{"product_id":"bizarre-plants-magical-monstrous-mythical-william-a-emboden","title":"Bizarre Plants: Magical, Monstrous, Mythical - William A. Emboden","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"1328\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"888\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"888\" data-end=\"891\"\u003eAuthor: William A. Emboden\u003cbr data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"920\"\u003ePublisher: Studio Vista\u003cbr data-start=\"943\" data-end=\"946\"\u003eFormat: Hardcover with dust jacket\u003cbr data-start=\"980\" data-end=\"983\"\u003eEdition: First published in Great Britain, 1974\u003cbr data-start=\"1030\" data-end=\"1033\"\u003eISBN: 0289704618\u003cbr data-start=\"1049\" data-end=\"1052\"\u003eCondition: Second-hand hardcover with dust jacket. The dust jacket shows visible age wear, rubbing, marks, staining, edge wear, chips and small tears, especially along the top edge and spine ends. The book itself appears intact. Please see photos for the exact copy available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1330\" data-end=\"1546\"\u003eBizarre Plants: Magical, Monstrous, Mythical is an illustrated study of strange, legendary and culturally significant plants, exploring the overlap between botany, folklore, mythology, medicine and human imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1548\" data-end=\"1902\"\u003eWilliam A. Emboden examines plants that have been treated as magical, monstrous, sacred, dangerous or miraculous, including famous examples such as ginseng and rafflesia. The book is especially suited to readers interested in plant lore, ethnobotany, poisonous and medicinal plants, mythology, natural history and the stranger edges of botanical writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1904\" data-end=\"2220\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1904\" data-end=\"1925\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1925\" data-end=\"1928\"\u003eWilliam A. Emboden was an American botanist, ethnobotanist and writer whose work often explored the relationship between plants, culture, ritual, art and altered states of consciousness. His books are known for combining botanical knowledge with historical, mythological and cultural context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2222\" data-end=\"2303\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Astaroth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49364027048159,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/6815\/6383\/files\/IMG_2228.jpg?v=1779517066","url":"https:\/\/astarothbooks.com\/products\/bizarre-plants-magical-monstrous-mythical-william-a-emboden","provider":"Astaroth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}