Esteven (John, pseud. Samuel Shellabarger) Voodoo.
£350
A Murder Mystery
London, Hutchinson, [1930].
First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.
Inspector Rae Norse investigates the murder of a controversial judge in a Southern American setting where voodoo practices create an atmosphere of menace.
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Contemporary ownership inscription to front free endpaper; jacket price-clipped, some wear, section of loss from head of spine.
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