anthropological information, the second section is a formulation of theory on man's earliest use and its dispersal. The author proposes that Cannabis sativa's ability to adapt and thrive in micro-environments created by and near man, and its potential for use as medicine, oil, food, fiber, and a hallucinogen, suggest an early and conscious relationship. In the final section, Merlin traces the spread of hemp from a hearth area in central Asia to ancient China, India, Europe, and southwest Asia. Details of its diffusion have been marshalled from the academic disciplines of archaeology, history, anthropology, geography, botany, ecology, linguistics, and comparative mythology. Thoroughly researched and documented, this study is a credit to the rich history of this plant. Is Cannabis sativa a benefit or a curse for man? This judgment cannot be passed until it is grasped how, when, why, and with what effects it was used throughout history. Includes a detailed bibliography and index. Printed in the United States of America. 120 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st edition. VG. 8vo, 120pp, black cloth with spine stamped in gold, lacking dustwrapper. The rare cloth first edition of this serious if not sober historical overview. Unmarked copy, a bit of wear and soil to cloth. Not Signed.

FIRST EDITION, rare; tidy ex-library, octavo black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 120pp, VG (usual stamps and markings, sl. tanning and soiling within, tape stains to boards) in d/w VG (plastic covered with adhesive strips top and bottom, light soiling and tanning, usual markings).