Pow Wows Long Lost Friend by Hohman John, First Edition (2 results)

Pictorial Laminated Card. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Facsimile. An 'as new' copy of this first facsimile edition of 'a collection of mysterious arts and remedies for man as well as animals with many proofs of their virtue and efficacy in healing diseases. The greater part of which was never published until they appeared in print for the first time in the US in the year 1820'. No Dust Jacket (as issued). Cover: pictorial, laminated card with deep burgundy lettering and roundel with owl and book to front, and burgundy lettering to spine and rear, all on a pink mottled background; very bright and clean; no creasing to spine; no sign of shelf wear; generally in excellent, as new, condition. Internally: very clean and tightly; no inscriptions; pp144/5 has crease to top outer corner (looks as though made as part of manufacture); looks unread. Appears to consist of 84 pp. of the 'Pow-wows', followed by and eccentrically paginated section entitle, 'Modern Magic' which appears to be about card tricks. Black and white illustrations throughout. 116 pp plus 4 pp advertising material. Also includes book mark for Health Research.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. Author: A. Monroe Aurand Jr. and John George Hohman Title: The Pow-Wow Book. Three Volumes in One: The Pow-Wow Book; An Account of the Witch Murder Trial; and Pow-Wows or Long Lost Friend Publisher: Harrisburg, The Aurand Press, 1929. First Edition No. 566 of a limited edition of 1,000 copies. Language: Text in English. Size: 9 x 6.5 inches. Pages: x-85, 31, 64 pages. Binding: Attractive and very good original publisher s bright orange cloth binding with black witch-on-broomstick vignette within a triangle on upper board and spine (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) In the original tan dust jacket featuring matching illustration (good jacket chipped with edgewear and loss, particularly along upper edge and spine ends - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing - as shown, ex-libris of a previous owner on the first endpaper - as shown).  Illustrations: Illustrated with a frontispiece and some black-and-white vignettes.  ****  The book: A scarce and desirable 1929 limited edition omnibus volume privately printed by The Aurand Press, collecting three key texts of Pennsylvania-German folk magic and occult belief: The Pow-Wow Book by A. Monroe Aurand Jr. A folkloric and historical overview of Pennsylvania Dutch pow-wowing (a system of folk healing by prayer, charms, and rites), with essays on the psychology, cultural origins, and superstitions tied to the practice. An Account of the Witch Murder Trial  A firsthand account of the infamous 1929 York County murder trial of a suspected witch, an extraordinary intersection of crime and folk belief in modern America. Pow-Wows; or, Long Lost Friend by John George Hohman  A complete reprint of the classic 19th-century American grimoire filled with charms, cures, and protective rituals, long revered in Pennsylvania Dutch communities. Hand-numbered, from a print run of 1,000 copies (of which 100 were signed). A seminal collection in the study of American folk medicine, superstition, and esoteric traditions.