De Lisser Herbert G Eorge (1 results)

First edition, first printing. Octavo, pp. [1-7] 8-286 [287: blank] [288: printer's imprint]. original black cloth, spine stamped in gold. Historical fiction set on Jamaica in 1831 of voodoo magic and vampirism. "Competently written, ethnographically interesting in it description of plantation life. - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 511. Laid in is a magazine clipping from 1997 with some background Annie Palmer "the White Witch of Rose Hall" and mansion of Rose Hall in Jamaica, now considered haunted. [Reference: Bleiler (1978), p. 59. Reginald 04059]. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket (priced 7/6) with several tiny closed tears, a touch of shelf wear and some mild darkening to the spine panel. A scarce first edition, rare in dust jacket. An excellent copy. (30785). …