Voodoo & Obeah. Secondhand Books. Man Myth & Magic

V3A. (Ewen, D), Obeah Simplified, the True Wanga! What it really is and how it is done! By Dr Myal Djumboh Cassecanarie, 1st edition thus, Society of Esoteric Endeavour, no date (2018), Post 8vo, polished black cloth with white spine lettering and illustrated title to the front board, decorated black end papers, 2 + 139pp, with facsimiles and a few other illustrations in the text, number 180 of a limited edition of 193 copies, of which this is one of 136 cloth bound copies. First published in 1895, the original edition of this fascinating account of Jamaican folk magic is virtually impossible to obtain. This, the first complete reprint contains additional material by Ewen, other related contemporary material, and also includes essays by Christopher Josliffe written specifically for this edition that explore the life and work of the author, and its influence. Out of print and already very scarce, a fine copy (no d/w issued) £250

V3AA. Filan, K, The New Orleans Voodoo Handbook, 1st edition, Destiny Books 8vo pbk. reprinted, 4 + 294pp + 16pp coloured plates and advertisement leaf; a comprehensive guide to the history, rituals, and spirits of New Orleans Voodoo by an initiate; trivial rubbing to corners of covers otherwise fine £8

V6BBC. Palmié, S, Wizards and Scientists: Explorations in Afro-Cuban Modernity, 1st edition, Duke University Press 2002, 8vo, blue cloth with copper foil titles to spine and front board, 12 + 400pp including index; three scholarly essays on the interlinked themes of history, politics, religion, magic and witchcraft in Cuba. Lower corners and spine ends slightly creased, mark to bottom edge of text block, small white previous owner’s label to front end paper otherwise internally and externally clean and tight, a very good + copy of the uncommon original hard cover issue £45

V6BC. Pelton, R, Helping Yourself with White Magic, 1st edition, Original Publications 8vo pbk. 1998, 6 + 91pp; spells for love, luck, money, etc, based upon American hoodoo techniques; a few minor marks to covers, faint flattened out crease to lower corner of last few leaves, text clean and tight, still very good overall £10