To Windward of the Land: The Occult World of Alexander Charles
by: Jane C. Beck

Hardcover. Bloomington IN, Indiana University Press, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket with light edgewear. 309 pages, b&w illustrations. A remarkable work of ethnobotany and folkloric medicine by a Vermont based folklorist working in the West Indies. From the flap: "Charles divulged to Beck more than isolated cures or preventatives: he imparted a well developed psycho-medical system that was an integral part of his culture." Clean copy.