Psychic phenomena of Jamaica. by WILLIAMS, Joseph J - 1934

New York: Dial Press, 1934. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 8vo. pp. [4], 309, [1]. Bound in brown publisher’s cloth. No dust jacket. Binding is generally clean but contains minor spots of rubbing and wear to the extremities; light bumping is present to the bottom edge of the front board. Interior pages are clean. Pieces clipped from the dust jacket including blurbs are loosely inserted inside the rear cover. "The cases dealt with include examples of poltergeist phenomena wherein persons remain uninjured when struck by stones that come flying through the air and cannot be traced to any human source; unaccountable appearance and disappearance of uncanny visitors; swinging doors and doors that open and close themselves despite bolts and locks; mysterious rappings and apparent obsessions; and many other weird instances that are not easily explained" [from remaining dj clipping]. Chapters include "Ashanti cultural influence in Jamaica", "Jamaica witchcraft", "applied magic", "popular belief in ghosts", "funeral customs", "poltergeist", and other sections.