The Complete Illustrated Holistic Herbal: A Safe and Practical Guide to Making and Using Herbal Remedies By David Hoffmann
The Complete Illustrated Holistic Herbal: A Safe and Practical Guide to Making and Using Herbal Remedies (Premium Collectible Hardcover Edition)
The Definitive Visual Masterwork on Holistic Healing, Anatomical Tonics, and Botanical Repertory and Preparation
The Definitive Visual Masterwork on Holistic Healing, Anatomical Tonics, and Botanical Repertory and Preparation
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: The Complete Illustrated Holistic Herbal: A Safe and Practical Guide to Making and Using Herbal Remedies
- Author: David Hoffmann
- Publisher: Element Books Ltd., Shaftesbury, Dorset
- Publication Date: 1996
- ISBN-10: 1852308478
- ISBN-13: 9781852308476
- Edition Details: First Element Books Edition thus. A highly sought-after single-volume compendium representing the golden benchmark of modern alternative medicine and naturopathy literature.
- Binding: Original publisher's premium full-cloth boards, finished with crisp, untarnished metallic title block fonts across the spine face.
- Physical Format: Large Quarto (4to), 256 pages. Lavishly supplemented with over 300 high-fidelity full-colour photographs of medical flora, biological system diagrams, and structural harvesting schedules.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
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The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Exterior Boards: The original cloth-bound casing is exceptionally straight, flat, solid, and square. The spine remains completely unbroken, firm, and uncreased, with all corners holding crisp lines. Displays only very limited, microscopic storage shelf-wear along the base edges, completely consistent with careful domestic preservation. The volume is protected inside a premium cellophane cover sleeve.
- Interior: The structural text block binding is remarkably tight, square, and firm. Internal leaves, diagnostic charts, and glossy color plates are exceptionally clean, clear, and fully intact, displaying a natural, uniform age-tanning that beautifully indicates its authentic vintage character. Completely free of modern ink highlighting, heavy user marginalia, dog-ears, or dealer pencil notations.
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The Dust Jacket: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Condition & Integrity: The original illustrated graphic dust jacket is present, retaining its sharp visual clarity and deep coloration without any sun-fading or major paper loss. It exhibits only very limited, minor signs of vintage shelf wear along the extreme upper edges and spine boundaries, now completely stabilized and beautifully preserved behind the premium archival cellophane sleeve wrapper.
Synopsis & Historical Value
First released in 1996 by Element Books, David Hoffmann's The Complete Illustrated Holistic Herbal stands as an unassailable classic and one of the most critical foundational texts documenting the global revival of natural medicine. Moving past purely materialistic or symptom-specific treatments, this comprehensive manual introduces readers to a true holistic framework—treating the body as an interconnected whole to restore long-term ecological and physical well-being.
The book functions as an invaluable practical roadmap for home herbalism, guiding the reader through the intricacies of safely identifying, gathering, drying, and preparing medicinal internal and external remedies. Hoffmann pairs his deep clinical expertise with clear explanations of the body's major defensive systems, providing detailed advice on the diagnosis and safe treatment of a wide range of everyday complaints and chronic diseases. Complete with an exhaustive A-to-Z profile repertory mapping out the chemical actions and energetic properties of over 200 essential healing herbs, this beautifully preserved hardcover printing is an indispensable asset for master herbalists, holistic practitioners, and rare reference collectors nationwide.
Author Profile: David Hoffmann
David Hoffmann (FNIMH, AHG) is a world-renowned British medical herbalist, clinical phytotherapist, and incredibly prolific author who has fundamentally shaped the study of alternative medicine since beginning his practice in 1979. A Fellow of Britain's National Institute of Medical Herbalists and a foundational founding member and past president of the American Herbalists Guild, Hoffmann has authored over 17 definitive guidebooks—including Medical Herbalism: The Science Principles and Practices and The Herbal Handbook. Celebrated for his unique ability to connect deep traditional knowledge with rigid medical science, he has served on the advisory boards of the American Botanical Council and United Plant Savers, making his text blocks standard foundational reference points for global research institutions and private collectors across the globe.
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