Don't miss this great opportunity to pick up a cheap copy of this hard to find book.
Cocaine is the most lavish and extravagant of all mind drugs. W. Golden Mortimer's long out-of-print study of the coca plant and its potent alkaloid is far superior to other works that have appeared before or after the publication of this book in 1901. Indeed, no other author has even attempted to produce a work as comprehensive in scope as Mortimer's. His exhaustive acount of the history and culture of Peru delineates the intimate relation between the Divine Plant and the art, mythology, culture and economy of the Incas. The story of the conquest and colonialisation of Peru discloses the paradoxes of the attempt to suppress the use of coca. Mortimer's presentation of the botany of coca includes growing condition, cultivation, harvesting and curing. The information on the pharmacology of coca, the processes of extraction, and tests for purity contains simpler and more practical techniques than are available in subsequent reports. Mortimer's detailed study of the effects of coca, done in collaboration with hundreds of physicians who used it in their practice, and drawing on the extensive literature of his period, exemplifies his scholarly approach. An analytical table of contents, a thorough glossary and index, a complete bibliography of sources, and 180 illustrations augment the usefulness of the book.
This 576 page softcover is illustrated with black and white drawings. The cover has some heavy creases, edgewear and fading to spine. Internally there is light browning to page edges due to age and a few very tiny spot marks to only a very small number of pages. It is otherwise in a good, tight, clean condition and this is a great opportunity to pick up a very cheap copy.
Postage quoted is for within Australia only and as this is a large, heavy book overseas customers should email me for a postage quote before bidding. Local pick up is not available.
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