Bizarre Plants: Magical, Monstrous, Mythical - William A. Emboden

Description:
Author: William A. Emboden
Publisher: Studio Vista
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
Edition: First published in Great Britain, 1974
ISBN: 0289704618
Condition: 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.

Bizarre 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.

William 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.

About the Author:
William 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.