London: Jarrolds, 1968.
 
First edition thus (after John Long edition of 1936 and Arrow edition of 1966). 8vo. 320pp. Hardcover. Very Good condition. Purple boards with title stamped in gilt on spine. Very mild wear to top and bottom edges of spine. Very good dust-wrapper not price-clipped.
 
From inside flap of dust-wrapper: ‘This is an outline of the history of Black Magic and sorcery in many parts of the world and in every age from prehistoric times up to the present day.  Written from the standpoint of an occultist - an Egyptian who lived for many years in the West Indies and in South America and who later explored Europe and Asia for further knowledge of the ‘secret art’ - the work is unique and it contains descriptions of magical practices in both the East and the West. European sorcery and necromancy and their kindred subjects are dealt with extensively and this book will appeal equally to students and to laymen fascinated by the bizarre.’
 
‘In his introduction to this new edition Dennis Wheatley writes: ‘Re-reading The Black Art’ today, thirty years after it was written, I feel that no-one could have been better suited to write upon this mysterious and fascinating subject than Rollo Ahmed.’
 
£75