Hardcover with DJ. White cloth spine with green lettering. Green paper over boards. Glossy DJ present and in good condition. First edition, first printing. 318 pages. This copy inscribed on the half title page, To Tom, whose encouragement and inspiration helped make this possible. signed by Plotkin and dated Sept 1993. This volume comes from the collection of Dr. Thomas Lovejoy, who was a passionate book collector as well as a renowned biologist. His collection recently came to auction near Washington DC, as we were fortunate to purchase a portion of it, which we're proud to offer here. Please email with questions or to request photos. If you see a photo beside this listing, please be aware that it s an ABE Stock Photo (whatever that is) and not a photo of this book (although they sometimes get right). Oversized and overweight books will require extra shipping for safe delivery.

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Title

Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice: An Ethnobotanist Searches for New Medicines in the Amazon Rain Forest [Inscribed to Thomas Lovejoy]

Publisher

Viking Adult

Publication Date

1993

Language

English

ISBN 10

0670831379

ISBN 13

9780670831371

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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Signed by Author(s)

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Lovejoy

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Synopsis

An ethnobotanist recounts his experiences in the rain forests tracking the shamans whose knowledge of the curative powers of plants and herbs could hold the key to the cure for AIDS, cancer, and other life-threatening illnesses. 20,000 first printing. $20,000 ad/promo.

About the Author

Mark J. Plotkin, Ph.D., was born and raised in New Orleans and educated at Harvard, Yale, and Tufts. Trained as an ethnobotanist, he has done extensive research throughout the lowlands of tropical South America. He currently serves as president of the Amazon Conservation Team and research associate at the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of Natural History. His research has been featured in Life, Newsweek, Smithsonian, Time, and The New York Times as well as PBS's Nova and the Academy Award-winning documentary "Amazon."

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