Peru History of Coca "The Divine Plant" of the Incas with an Introductory Account of the Incas, and of the Andean Indians of To-Day.
Printed in the USA. J. H. Vail & Company. 1901. First edition. Hardcover: burgundy cloth over boards. Large 8vo. xxxi, 576 pp. Illustrated with 178 b/w engraved plates (including frontispiece). Gilt lettering and decorations on spine. Gilt illustration on upper board. Blind double rule border on both boards. Gilt head. Very lightly age toned. Small water stain on the bottom of the fore edge of the text block. Pages generally clean and bright. Binding strong and square. Boards and spine lightly sunned, worn, and bumped. Mortimer's seminal work on the history and use of the coca plant. A particularly well researched book that is still included in many ethnobotanical libraries. Very good. Item #68021
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