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Voodoo & Obeah
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V6. Huxley, F, The Invisibles, 1st edition, Rupert Hart-Davis 1966, 8vo, green buckram, 247pp + coloured frontispiece and 19 b/w plates. A first hand narrative of the author's experiences of voodoo in Haiti. The title is a term for the voodoo lwa, or spirits. Includes useful glossaries, one on voodoo terminology, the second on Haitian plants, their medicinal and magical uses. Fine in V.good + d/w £12 V12. Williams, J.J, Voodoos and Obeahs: Phases of West India Witchcraft, 1st edition, Dial Press 1932, 8vo, brown cloth with small embossed design on upper cover, 20 + 257pp including indices. A study of both voodoo in Haiti and Obeah in Jamaica, together with chapters on serpent worship in Africa showing a common root. Ex lib, trace of erased file numbers to title, scuffing to rear paste down due to book plate removal, trace of label removal to spine, ink stamps to top and bottom edges of text block. Covers slightly soiled and marked in places, corners and spine ends slightly worn, spine lettering slightly faded, text clean and tight. Good + £25
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