The Road to Eleusis: Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries (Ethno-mycological Studies)
by Wasson, R. Gordon,Hofmann, Albert,Ruck, Carl A. P
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0151778728
- ISBN 13
- 9780151778720
- Seller
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Forest Grove, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Harcourt, 1978T. hardcover. Very Good. 1.1100 in x 9.1300 in x 6.5700 in. Hardcover with good dust-jacket. Clean and solid. Small stain to back paste-down. Otherwise, clean and solid. NOT a book club edition. NOT ex-library. Hand-wrapped and packaged in cardboard. General wear and some small tears to edges of jacket.
Synopsis
R. Gordon Wasson (1898—1986) was a pioneer investigator of sacred indigenous mushroom rituals in Mexico in the 1950s. Albert Hofmann, the famed chemist who discovered the curious properties of LSD in 1943, recently celebrated his 100th birthday in Switzerland. Carl A. P. Ruck, an expert on ancient Greek ethnobotany, lives in Massachusetts.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Kenneth Knight (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- mon0000000568
- Title
- The Road to Eleusis: Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries (Ethno-mycological Studies)
- Author
- Wasson, R. Gordon,Hofmann, Albert,Ruck, Carl A. P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0151778728
- ISBN 13
- 9780151778720
- Publisher
- Harcourt
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978T
- Size
- 1.1100 in x 9.1300 in x 6.5700 i
- Bookseller catalogs
- Book;
- X weight
- 1.7372 lb
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Michael Kenneth Knight
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Forest Grove, Oregon
About Michael Kenneth Knight
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