Title: VOODOO FIRE IN HAITI
Author: Richard A. Loederer
Publisher: The Literary Guild
City: New YorkYear: 1935 (First Edition)Binding Style: Hardcover
Pagination: 274Illustrated: Yes
Book Details + Condition: First edition of "Voodoo Fire in Haiti" by Richard A. Loederer. Translated from the German by Desmond Ivo Vesey. A
nonfiction first-hand account of Voodoo, as seen by Loederer, armed with his paint brush and machete in the jungles of Haiti. A stunning production
from the 1930s, with incredible woodcuts in an Art Deco style. Printed green maps
of Haiti as endpapers. Original orange cloth with ornate flower and leaf
embossed border; gilt lettering on black background on spine. An examination of
supernatural beliefs by an artist who held a series of art exhibitions using
these same, fine illustrations (this famous series of Haitian woodcuts was originally exhibited in Vienna and New York). In very good condition: bruised and bumped corners; wear to board edges; old water staining to back board (which does not affect the rear endpapers or interior); interior is clean and free of marking. Original dust jacket is in poor condition but holds the book firmly. Please see pictures for more condition detail. From the jacket: "This is
the most atmospheric book about Haiti, its history, its legends, its
superstitions and its native rites and customs ever written."
"Don't you realize, monsieur, that many of the workers on the
sugar fiends are mere soulless carcasses, brought back to life by magic and now
slaving for their master? Several times I have seen the black spirits flying
overhead. I swear it; I saw this with my own eyes. No one can escape from the
terrible powers of evil."
