Berkley and Los Angeles: California University Press, 1960.
First American edition. 8vo. xv, 371pp. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with striking white vevé of the loa Simbi to front board and white title on spine. Previous owners stamp on bottom right edge of front free end-paper. Pages without foxing, book in fine condition. Dust jacket toned, heavier toning to spine, otherwise in very good condition and not price-clipped, minimal damage to head and tail of spine, and small1.5cm tear to top rear edge.
From a prolific writer on African and Afro-American Folklore this is of those rare volumes that deals with Haitian lore in a sensitive, compassionate, and non-sensationalist manner. The book contains numerous songs, dances, musical notation and a wealth of photographic plates detailing Haitian life and religious practices.  This title is fit to sit alongside ‘The Divine Horsemen’ by Maya Deren, ‘Tell My Horse’ by Zora Neale Hurston, and ‘Voodoo’ by Alfred Metraux. £88