Mysterious Marie Laveau, Voodoo Queen and Folk Tales along the Mississippi
by Martinez, Raymond J
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New Orleans, Louisiana: Hope Publications, 1956. Soft cover. Very Good. History of the legendary "Voodoo Queen" of New Orleans, Marie Laveau (1801-1881), who showed up in Season 3 of "American Horror Story. Also contains folk tales in a lighter, more humorous vein that form part of the city's mysterious lore. In 96 pages, with scattered illustrations, Bibliography. First published in 1956, this is a later (undated reprint) c. 1960s, with zip code. Softcover 8vo (6" x 9") in bright yellow wrappers decorated to front cover in green, white, & red is in VG condition: virtually flawless inside, but with edgewear to exterior in the form of chipping along top of front cover, short vertical tear at lower edge near spine, light soil. Else, completely clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with a hint of tanning to edges. NO writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021166
- Title
- Mysterious Marie Laveau, Voodoo Queen and Folk Tales along the Mississippi
- Author
- Martinez, Raymond J
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Hope Publications
- Place of Publication
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- VOODOO WITCH WITCHCRAFT NEW ORLEANS SPIRITS GHOSTS HAUNTING HAUNTED RELIGIOUS BLACK MAGIC SANTERIA LEGENDS MYTHS HISTORY
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