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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Brussell, David Eric. Potions, poisons and panaceas : an ethnobotanical study of Montserrat / foreword by Richard Evans Schultes ; preface by J.-P. Theurillat. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1997. Hardback, VG, in unclipped dustjacket with very light shelfwear. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Binding strong. Yellow endpapers. xvi, 176pp., colour and b/w photographs, maps. Contents clean and bright. Landscape format, 23.5cm x 18.5cm approx. In this complete ethnobotanical study of the flora of the Caribbean island of Montserrat, David Eric Brussell provides an engaging scientific catalogue that is rich in information about the plants and the integral part they play in Caribbean culture, economy, history, and folklore. Including twenty-four color plates and fifty-two black-and-white photographs, this book contains an exhaustive list of 378 botanical entries, featuring 282 species of ethnobotanically important plants and representing seventy-eight families. Recent eruptions of the Soufriere Hills volcano on Montserrat have made the data collected for this book especially important. After summarizing previous botanical research on the flora of Montserrat - particularly that conducted by early scientists and explorers - Brussell describes his own collecting methodology and looks at the significance of the area's geography, climate, vegetation, and history. His extensive catalogue of the plants and their uses makes up the major portion of the book. The appendix includes a listing of all the collected plants as well as Brussell's field collection records. As a result of his assimilation into the culture and his extensive interviews with the West Indian people, he was able to observe their myriad uses of the plants in voodoo rituals and practices, and as medicines and foodstuffs. Some plant species are also used as aphrodisiacs and poisons, insecticides and insect repellents, dyes, building materials, and industrial chemicals. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1997.Hardcover.Very good,very good.Inscribed and signed by the author.176 pages.Ships from Japan.Usually ships in 1-2 working days. Inscribed by Author(s).