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1939 Voodoo Gods, An Inquiry into Native Myths and Magic in Jamaica and Haiti
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Description
Early Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Very Scarce
A fascinating and detailed ethnographical exploration of the myths and magic in Jamaica and Haiti, including chapters on marriage and wedding rituals, Haitian politics, voodoo in Haiti, and more.
Written by Zora Hurston, the author of the well-known novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, which is considered a classic piece of literature of the Harlem Renaissance.
The first UK edition of this work, which was first published a year earlier in the United States under the title Tell My Horse: Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica.
Illustrated with two maps and twenty-four plates. Collated and complete.
Containing a previous owner's small ink signature to the front free-endpaper.
Condition
In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with a touch of fading to the spine and some light shelf wear. Containing a previous owner's small ink signature to the front free-endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. A few spots to the first and last few pages, otherwise pages are bright and clean.
Very Good Indeed
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