Jadoo: The Astounding Story of One Man's Search Into the Mysteries of Black Magic in the Orient.
by Keel, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Rapid River, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
8 West 40 Street, New York: Julian Messner, Publisher, 1957. Blue marbled boards, navy stamped spine titles, lt. shelf wear. Pages very good, clean. Dj moderate edge wear, rub at back; unclipped 3.95, protected in new, clear sleeve. Classic hazy violet jacket art w/image of a young slender John Keel handling a powerful constrictor in Bombay. Very attractive. Here is the truth behind the Indian rope trick, living burials, x-ray vision, two-headed snakes and other "supernatural" phenomena; and here, too, is magic w/o a logical explanation that will intrigue even the most skeptical of men. From the Upper Nile to the lower Ganges and the Roof of the World in Tibet, John Keel traveled in search of Jadoo - the black magic of the Orient. Everywhere he went he hunted down the mystcs, lamas, jadoo-wallas, and fakirs, befriending them and ferreting out their secrets. 249 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
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- Bookseller
- BiblioStax (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017181
- Title
- Jadoo: The Astounding Story of One Man's Search Into the Mysteries of Black Magic in the Orient.
- Author
- Keel, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Julian Messner, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- 8 West 40 Street, New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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