Gifts of Unknown Things
by Watson, Lyall
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/None
- ISBN 10
- 0340207795
- ISBN 13
- 9780340207796
- Seller
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Bromsgrove, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 0340207795. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. No annotations or inscriptions. No DW. . 500 g; 240 pp., including bibliography. The book is decorated with small black-and-white illustrations of ants.. Author's voyage to a small volcanic island in Indonesia - where he experiences a dimension where natural & supernatural coexist. Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4 " - 9 3/4 " tall. South African botanist. anthropologist, and new age author Lyall Watson (1939 - 2008) is known for analyzing natural and supernatural phenomena in biological terms. This volume is a tale of his travels between the many islands of Indonesia. It recounts a true adventure; washed onto a remote island in Indonesia, he is greeted by local people who have a strong and mystic culture and a unique comprehension of colour, sound and movement. .
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- Bookseller
- David Edward Hellawell (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1893
- Title
- Gifts of Unknown Things
- Author
- Watson, Lyall
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0340207795
- ISBN 13
- 9780340207796
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- Travel Narrative Indonesia Botany Anthropology Ethnology Biology Supernatural New Age Occult Sciences Archipelago. Shamanism. Sorcery
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