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Coca Exotica has been hailed by leading drug experts in the United States as one of the most outstanding books on the subject. A blend of solid ethnohistoric fact and engaging narrative, Coca Exotica exposes specialists and the general public to the story of coca and cocaine that extends from 20,000 B.C. to the 1980s.
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- PublisherUNKNO
- ISBN 10 0845347780
- ISBN 13 9780845347782
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages142
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Coca Exotica The Illustrated Story of Cocaine
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Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, New York, 1985
ISBN 10: 0845347780
ISBN 13: 9780845347782
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Hardcover
Seller: Book Booth, Berea, OH, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Ex-library copy with usual markings. No dust jacket. Covers have heavy wear, rubbing and chipping. Corners, ends of spine and edges heavily bumped, rubbed and frayed. Binding tight. 142 pages including index. History of coca from its beginnings in ancient Peru to its spread around the world as cocaine. Black and white illustrations. Size: 8.75 x 11.25. Seller Inventory # 040283
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Coca Exotica: The Illustrated Story of Cocaine
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Cornwall Books, New York / Toronto / London, 1985
ISBN 10: 0845347780
ISBN 13: 9780845347782
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Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Various (illustrator). This tall thin book has some light corner bumping, rubbing of the edges. Interior text is clean and tight in binding, no ownership or other markings. Unclipped DJ has light rubbing but very good and in protective covers. Due to the size of the book, it may require additional shipping. Seller Inventory # 606246
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Coca Exotica The Illustrated Story of Cocaine
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Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Pr, E-084, 1985
ISBN 10: 0845347780
ISBN 13: 9780845347782
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Last Exit Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. 4to. Farleigh Dickinson University Press, E Rutherford, NJ. 1985. 142 pgs. Illustrated throughout. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Coca Exotica has been hailed by leading drug experts in the United States as one of the most outstanding books on the subject. A blend of solid ethnohistoric fact and engaging narrative, Coca Exotica exposes specialists and the general public to the story of coca and cocaine that extends from 20,000 B. C. To the 1980s. Joseph Kennedy, (deceased 2012) , was a professional archaeologist and writer living in Hawaii who had spent a great deal of time in both England and America researching the life of Sir Richard Burton. Kennedy is also the author of the books Coca Exotica, The Tropical Frontier, and The North Shore of O'ahu and was a regular contributor to Natural History magazine. In addition to many publications in professional journals, he had also written for Scientific American's Discovering Archaeology, Mobius magazine, Pacifica, Archaeology, Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, and Hawaii Architectural Digest. He lived in Haleiwa, Hawaii. E-084; 11.5 X 9.0 X 1.0 inches. Seller Inventory # 59204
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